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Re: [ST] Helmets
John,
Sounds like the helmet took a pretty severe impact - I
would urge replacement.
Dave Bardell
On Thu, 22 Jun 2006 07:22:38 -0700 (PDT)
John Ulizzi <jaulizzi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>I dont want to bash this product just yet, because we
>are not yet sure of what we suspect, but my friend
>that went down a few weeks ago was wearing a brand new
>KBC ( Ithink?) brand helmet. It was relatively cheap ,
>given all the graphics it had on it. Through the
>helmet, he suffered a jaw borken in three places, and
>lost several teeth. The helmet has only mild scuffs,
>less than you would get from dropping it, and no
>eveidence of impact. We will examine this more
>thoroughly to see if the helmet actually failed in its
>job...his wife wants him to retire it. I hope it
>passes muster, because it has a picture of a beautiful
>naked woman on each side, and I want one....
>
>--- Erik Miner <eeminer@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>
>> The big buxs helmets will for the most part be more
>> comfortable, vent
>> better, weigh less, and have features the bargin
>> helmets won't... As
>> for protection, I'll spend a few hundred more, so
>> that maybe in the
>> crunch ( pun intented) the top shelf product will
>> hold up better..
>> just my $.02 worth
>>
>>
>>
>> At 09:41 AM 6/22/2006, you wrote:
>> >Give me a break. You can go ahead and spend at
>> least $400 on a
>> >fancy painted Arai or Shoei. Me, I'm good with a
>> $110-$130 plain
>> >jane white HJC that will protect me just as well.
>> >
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >From: st-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >[mailto:st-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf
>> Of dkamest110@xxxxxxx
>> >Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2006 9:38 AM
>> >To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >Subject: Re: [ST] Wrap-up of
>> Roethlis-what-his-name?
>> >
>> >
>> > Don't forget:
>> > got a $10 head.....get a $10 helmet !
>> > Don Kames
>> > 03 ST in ILL
>> >
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