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Offline PeWe

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Simple helmet test. China helmet to avoid
« on: March 26, 2015, 04:01:49 AM »
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Offline evanphi

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Re: Simple helmet test. China helmet to avoid
« Reply #1 on: March 27, 2015, 09:49:39 AM »
WOW. Did not expect such a catastrophic failure. You could certainly tell just by looking at it, though, that the second was a much cheaper helmet.
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Re: Simple helmet test. China helmet to avoid
« Reply #2 on: March 27, 2015, 10:09:32 AM »
Wow is right, just got a headache.  :o
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Re: Simple helmet test. China helmet to avoid
« Reply #3 on: March 27, 2015, 10:30:12 AM »
I think I'm going to throw all my cheaper helmets away today! I have one that is a Vetter /Bell but I am suspect now. Also a THH. Not worth taking the chance after seeing that.
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Re: Simple helmet test. China helmet to avoid
« Reply #4 on: March 27, 2015, 10:31:25 AM »
Quote from: Bob Wessner on March 27, 2015, 10:09:32 AM
Wow is right, just got a headache.  :o
I got a little headache also from the kids and dogs in the background, but that test was revealing. What the heck was that crap chinese helmet made out of anyways, some thin cheap plastic ?
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Re: Simple helmet test. China helmet to avoid
« Reply #5 on: March 27, 2015, 11:02:32 AM »
Quote from: ekpent on March 27, 2015, 10:31:25 AM
Quote from: Bob Wessner on March 27, 2015, 10:09:32 AM
Wow is right, just got a headache.  :o
I got a little headache also from the kids and dogs in the background, but that test was revealing. What the heck was that crap chinese helmet made out of anyways, some thin cheap plastic ?

Saran wrap over packing foam.
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Re: Simple helmet test. China helmet to avoid
« Reply #6 on: March 27, 2015, 12:53:14 PM »
it sounded crunchy, so i'm going with ground egg shells in paper mache?  :P
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Re: Simple helmet test. China helmet to avoid
« Reply #7 on: March 27, 2015, 07:26:26 PM »
Not much better than those D.O.T. approved Do-Rags I see on a lot of those pirates on the road.
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