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How important is helmet material?
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[QUOTE="Patman, post: 285286, member: 16962"] NO! A bicycle helmey WILL NOT protect as well as a moto helmet! I have a frend that crashed his Mt. bike hard and his helmet pretty much turned to chunks, he was out cold. This was a high end Bell helmet that was about 8 months old. I have to replace my Bell just due to use and sweat. I'm going to consider something a little more heavy duty like a Bell BMX type lid. There are a lot of trials riders that wear the bicycle lids but in competition they are not allowed and personally I think it's a stupid risk. Sure your moving slower but it's generally in MUCH more technical areas with lots of stuff to pop your bean on. That being said my MSR System 6 has been a very good lid. Fits well, comfortable, flows air well and is reasonably light for a day of riding. My NZI trials helemt is a whopping 25oz made from carbonfiber, fits well and looks trick too :D . I think the most important thing is how a helemt fits. If the helemt fits well and has the DOT [b]AND[/b] Snell certifications then lighter is better so long as it doesn't sacrific the protection. The shell DOES make a difference. A poly shell will be fine for almost any crash but when there is a puncture such as from a rock or foot peg the high tech materials will provide better protection by distributing the load across the surface area much better than a polycarb will. No? Then why are bulletproof panels made of these materials? The flip side is that wacking your head on a blunt rock will result in a trashed lid no matter which one your wearing so make a choice. If you got the money to spend go with the highest dollar helemt but if you find a middle of the road one that fits all your needs (and head) why not use it and save the extra money for other stuff? Speedy do yourself a huge favor and go to several shops and try on every different helemt you can find. [/QUOTE]
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