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Yes Yes Yes - I know - let's not make this about whether or not to have a helmet
please
I wear a helmet because
1) my wife feels happier about me wandering around roads on a bike if I wear a helmet - hence when the doorbell goes and I come back in with a parcel - when she asks what it is and I comment "something for my bike" then this is not an issue
2) other stuff
so that's that sorted
Now - the point (I always get to it eventually)
I bought a new helmet probably about 3 years ago after finding a big dent in my old one after I fell off while doing about 1 mph and broke my arm
Today was riding along a canal and stopped for a drink. WHile I was sitting there I noticed that my helmet is getting mucky and could do with a wipe down.
Looking closer I noticed that the foam/crushable stuff at the back of teh helmet is cracked into several pieces - held together by a few bits and the internal straps and stuff
clearly only fit for the bin
SO - how long do they normally last??
I haven;t banged my head at all and I haven't dropped it - it looks like it has just deteriorated and cracked.
Is this normal???
Of course, I have not idea how long ago it was manufactured - it could have been sitting in its box in the LBS for years - or could have come in the days before I bought it
Any ideas/experiences
TIA
Mike
please
I wear a helmet because
1) my wife feels happier about me wandering around roads on a bike if I wear a helmet - hence when the doorbell goes and I come back in with a parcel - when she asks what it is and I comment "something for my bike" then this is not an issue
2) other stuff
so that's that sorted
Now - the point (I always get to it eventually)
I bought a new helmet probably about 3 years ago after finding a big dent in my old one after I fell off while doing about 1 mph and broke my arm
Today was riding along a canal and stopped for a drink. WHile I was sitting there I noticed that my helmet is getting mucky and could do with a wipe down.
Looking closer I noticed that the foam/crushable stuff at the back of teh helmet is cracked into several pieces - held together by a few bits and the internal straps and stuff
clearly only fit for the bin
SO - how long do they normally last??
I haven;t banged my head at all and I haven't dropped it - it looks like it has just deteriorated and cracked.
Is this normal???
Of course, I have not idea how long ago it was manufactured - it could have been sitting in its box in the LBS for years - or could have come in the days before I bought it
Any ideas/experiences
TIA
Mike