New crash helmet regs
Discussion
fergus said:
Trev450 said:
That's the issue. Other than professionals, who realistically renews their helmet every 5 years, and particularly if you only use it a few times a year?
Don't worry about it. It's only your head that you're protecting.... 
While it might realistically still be a good helmet in 5 years time, it would still be worth replacing because helmet design and construction will have improved so much.
I have been using my father's old helmet for trackdays for the last 2 years. When he bought it (about 5 years ago) it was a top-middle of the line helmet and very expensive. At the end of the summer I bought myself a new helmet. After having tried on a huge range of different ones I went with the one that fitted the best but also happened to be one of the cheaper ones (about £200). Even though my father's old helmet cost atleast twice that, the new one weighs a lot less, is made from stronger materials and has better overall design.
A simple analogy is vehicle crash testing. In the mid 90s if you were in a volvo everyone said you were practically invincible. 10 years later vehicle construction and design had improved so much that the same mid 90s volvo would be considered a death-trap by modern crash testing standards. I know that there is more money in car design but the principle is the same.
In the longrun replacing your helmet every 4-5 years is a relatively minor cost even if you are only using it for trackdays.
I have been using my father's old helmet for trackdays for the last 2 years. When he bought it (about 5 years ago) it was a top-middle of the line helmet and very expensive. At the end of the summer I bought myself a new helmet. After having tried on a huge range of different ones I went with the one that fitted the best but also happened to be one of the cheaper ones (about £200). Even though my father's old helmet cost atleast twice that, the new one weighs a lot less, is made from stronger materials and has better overall design.
A simple analogy is vehicle crash testing. In the mid 90s if you were in a volvo everyone said you were practically invincible. 10 years later vehicle construction and design had improved so much that the same mid 90s volvo would be considered a death-trap by modern crash testing standards. I know that there is more money in car design but the principle is the same.
In the longrun replacing your helmet every 4-5 years is a relatively minor cost even if you are only using it for trackdays.
speedychrissie said:
A simple analogy is vehicle crash testing. In the mid 90s if you were in a volvo everyone said you were practically invincible. 10 years later vehicle construction and design had improved so much that the same mid 90s volvo would be considered a death-trap by modern crash testing standards. I know that there is more money in car design but the principle is the same.
But buying a new car every 4-5 years isn't mandatory. carl_w said:
speedychrissie said:
A simple analogy is vehicle crash testing. In the mid 90s if you were in a volvo everyone said you were practically invincible. 10 years later vehicle construction and design had improved so much that the same mid 90s volvo would be considered a death-trap by modern crash testing standards. I know that there is more money in car design but the principle is the same.
But buying a new car every 4-5 years isn't mandatory. anyway, buy a helmet to the latest spec and then it'll last at least 10yrs if you're worried about cost...
AWRacing said:
carl_w said:
speedychrissie said:
A simple analogy is vehicle crash testing. In the mid 90s if you were in a volvo everyone said you were practically invincible. 10 years later vehicle construction and design had improved so much that the same mid 90s volvo would be considered a death-trap by modern crash testing standards. I know that there is more money in car design but the principle is the same.
But buying a new car every 4-5 years isn't mandatory. anyway, buy a helmet to the latest spec and then it'll last at least 10yrs if you're worried about cost...
eglf said:
AWRacing said:
carl_w said:
speedychrissie said:
A simple analogy is vehicle crash testing. In the mid 90s if you were in a volvo everyone said you were practically invincible. 10 years later vehicle construction and design had improved so much that the same mid 90s volvo would be considered a death-trap by modern crash testing standards. I know that there is more money in car design but the principle is the same.
But buying a new car every 4-5 years isn't mandatory. anyway, buy a helmet to the latest spec and then it'll last at least 10yrs if you're worried about cost...
jagracer said:
eglf said:
AWRacing said:
carl_w said:
speedychrissie said:
A simple analogy is vehicle crash testing. In the mid 90s if you were in a volvo everyone said you were practically invincible. 10 years later vehicle construction and design had improved so much that the same mid 90s volvo would be considered a death-trap by modern crash testing standards. I know that there is more money in car design but the principle is the same.
But buying a new car every 4-5 years isn't mandatory. anyway, buy a helmet to the latest spec and then it'll last at least 10yrs if you're worried about cost...
t??heightswitch said:
jagracer said:
eglf said:
AWRacing said:
carl_w said:
speedychrissie said:
A simple analogy is vehicle crash testing. In the mid 90s if you were in a volvo everyone said you were practically invincible. 10 years later vehicle construction and design had improved so much that the same mid 90s volvo would be considered a death-trap by modern crash testing standards. I know that there is more money in car design but the principle is the same.
But buying a new car every 4-5 years isn't mandatory. anyway, buy a helmet to the latest spec and then it'll last at least 10yrs if you're worried about cost...
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