Old crash helmets
Discussion
Just wear it and try not to crash. Or if you do, keep your head from hitting anything.
Jokes aside, I do think the change your life at 5 years is too arbitrary. I’ve got immaculate lids that are 8 years old that have been out in use an handful of times.
Jokes aside, I do think the change your life at 5 years is too arbitrary. I’ve got immaculate lids that are 8 years old that have been out in use an handful of times.
Edited by poo at Paul's on Friday 22 April 11:39
Isn't it UV light that breaks down the material? That's why they should be stored in a bag; shops that keep a model in the window in the sunshine must be wary of selling the 'display' model.
If you are a low mileage rider, I'd agree it's a bit arbitrary to dismiss one purely on age. I'm more likely to drop mine within 6 years anyway.
If you are a low mileage rider, I'd agree it's a bit arbitrary to dismiss one purely on age. I'm more likely to drop mine within 6 years anyway.
poo at Paul's said:
Just wear it and try not to crash. Or if you do, keep your head from hitting anything.
Jokes aside, I do think the change your life at 5 years is too arbitrary. I’ve got immaculate lids that are 8 years old that have been out in use an handful of times.
I agree, 5 years of daily wear...yes I would change it. 5 years wearing for couple of hours at weekend then wouldnt. I have a 7 year old Shark Race R pro carbon helmet, kept in bag in my garage when not used, its like new. I have replaced a couple of interior pieces that showed wear. It gets worn for a couple of hours per week during summer months. It was a bargain, found half price on sale in an old colour scheme that I like, and never found anything I like better.Jokes aside, I do think the change your life at 5 years is too arbitrary. I’ve got immaculate lids that are 8 years old that have been out in use an handful of times.
Edited by poo at Paul's on Friday 22 April 11:39
I have another helmet I wear more often and have changed every few years for various reasons.
It would be a different situation if I was a daily commuter and wearing a helmet for 2 hours a day vs 2 hours a week. Im sure I would be changing helmets more often.
Drawweight said:
Put them up in the attic along with the other stuff that 'might be useful one day'
Or is that just me?
I did the very same, Then I cleared out all the usefull stuff and took it to the dump and kept the old lids......Oh how i wished I had kept that old bit of underlay when I bought a bike tent and had to put carpet down without underlay for the bike to keepcosy at night.Or is that just me?
nunpuncher said:
Whack it with a sledgehammer and let us know how it holds up. If it doesn't disintegrate then we can all start ignoring the 5 year rule that the marketing department came up with.
My local fire brigade didn’t want my old Arai, they said they had a room full of kids to practice with, so I took it home and “tested” it with a 4lb hammer. The hamme just bounced off it and barely left a mark. I’ve no idea what state the polystyrene stuff inside was in though, so it went in the skip anyway.
Simon_GH said:
Does anything other than UV age helmets? Genuine question. If not, then surely it’s hours used / exposed that matters?
The polystyrene goes hard, I compared a 10 year old one with a new one and that’s the main problem I seen. Mine are all in black fleece lined bags, so no sunlight other than when in use.Gassing Station | Biker Banter | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff