Originally Posted by
genec
OK, buy one and tell us if it works.
I'm just forwarding a "buyer beware" message.
If you went to the supplied link, you'd find out Specialized is testing these with standard methods...
The stomp test is just a quick visual to give you an idea of how bad the counterfeit helmets are... Not a definitive test. He wants to "stomp out" bad helmets... get it?
I get that the article gave no information about any tests that the allegedly inferior helmets failed, or why the real deal $250 Specialized helmets provides any more protection than a helmet that passed European safety standards.
The "stomp test" gives "information" to those gullible enough to call that staged piece of drama a "basic test" of helmet safety.
The article is more accurately described as a message from Specialized to beware of competitors' helmets that don't have their seal of approval.