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areles

10-29-04 09:48 PM

Astompa,

Alive, in one piece, and nothing was broken. I still have numbness in two fingers on my left hand and the hip hurts. Minor inconveniences considering what could have been.

Lucky to be alive,
Areles

vrkelley

10-29-04 11:06 PM

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Originally Posted by slvoid

The best blinker's the one from planet bike that swivels with gravity and always points back. Even if you attach a blinker to the Metro or ziptie a blinker to your helmet, if you're tucking your head down or raising it straight up, it'll affect it enough that it'll be pointed away from the cars vertically.

Agreed. That Metro blinker is probably OK for people with hybrids or breezer style bikes

allgoo19

10-30-04 01:29 AM

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Unless you are a serious racer, I don't think it is worth paying anything above the $30-$40 range.

I agree.

Raiyn

10-30-04 01:34 AM

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Originally Posted by allgoo19

I agree.

I don't so much as the more expensive helmets in my experience kick the crap out of the cheapies in terms of ventalation. I used to have a maximum price of $40 for my helmets, but I recently bought a $80 helmet and was AMAZED at the difference. So much so that I now have a "summer" helmet and a "winter" helmet. take a wild stab at which is which.

royalflash

10-30-04 03:37 AM

why dont they make them in bright colours- I am always amazed that bike clothes and helmets are usually in drab colours like black and grey that make you blend in to the background. If they did this helmet in fluorescent green then i would probably buy one for commuting. Being seen may be a bit dorky but it could save your life.

Raiyn

10-30-04 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by royalflash

One word: Marketing
It's easier to sell something that looks "cool" than it is to sell something that's "safe".

royalflash

10-31-04 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Raiyn

One word: Marketing
It's easier to sell something that looks "cool" than it is to sell something that's "safe".

yes but not even ONE choice of helmet in a visible colour- thats just stupid

Raiyn

10-31-04 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by royalflash

yes but not even ONE choice of helmet in a visible colour- thats just stupid

http://www.specialized.com/OA_MEDIA/...tDecibel_l.jpg
http://www.specialized.com/OA_MEDIA/...etAurora_l.jpg
There's a FEW choices out there. Yellow's and white's and an occasional bright red.

bkrownd

10-31-04 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by royalflash

yes but not even ONE choice of helmet in a visible colour- thats just stupid

Why not just apply some spray paint or reflective tape?

royalflash

11-01-04 01:11 AM

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Originally Posted by bkrownd

Why not just apply some spray paint or reflective tape?

as far as I know you are not really supposed to apply solvents to polycarbonate helmets as they can weaken the structure and cause the helmet to fail in an accident. Applying paint would be particularly doubtful as paint usually contains large amounts of organic solvents. Maybe if anyone knows of any water based fluorescent paint that would stick it could be OK but I have not seen any.

I think you could probably get away with applying reflective tape. Although officially I dont think you are supposed to do this either as the glue can also contain solvent that could theoretically eat away at the helmet.

bkrownd

11-01-04 07:41 AM

I guess that doesn't make any sense to me. I've never seen spraypaint do anything like that. The plastic shell you'd be painting is cosmetic, anyway, to give a little protection to the styrofoam's surface etc.

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