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Forum: Advocacy & Safety

08-28-21, 08:44 PM

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Bike Helmet Shell Thickness

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Posted By Milton Keynes

Disagree all you want, but the information is...

Disagree all you want, but the information is widely available.

https://pediatriceducation.org/2018/10/22/how-are-bicycle-helmets-designed-to-prevent-head-injuries/'

Forum: Advocacy & Safety

08-28-21, 06:44 AM

Replies: 29

Bike Helmet Shell Thickness

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Posted By Milton Keynes

Again, the plastic shell is not there to protect...

Again, the plastic shell is not there to protect the foam. It's to allow the foam to slide on the pavement. It's expected that in a crash the foam will be compressed and it's only a one-time use...

Forum: Advocacy & Safety

08-27-21, 07:24 AM

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Bike Helmet Shell Thickness

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Posted By Milton Keynes

See my comment above. Back in the 80's and into...

See my comment above. Back in the 80's and into the early 90's, at least, bicycle helmets were all styrofoam with maybe a spandex cover over them. The problem with these helmets is that, even...

Forum: Advocacy & Safety

08-19-21, 07:27 AM

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Bike Helmet Shell Thickness

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Posted By Milton Keynes

If you had a carbon fiber helmet it might make...

If you had a carbon fiber helmet it might make your head asplode in a crash.

Forum: Advocacy & Safety

08-18-21, 08:45 AM

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Bike Helmet Shell Thickness

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Posted By Milton Keynes

Are you talking about the plastic which covers...

Are you talking about the plastic which covers the styrofoam? Its only real purpose, from what I understand, is to allow the helmet to slide on the pavement instead of having the strofoam catch on...

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