Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site unmvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxb!mhuxn!mhuxm!mhuxj!houxm!whuxlm!akgua!sdcsvax!dcdwest!ittvax!decvax!genrad!panda!talcott!harvard!seismo!cmcl2!lanl!unmvax!lee From: lee@unmvax.UUCP Newsgroups: net.cycle Subject: Re: helmet Message-ID: <643@unmvax.UUCP> Date: Thu, 7-Feb-85 00:43:51 EST Article-I.D.: unmvax.643 Posted: Thu Feb 7 00:43:51 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 10-Feb-85 04:42:18 EST References: <173@mhuxl.UUCP> Organization: Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque Lines: 30 The best, supposedly, is one that is SNELL approved. This is a foundation which, among other things, tests how well a helmet can protect your head. It is a very long and drawn out process for the manufacturer and they usually charge more when their product bears the SNELL sticker. Even after SNELL has tested the initial helmet design and it goes into production they periodically come back and pull random samples from the line to make sure that the final product is still up to par. DOT (dept. of transportation) has minimum requirements for helmets and yours should also bear a sticker indicating that it has met these. One problem is that this standard is messed. Helmets that do almost nothing for you will meet them. Some of these helmets can dimple in during a crash. They are fine afterwards, usually. You just pop that old dent right out. Aha, but can you pop the dent out of your head? Stick with a SNELL approved helmet. When I bought mine (SNELL 75) I was told, "your neck will break before enough damage can be done to your head to damage your brain." After reading some articles and watching a special on our PBS station I have come to believe that statement. I have a BELL star. It is drafty but I like alot of wind. It allows for VERY good peripheral vision. It fits snugly (as any helmet you own should). I have also owned SHOEI and find them comparable to what I have now. Take great care in finding a helmet that fits you well and remember to look for that SNELL sticker inside! Safe riding,