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A protective head covering worn cyclists.

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I recently bought a MET Estro MIPS helmet. Today, I noticed the plastic housing of the strap from the helmet's back inner foam is displaced. It seems like it was glued into the foam, and the top of ...
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If a helmet designed for urban, class 3 e-bike riding passes the NTA-8776 standard, will it actually be sufficiently for urban, class 3 e-bike riding? I can imagine several scenarios where meeting the ...
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After an MTB helmet, measured my head at 49-50cm and all helmets I can find that have the safety features I'm after (mainly MIPTS) start at 51 cm.. what do I do ? as not even google can help
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My 14 yr old son has an electric skateboard. Yesterday he came off it and banged his head slightly but enough to mark the back of the helmet slightly. Today however, he had a BAD fall which resulted ...
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I have a Giro Savant helmet and I was wondering if it's due for replacement based on age. I thought helmets usually had a clear "year of manufacture" type sticker or something but I can't ...
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I have primarily 3 questions: Is wearing a ski helmet a bad idea for winter weather bike riding? Is it possible or likely that while I feel warm primarily due to my head being warm, that my core ...
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If found some web talks of this, but these were so foggy and topic-jumping that I still cannot come to conclusion. What one of the two is true that Kask (helmet maker) actually wants to say: We have ...
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I am thinking to try a full face helmet on my E-bike for cold weather commuting. The main reasons would be the ones people consider for using the skiing helmet (a summer optimized helmet is too cold ...
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My helmet for road cycling has seen some good use and I was considering to replace the padding because it is falling apart, but at this point I was wondering myself: Should I even keep the helmet? I ...
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Is it ideal to have the helmet shell as close to your head as possible when fitting a bicycle helmet? Some retention systems can have a snug and apparently secure fit to your head while still allowing ...
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I am looking at Bicycle Caps. I would like recommendations as to the style that would be most comfortable. My head is shaved and my bike helmet is not soft enough. The benefits of a shaved head are ...
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It becomes more and more common to find commuters bike helmets with integrated visors (the transparent "plate" in front of the eyes). Provided that the shape of the visor is compatible with ...
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This was on a label on the side of my new Abus helmet. Does anyone know what it means?
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Today I noticed that in the back of my helmet the plastic cover of the EPS is starting to detach/peel off from the underlying layer (see photo) I know that attempting to glue it back is a no no as it ...
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recently I got into a slow speed crash that ended up with me scuffing into a wall and the pavement. Initially I didn't feel any head-crash but after finishing my ride I noticed that my helmet was ...
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