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Hit the noggin, weird helmet happening

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K_9
Posts: 879 - Karma: 10
ok so i took a moderate hit to the head, checked the helmet, no dents so i thought it was ok, but the next day i realized the foam(not the liner) was crooked in the shell, and now i am wondering if my helmet is fine or if i need a new one, + karma for help
Dec 15 2008 5:23PM
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k-rob
Posts: 14217 - Karma: 2,891
i always hang onto my helmets until the shell cracks, despite most helmets telling me to trash it after one impact. i don't have that kind of money.
Dec 15 2008 5:28PM
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roor
Posts: 946 - Karma: -80

Pictures would help

but helmates with dented foam should be thrown away, but it will probibly be fine

Dec 15 2008 5:30PM
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K_9
Posts: 879 - Karma: 10
ok but i would rather pay money for a new helmet that wear one that doesnt do much to protect my head
Dec 15 2008 5:32PM
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k-rob
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then buy a bike helmet, they actually have mandatory standards.
Dec 15 2008 5:34PM
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K_9
Posts: 879 - Karma: 10
i meant a helmet in which the protective aspect of it was hindered
Dec 15 2008 5:36PM
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k-rob
Posts: 14217 - Karma: 2,891
well you already answered your own question. according to helmet companies, after one impact your helmet should be destroyed and replaced, and you say that you would rather buy a new helmet than have one that may have lost some of it's protection. so buy a new helmet dude, it'll make you feel better.
Dec 15 2008 5:40PM
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Style+eeze
Posts: 6901 - Karma: 551
then i would definitely say that you should get a new one... you don't want to risk a concussion.
Dec 15 2008 7:39PM
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roor
Posts: 946 - Karma: -80
Get a bern hard hat. They arnt helmetes, there hard hats but they have foam that rebounds
Dec 15 2008 7:54PM
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MEGAZORD
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Most helmets are rated only for single impacts.  Once you take a good knock, its useless thereafter.  The only ones i know of that are multiple impact are the bern hardhats and the giro bad lt.  However the hardhats arent rated for any serious impact, they are just there to save you in little knocks. 
Dec 15 2008 9:13PM
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