When it comes down to it, the shell of Icaro helmets is much softer and flexes a lot more than the Charly's when you squeeze them by hand. I've heard stories of and seen crashes in both kinds of helmets. Both seem to just barely give enough protection in a hard hit, and that's if you're lucky.
The only paragliding helmets I'd ever personally consider are the Charly No Limit, Icaro Skyrunner and Icaro 4fight Cut (which is what I ride with now). The Charly's seem to be stronger with more vision, especially if you have a bigger head.
You're only 13 - get a cheap MTB fullface, make a shield and get consistent before you risk your head/life for a few MPH's and to look cool.
You're only 13 - get a cheap MTB fullface, make a shield and get consistent before you risk your head/life for a few MPH's and to look cool.
Very valid point....
if you plan on racing, you ARE going to crash, i did my first season with my t55 and it served me well, and i did crash and hit my head with it
That simpson is HAWT... and cheaper than I remember? xgeck, can you say how the upwards (tuck) vision is? My AFX is nice, but it's slightly heavy. I will side with you that your neck gets real used to it, though.
Honestly, Bell just needs to make a faceshield for the bellistic and market it as a speedboarding helmet. It'd sell...
A buddy of mine has the Simpson and he uses it on and off while riding his SuperHawk but mostly on a dualsport...his big complaint is lift off the visor (he specificly uses that helmet for slower twisty roads where he wants the visor for sun protection when he can't wear sunglasses). Anyway I'll check with him this week and see exactly what the tuck vision is like. It's as good as any MX helmet. it's the Ski/snowboard industry that would influence Bell and the other highend MTB helmet makers to install faceshields
necks and helmets....I have gone through 4 motorcycle helmets in the last decade replacing them every 2-3 years...each helmet was at least 1/4lbs less than the previous one. My present AC12 is less than 3.5 lbs and I don't feel it at all.
I know Rob I just find the glider helmet obsession reckless, My first trackday I was turned away because my helmet wasn't fiberglass but was DOT/Snell. I bought my first AC10 the next day. It served me well on a major trip over the bars.
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Yvon Labarthe - extreme downhill videos by yvonvite
Click on Yvon au Quebec 2007
Around 12 minutes...
It should convince a few of you that an Icaro, if it's brand new, can protect you from the hardest crash.
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I've seen that video before lots of cool roads and skating, it seems to be the one everyone pulls out when anyone questions Glider Helmet safety. Looks like 30-40mph max (and more like 25mph) to me though highsides suck and the shape of that helmet with the extra foam certainly saved his skull. The back of my Bellistic has a similar shape
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making a light helmet handle devastating blows might well be a lot harder than you think.
First off there's a minimum thickness of EPS for safety to be achieved, there goes super aero.
Then there's a shell that's strong enough to distribute impact over a larger EPS area, but not so strong that it doesn't absorb energy. There goes light, or your pricetag, pick one.
If I were designing a helmet for DH, it would have more foam on the back than it has on the sides. (heelside highsides are the worst)
and a thicker back isn't an aero problem.
It'd be injected polycarbonate, and have ablative aero parts.
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making a light helmet handle devastating blows might well be a lot harder than you think.
First off there's a minimum thickness of EPS for safety to be achieved, there goes super aero.
Then there's a shell that's strong enough to distribute impact over a larger EPS area, but not so strong that it doesn't absorb energy. There goes light, or your pricetag, pick one.
Of course there are problems in the current designs of helmets that have these draw backs but its not impossible for someone to find a way.
It just needs a strong enough demand and it will happen sooner or later.
Of course there are problems in the current designs of helmets that have these draw backs but its not impossible for someone to find a way.
It just needs a strong enough demand and it will happen sooner or later.
Oh I agree, we're seeing it's beginnings already.
Guess my only point is that — physics > money.
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That crash in Yvon's video, looks like the guy was saved by a good back to shoulder roll with next to no impact to the helmet.
You may have a problem loading this one but this is a wreck at about 20mph but the real impact is basically a 5ft 10 inch drop to the road. This is a good helmet and it still got destroyed and rung Beagles bells pretty hard.
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