My Giro helmet. :/

**Cellar Yeti** · 04-21-2009 02:18 PM

I dropped my Giro helmet on the concrete by accident and now the foam protective liner is coming out. What a cheap piece of ####.

Can I just gorilla glue this mother back in?

**KJ FiveTwo** · 04-21-2009 04:08 PM

As long as the foam itselft is not danages, just moving around, then yes, glue will work fine.

**TM_Cruzer** · 04-21-2009 04:11 PM

^ Truth ^

10char

**Cellar Yeti** · 04-21-2009 04:13 PM

I am going to glue it until I can afford a different helmet. I sure as hell don't feel safe with this cheap piece of garbage when the damn foam liner pops out.

Does the Triple 8 brain saver have this issue? Is it just a common element with these types of brain buckets?

**AlG** · 04-21-2009 08:31 PM

The foam is what saves your life not the shell nor the bond between it and the foam. The foam is meant to explode upon impact transferring the energy meant for your skull away from it. Dropping helmets onto a hard surface can easily cause the desired effect of the helmet, damage upon impact. My Giro has taken a few hits on dirt and is still intact. It hasn't hit anything too solid, thankfully.

**Cellar Yeti** · 04-21-2009 08:38 PM

Originally Posted by AlG

The foam is what saves your life not the shell nor the bond between it and the foam. The foam is meant to explode upon impact transferring the energy meant for your skull away from it. Dropping helmets onto a hard surface can easily cause the desired effect of the helmet, damage upon impact. My Giro has taken a few hits on dirt and is still intact. It hasn't hit anything too solid, thankfully.

Are you saying my foam liner has exploded? Because there are no cracks or damage to it whatsoever...

**Ian** · 04-21-2009 08:39 PM

DO NOT GLUE. The fumes from the glue will render the helmet useless.

**AlG** · 04-21-2009 08:48 PM

Originally Posted by Cellar Yeti

Are you saying my foam liner has exploded? Because there are no cracks or damage to it whatsoever...

you might want to take a look at it if you can. it may have some cracks in the foam, if so, it's done.
what I'm saying is helmets are meant to be destroyed on impact so if you drop it on the ground, don't get pi$$ed when it breaks.

**ridesnow.** · 04-21-2009 08:49 PM

double sticky tape that sucka

**Cellar Yeti** · 04-21-2009 09:55 PM

Originally Posted by [Ian]

DO NOT GLUE. The fumes from the glue will render the helmet useless.

Hm. Never thought of that...

Originally Posted by AlG

you might want to take a look at it if you can. it may have some cracks in the foam, if so, it's done.
what I'm saying is helmets are meant to be destroyed on impact so if you drop it on the ground, don't get pi$ when it breaks.

Just took a look at it, it looks fine.

Originally Posted by ridesnow.

double sticky tape that sucka

Hm, I have some 3M double sided sticky things..

**wooden** · 04-22-2009 02:29 AM

My old Giro Flak had loose foam in it. It doesn't make any bit of difference, it protected my head quite well in a fall at 35 mph. Of course it was done after that, but loose foam definitely gets the job done.

**Cellar Yeti** · 04-22-2009 09:36 AM

My mother snagged me some spray glue from her boyfriend. It's got low volatile fumes and it's non toxic when it dries.

Supposed to be some gnarly stuff. But the glue needs to cure for a few hrs. I didn't plan to ride today anyway because I pulled my quadriceps muscle and re-pulled it yesterday doing midnight foot races with my friend. Haha.

**Wells** · 04-22-2009 03:02 PM

Originally Posted by Cellar Yeti

My mother snagged me some spray glue from her boyfriend. It's got low volatile fumes and it's non toxic when it dries.

Supposed to be some gnarly stuff. But the glue needs to cure for a few hrs. I didn't plan to ride today anyway because I pulled my quadriceps muscle and re-pulled it yesterday doing midnight foot races with my friend. Haha.

I'd be very wary of combining aerosols and styrofoam.

**Cellar Yeti** · 04-22-2009 03:14 PM

Originally Posted by Wells

I'd be very wary of combining aerosols and styrofoam.

I actually decided against it and went with double sided tape. But the piece of garbage helmet liner's forehead piece sheered off while I was pressing it (lightly) into place.

**DPerjar** · 04-22-2009 03:23 PM

Originally Posted by Cellar Yeti

My mother snagged me some spray glue from her boyfriend. It's got low volatile fumes and it's non toxic when it dries.

Supposed to be some gnarly stuff. But the glue needs to cure for a few hrs. I didn't plan to ride today anyway because I pulled my quadriceps muscle and re-pulled it yesterday doing midnight foot races with my friend. Haha.

Glue will destroy the foam in your helmet.