Timeline for My helmet had a bad fall. Is it still good?
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| Feb 5, 2015 at 15:03 | comment | added | BPugh | Motorcycle helmets have more mass so they would hit the floor with more force (but they are designed to absorb more force as well). A fall will possibly crack the shell on them as well. The shell is used to prevent punctures (source: beginner riding course) so a crack could compromise that protection. I would just inspect it, try pushing on the shell to see how far down it goes, and then ask "how do I feel about using it". | |
| Nov 7, 2013 at 3:56 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/#!/StackBicycles/status/398297876566396928 | ||
| Nov 6, 2013 at 21:15 | comment | added | Antoine | @Daniel it is indeed around 6 feet. A quick inspection revealed very small irregularities, small cracks in the foam, at the spot which I suspect hit the floor. For now I'm inclined to think that it is damaged, but it is true that it still looks new from the outside... | |
| Nov 6, 2013 at 21:13 | vote | accept | Antoine | ||
| Nov 6, 2013 at 8:03 | comment | added | Vorac | I wonder if physical analysis of the energies involved can approximately be carried out. After all, a helmet has far less mass than a helmet + rider. | |
| Nov 5, 2013 at 21:21 | comment | added | Daniel R Hicks | How high is "quite high"? Though the canonical advice is, of course, "replace it", I'd not be too worried about a helmet that dropped from 6 feet or so, so long as a reasonably close inspection reveals nothing. | |
| Nov 5, 2013 at 19:49 | answer | added | user1049697 | timeline score: 21 | |
| Nov 5, 2013 at 19:43 | history | asked | Antoine | CC BY-SA 3.0 |