Is my helmet still fine to use?

deac

deac

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Took some falls over the weekend and noticed small cracks in the styrofoam on my giro ledge, also the adjustment system thingy broke so I can only use the biggest or smallest setting is it still good to ride with??

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I also took a big spill and am debating the same I would say if you can see damage I would replace it but I also have no expertise
 
The foam inside helmets is not designed to take repeated heavy impacts. Once the structure of the foam has been distorted from a serious impact it will never again have the strength of protection it had prior.

Can you get away with wearing that helmet longer? Maybe, maybe not. You could fall again and be fine or you could fall again and be a vegetable. The reality is you caused enough damage to crack the interior foam which means it took a heavy enough impact that it had to protect your head by cracker the foam before the energy could reach your brain

personally I wouldn’t ski with that helmet again. There’s too many decent lids available at a decent price to justify the risk. You only have one brain.
 
Helmets are designed to take one impact and that’s it. If you crashed and hit your head, retire the helmet you were wearing.
 
14576569:deke_ski said:
probably got 10 days on it
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Shiiiiet, hard to tell for myself what's going on in the photos. But my rule of thumb has always been that if I start to question any bit about my helmet, I found a new brain bucket
 
14576567:PartyBullshiit said:
The foam inside helmets is not designed to take repeated heavy impacts. Once the structure of the foam has been distorted from a serious impact it will never again have the strength of protection it had prior.

Can you get away with wearing that helmet longer? Maybe, maybe not. You could fall again and be fine or you could fall again and be a vegetable. The reality is you caused enough damage to crack the interior foam which means it took a heavy enough impact that it had to protect your head by cracker the foam before the energy could reach your brain

personally I wouldn’t ski with that helmet again. There’s too many decent lids available at a decent price to justify the risk. You only have one brain.
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i mean i could prolly get another day on it but now kinda worried since the actual part that protects me is compromised
 
14576570:maaattt said:
Shiiiiet, hard to tell for myself what's going on in the photos. But my rule of thumb has always been that if I start to question any bit about my helmet, I found a new brain bucket
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fuck bruh christmas money alr down the drain for a 100$ helmet?
 
Smith (and POC) used to offer a replacement program for crashed helmets and would give a discount if you sent in the compromised helmet. Can’t see the brand on this but you could look into that
 
14576570:maaattt said:
Shiiiiet, hard to tell for myself what's going on in the photos. But my rule of thumb has always been that if I start to question any bit about my helmet, I found a new brain bucket
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Lol, I have no clue what I'm supposed to be looking at. My lid looks the same.
 
14576664:deke_ski said:
bros praying on my downfall??
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are you sure you didn’t already get brain damage from the fall that caused the cracks? Because you can’t seem to talk without saying ‘bro’ and using emojis
 
14576856:yungspliffy said:
are you sure you didn’t already get brain damage from the fall that caused the cracks? Because you can’t seem to talk without saying ‘bro’ and using emojis
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mane hop off my dick

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