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It's not SNELL certified, most serious riders won't consider it.
by Zhenya 13y ago
It's not SNELL certified, most serious riders won't consider it.
- aray 13y agoGood point, but if they're willing to iterate a little on the physical construction, I don't see why they couldn't pass SNELL. (Unless part of the certification is "dont put potentially sharp bits that could fall off in a crash inside the helmet")
- jboggan 13y agoExactly my first thought. Most people are buying helmets as helmets first and foremost. This is like a GPS system that weakens your seatbelt as a side-effect of installation. Also, the website doesn't instill confidence. I'd drop $2k on one from Icon or AGV or Shoei, but not a technology startup.
- mikestew 13y agoSnell isn't the end-all of helmet certifications, and I consider it a myth that Snell is the best certification. I'd post a link to the Motorcycle Consumer News article on the topic if I knew where to begin to find it. It was incredibly in-depth article from about five or six years ago that concluded that no certification is right for all conditions, and DOT-only is arguably just fine. There are crashes where you'll be wishing the helmet were Snell-certified, and some where you'll come out better with DOT.
- deelowe 13y agoIt's not either or. Most helmets are both DOT and SNELL certified(at least the good ones are).
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