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Originally Posted by NevadaWolf
Ok, was going to make some snarky comment about one of the amigos being wiped out... But then I enlarged the pics. That gouge ... How does a helmet get gouged?!
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at another site I am, for riders. a rider posted this after seeing the cracked helmet pic.
member at another rider site:
I just educated myself on something. According to this article
http://www.msf-usa.org/index_new.cfm...at%20To%20Wear
"Both the shell and the liner essentially self-destruct, if hit hard, by spreading the forces of impact throughout the helmet material. The more impact energy that is deflected or absorbed, the less there is of it to reach your head and do damage. Some helmet shells delaminate on impact, while others may crack or break if severely impacted. This is one way a helmet acts to absorb shock. It is doing its intended job. Impact damage to the non-resilient liner may be invisible to the eye; it may look great, but probably has little protective value left and should be replaced."
he also mentioned he didn't know a helmet would crack that way so he did some research and mentioned it.