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Originally Posted by GreenNinja
The more expensive helmets are for the features like being lighter, more aerodynamic, quieter and etc. I've never seen a helmet that is being advertised as the best helmet to be in if you crash. Paying more does not equate to safer. Here is an article about how a journalist got fired for supposedly posting the truth about how a $79 helmet did better than the $400 helmets. http://jalopnik.com/5582380/how-the-...urnalist-fired.
Here is the article he wrote
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/27/au...NELL.html?_r=0
Of course this was written in 2009 so you can form your own opinion on it if you want. When I see an article that says a 2000 helmet can protect my head 10x better than a 200 helmet then you can go around saying you are right. Arguing over something like this is a moot point without evidence. |
While it's true super expensive lids are mostly paying for things like lighter weight (carbon fiber), it's also true that DOT certification is crap. Half helmets can pass the DOT testing! I will pay a little more for Snell 2010 certs (you can find Snell 2010 lids for as little as ~$250).