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Originally Posted by b.miller123
Any MSF instructor who accepts an old helmet (even a non-crashed one) shouldn't be an MSF instructor.
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Have you seen the helmets they give you at MSF courses? They're all old and ratty. I have no doubt whatsoever that my helmet, retired only because of the arbitrary age limit, is in better shape.
True that helmets also protect from static falls, but they are DESIGNED for impacts at speed. Safety helmets (hard hats) are designed only for the kind of impact you're talking about and they are much lighter and flimsier. Even an expired MC helmet will give that kind of protection. It's not as if the thing is going to suddenly turn into sintered Chinese baby formula and disintegrate at 5 years plus one day.
Actually I just show up and leave it there. They can do what they want with it.