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FlowyGoodness BellBikeHelmets's article
Sep 21, 2014 at 1:02
Sep 21, 2014
Bell Introduces Super 2R Helmet - Press Release
10 years from now, you will be able to buy it at Target. And all the science will be as old school as a modern smartphone. But who will Target be buying from? Bell? Giro? MET? Urge? or some upstart that shreds the old vendors like an iPhone on Nokia.
FlowyGoodness BellBikeHelmets's article
Sep 21, 2014 at 1:02
Sep 21, 2014
Bell Introduces Super 2R Helmet - Press Release
And we don't need a removable chin brace - this whole thing could sell for 70 bucks and be hugely better than the x-country road bike look-alike.
FlowyGoodness BellBikeHelmets's article
Sep 21, 2014 at 1:02
Sep 21, 2014
Bell Introduces Super 2R Helmet - Press Release
Oh - one more thing, it's about surface area too, keeping it not much bigger than the head, protecting the temple and cheek area and just a little out in front of the chin - not something so far away that even Mick couldn't lick it.
FlowyGoodness BellBikeHelmets's article
Sep 21, 2014 at 1:02
Sep 21, 2014
Bell Introduces Super 2R Helmet - Press Release
This is a great step in the right direction. The problem with full downhill helmets is that the much larger surface area, weight, and rigidity puts much more force on the neck and spine. So then neck braces come out. But then people can't move and crash because they can't see as well. And with the neck brace and a bigger helmet, tucking and rolling and other body-English maneuvers don't work and the crash gets bad in a hurry. If you bite trees and small boulders all the time, then sure, try your luck with a big heavy motorcycle full face and a Leatt. If you occasionally scratch your face on gravel and want something better than Neosporin and baid-aids, get something like this, because as the helmet rotates (as they always do), your face, temples, and forehead will get more protection than with the old-school cross-country helmet and your neck will not break. The key is having stuff crush and absorb the impact. Back in the day, Indy cars were made so strong they barely bent when they crashed and drivers died all the time because the force was translated to them. Now, they're designed to crumple and the driver walks away more often than not. It's about light, crumples, allowing rotation yet preserving protection, and balancing the damage to the head and neck in a serious crash. Over-protect one, and you're sure to not be around to talk about the other. Is it a concussion or a severed spinal cord? I think I'd take the concussion.
FlowyGoodness BellBikeHelmets's article
Sep 21, 2014 at 0:17
Sep 21, 2014
Bell Introduces Super 2R Helmet - Press Release
10 years from now, you will be able to buy it at Target. And all the science will be as old school as a modern smartphone. But who will Target be buying from? Bell? Giro? MET? Urge? or some upstart that shreds the old vendors like an iPhone on Nokia.
FlowyGoodness BellBikeHelmets's article
Sep 21, 2014 at 0:13
Sep 21, 2014
Bell Introduces Super 2R Helmet - Press Release
And we don't need a removable chin brace - this whole thing could sell for 70 bucks and be hugely better than the x-country road bike look-alike.
FlowyGoodness BellBikeHelmets's article
Sep 21, 2014 at 0:05
Sep 21, 2014
Bell Introduces Super 2R Helmet - Press Release
Oh - one more thing, it's about surface area too, keeping it not much bigger than the head, protecting the temple and cheek area and just a little out in front of the chin - not something so far away that even Mick couldn't lick it.
FlowyGoodness BellBikeHelmets's article
Sep 21, 2014 at 0:03
Sep 21, 2014
Bell Introduces Super 2R Helmet - Press Release
This is a great step in the right direction. The problem with full downhill helmets is that the much larger surface area, weight, and rigidity puts much more force on the neck and spine. So then neck braces come out. But then people can't move and crash because they can't see as well. And with the neck brace and a bigger helmet, tucking and rolling and other body-English maneuvers don't work and the crash gets bad in a hurry. If you bite trees and small boulders all the time, then sure, try your luck with a big heavy motorcycle full face and a Leatt. If you occasionally scratch your face on gravel and want something better than Neosporin and baid-aids, get something like this, because as the helmet rotates (as they always do), your face, temples, and forehead will get more protection than with the old-school cross-country helmet and your neck will not break. The key is having stuff crush and absorb the impact. Back in the day, Indy cars were made so strong they barely bent when they crashed and drivers died all the time because the force was translated to them. Now, they're designed to crumple and the driver walks away more often than not. It's about light, crumples, allowing rotation yet preserving protection, and balancing the damage to the head and neck in a serious crash. Over-protect one, and you're sure to not be around to talk about the other. Is it a concussion or a severed spinal cord? I think I'd take the concussion.
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