From: G-S on
On 7/08/10 10:41 AM, George W Frost wrote:
> "Lars Chance"<lars.chance(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:60S6o.2715$FH2.2594(a)viwinnwfe02.internal.bigpond.com...
>> Kevin Gleeson wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Helmet for $79? Jazuz!
>>>
>> I agree; that's $20 or $30 more than I pay on Ebay!
>>
>> --
>> Elsie.
>
> If you have a $10 head, then wear a $10 helmet
>

My head looks like about three fiddys worth...

I'm not wasting $10 on a helmet!


G-S

From: theo on
On Aug 8, 7:51 am, G-S <ge...(a)castbus.com.au> wrote:
> On 7/08/10 10:41 AM, George W Frost wrote:
>
> > "Lars Chance"<lars.cha...(a)hotmail.com>  wrote in message
> >news:60S6o.2715$FH2.2594(a)viwinnwfe02.internal.bigpond.com...
> >> Kevin Gleeson wrote:
>
> >>> Helmet for $79? Jazuz!
>
> >> I agree; that's $20 or $30 more than I pay on Ebay!
>
> >> --
> >> Elsie.
>
> > If you have a $10 head, then wear a $10 helmet
>
> My head looks like about three fiddys worth...
>
> I'm not wasting $10 on a helmet!

I paid $125 for my last helmet because it was the only one in the shop
that was comfortable and was the colour of my bike. But yes, AS1698 is
AS1698, I would have nothing less. Hang on, there is nothing less,
unless you bought your helmet in Bali.

My bicycle helmet (Bell) is not compliant to the Aus standard, but
that was because I bought it before there was an Aus standard. The Aus
standard made it illegal. I still prefer it to the modern shell-less
helmets and, when I first got it, the wife bought me a sticker for it
that is irreplacable, a rat on a bicycle.

Theo

Theo
From: theo on
On Aug 7, 8:41 am, "George W Frost" <georgewfr...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> "Lars Chance" <lars.cha...(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:60S6o.2715$FH2.2594(a)viwinnwfe02.internal.bigpond.com...
>
> > Kevin Gleeson wrote:
>
> >> Helmet for $79? Jazuz!
>
> > I agree; that's $20 or $30 more than I pay on Ebay!
>
> > --
> > Elsie.
>
> If you have a $10 head, then wear a $10 helmet

People with $10 brains buy $1000 helmets. The safety difference
between a $79 helmet and a $1000 helmet is that one is AS1698
compliant while the other is AS1698 compliant. The $1000 helmet may be
more comfortable, have better airflow, and better fittings, but not
necessarily. The real difference is $921 and the buyer's ego.

Theo