The most important part of a helmet is an expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam liner (which resembles Styrofoam) That is like those white packing box material when you buy a TV from Walmart. This EPS actually absorbs the energy of an impact. DOT standard requires 1 inch thickness of it.
In a crash, the polystyrene is permanently crushed, so if you hit your head with your motorcycle helmet on, the helmet is no more use to you than a baseball cap. The helmet may look just fine externally, perhaps just a small scratch, but it probably no longer has impact-absorption in that area. The important points that a motorcycle helmet should protect, according to the Snell institute, are the crown of your head, your temples particularly right behind your eye socket, and your jaw.
Your helmet should be replaced every 3 years. This makes sense when you understand that plastic foams do break down over time, just from exposure to sunlight. So make sure you replace you helmet on that timescale and more frequently. It is very simple to say. You get the white packing foam after you buy a TV and put it aside for 3 years in your garage. See how fragile it can become.
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
One of the Best Helmet Graphics of 2009 - ICON PREDATOR
I have examined most of the famous brand helmets this year. Considering the helmet graphics itself only, I personally award "Icon Predator" for 2009. Most motorcycle dealers know that Icon helmets have been a leader in helmet graphics with frenzy cartoons, monsters, and creatures. I can imagine icon spends much of their energies and investment on their graphic designs! A Good Job!!
This predator helmet is the latest release of Icon Airframe Helmet, which is the best for most black-colored bikes. Well, as to my bike experience, black, matte black, gray, white, and silver-colored helmets are easier to sell on the markets. yellow, pink, and green ones are hardest to sell, because motorcycle bikes are hardly those colors. Anyway, it is my favorite helmet design of 2009, but the retailing price is not cheap. I know that ICON helmets are manufactured in Ningbo, China with own stuff and production lines.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
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