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teamgreen500:
OTS.

Off The Shelf. Works for me!

Manny

bajarider:
how do i know my size, i'm lookin at one industries, but i don't want to order online for fear of not getting the right fit. how do i measure my big melon?

Platypus:
When I buy a helmet there are two things that are important to me.  It has be snell approved and it has to be comfortable.  I usually look online at helmets then I go try them on at a store.  The last helmet I bought was a little more than I would have liked to have spent but the cheaper ones were not comfortable.  It is your head!  You can't put a price on it.  If the only comfortable snell approved helmet was 500 bucks I would buy it.

c-152:
Not to spark a debate (who says that unless they intend on sparking a debate?) but I did a lot of research when purchasing a new road bike helmet and came across an interesting article stating that the Snell impact test was an invalid test and did not accurately represent a motorcycle accident.  The article based the information on the fact that because the impact is so hard (actually it?s a double impact), the foam to resist such an impact had to be hard thus transferring more g forces to the skull.  Snell representatives stated that the increased g forces were acceptable but not everyone agrees, included a former rep from Snell (could be sour grapes - imo).  Anyway there are also other standards for Europe and the dot standard is by far the easiest to pass.  In my knowledge there has yet to be a real study that proves wearing a DOT helmet opposed to a DOT/SNELL has any benefit.  There are tons of studies that show they are better than not wearing a helmet (DUH).  After researching all of this I still came to the conclusion that I was going with a SNELL helmet anyways because that to me seemed the safest. Just because their wasn?t a study saying they aren?t better doesn't mean they aren?t and I am okay with wasting my money if it is for my noggin.  I included a link too a great discussion on helmets. DOT also publishes their test results and I believe it?s available online.
http://www.motorcyclistonline.com/gearbox/motorcycle_helmet_review/

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