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Can't Use Helmets in the Sun????
Okay, so I got a nice new helmet for club rides and such. Luckily, so far, no one's been a Helmet Nazi about it -- just mild chiding comments, but I just smile and keep pedalling and no one's pulled me over yet or kicked me out. =) Thing is, I actually like this helmet. It's so comfortable I not only wouldn't mind wearing it if I had to, but I almost want to wear it just for the heck of it! Maybe in winter-time I will, for a bit of head warmth (which I really don't need, but it's a $100 helmet, after all...). =D Anyway, I'm reading the manual -- am I the only guy who likes reading manuals with his cereal?? -- and I notice in Giro's one-size-fits-all Owner's Manual that they explictly state *twice* that direct or indirect heat might damage the helmet. Could that mean that the summer sun's going to damage the helmet???? Are we supposed to replace our helmets every year or two, even if they aren't banged up, simply due to, I dunno, UV-induced deterioration of the styrofoam's molecular structure??? (Materials Science is such an interesting field...they're building the world's biggest Neutron Smasher or whatever-it's-called down in TN or somewhere...they hope to come up with all kinds of exotic materials due to understanding and then manipulating subatomic physics!) I still hope no one forces me to wear a helemt...but this Giro Roc Loc 4 is so comfy I would hardly mind wearing one now. Just funny to think that it might not do any good anyway due to prolonged exposure to direct sunlight! |
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