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| jesiv |
 Apr 27 2013, 10:03 PM
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My 17 year old son and I are going to start AX this summer! What brand helmet should we get and where to buy?
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| Dave_Darling |
Apr 28 2013, 12:03 AM
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914 Idiot Group: Members Posts: 14,991 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California 
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The local PCA (Zone 7, LPR, GGR, Diablo, etc.) require a Snell-rated helmet (M or SA) of the most recent certification or the immediately previous one. If you buy a new helmet that is Snell rated, it will almost certainly be the latest one. (I think that's 2010?)
I used an M-rated open face helmet for years. I went through three of them, and probably need a new one again, or will soon. I bought cheapie ones, usually from HJC (a Chinese company) at local cycle shops. I know the saying "buy a $20 helmet if you have a $20 head", but I figure that autoX is low enough risk that I can get away with an inexpensive helmet. I'm not sure what the local SCCA requires. You can probably find out on their website. --DD |
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| ConeDodger |
Apr 28 2013, 07:27 AM
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Apex killer! Group: Members Posts: 23,606 Joined: 31-December 04 From: Tahoe Area Member No.: 3,380 Region Association: Northern California
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QUOTE(Dave_Darling @ Apr 27 2013, 10:03 PM)  The local PCA (Zone 7, LPR, GGR, Diablo, etc.) require a Snell-rated helmet (M or SA) of the most recent certification or the immediately previous one. If you buy a new helmet that is Snell rated, it will almost certainly be the latest one. (I think that's 2010?) I used an M-rated open face helmet for years. I went through three of them, and probably need a new one again, or will soon. I bought cheapie ones, usually from HJC (a Chinese company) at local cycle shops. I know the saying "buy a $20 helmet if you have a $20 head", but I figure that autoX is low enough risk that I can get away with an inexpensive helmet. I'm not sure what the local SCCA requires. You can probably find out on their website. --DD (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) 2010 is the latest but you can still use 2005. Open face is fine. I have used both M and SA rated helmets. For a while Redwood Region was trying to say M rated was not good enough but that seems to have been clarified... |
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