Quote:
Originally Posted by Looty
I have a buco 3/4 that I got off of ebay...I love it. It's the only 3/4 that isn't huge. And they're relatively cheap...Met safety standards for the 70's. Cars have actually gotten lighter since then, so I figure I'm good.
|
If it were a new helmet,made to '70s standards,that would be OK,but those are NOS helmets,made over 30 years ago.Which means that the EPS liner has (probably) chemically changed its properties.It could either be so soft that an impact would just flatten it,or so hard that your head will just bounce inside it.Either way,I wouldn't count on it for much impact protection.They do look cool though.I guess I really shouldn't talk. This is the bucket I wear most of the time,and even though it's modern DOT approved,I doubt it's really a whole lot better:
There are lots of different schools of thought about what different shapes and weights of helmets can do to your head and neck in an impact. Personally,I agree with Uzidizit.The more protection your head and face have in an impact,the more chance you have coming away as a functioning human being. Here's knocking on wood hoping I don't regret not practicing what I preach!
Cheers!
Bruce
