Specialized S-Works 2010 Helmet!!

Dave11

Just a quick bit of picking the brains lads!!!

Have finally found a Large S-Works 2010 White helmet.... bloody hard to track down and just wondering if anyone has an opinion on them?

You'll have to be quick as I'm calling to the shop at 3 to collect it!!

Morgan

It's a helmet. It's large. It's white.

Dave11

Morgan wrote: »

It's a helmet. It's large. It's white.

Your sound!!! :rolleyes:

Asking for opinion on quality of finish and any other issues etc! Thanks for your valued input

Billy Whizz

It's alright yeah!

Highway_To_Hell

must be Friday...

Bluefoam

I've no experience of Specialzed helmets. They all tend to meet the same safety standards. But the more expensive ones generally have a higher level of finish & better/more comfortable retention systems. I like my Giro as it hold the shell away from your head & is very comfortable.

But helmets generally suck & I tend not to wear one while cycling on the roads.

Leroy42

Bluefoam, when do you wear them then, sitting on the couch!!!!!

Dave11

Leroy42 wrote: »

Bluefoam, when do you wear them then, sitting on the couch!!!!!

I reckon he is to cool to wear one!! :rolleyes:

Bluefoam

Mountain biking. Sorry I'm not euro enough to know what I am required to wear cycling on the road + my bike doesn't have drop handlebars. Maybe I don't belong here.

I cycle my road bike for fun and leisure, so its important to me to not have to wear special cloths and carry special bike accessories around when I get off the bike

Leroy42

Bluefoam, it's nothing about euro rules.

I got that you meant offroad, but was having a bit of fun.

Still, I'd like to see your logic as to why you bother with one offroad, but not on the road.

I can crash equally as well on either surface, and in fact find that hitting hard concrete presents more threat that hitting some dirt or bushes.

Not trying to start a 'why wear a helmet war' (done to death) but interested in seeing your logic about wearing one on one surface (I assume for safety) but on another not bothering. If the MTB trail crosses a road do you take off the helmet for that bit?

abcdggs

:DHelmets are for woosies!

Bluefoam

Leroy42 wrote: »

Still, I'd like to see your logic as to why you bother with one offroad, but not on the road.

I put myself at allot more risk on the MTB, crash occasionally. On the road I avoid crashing where as on the MTB it happens. Also the helmet helps to stop your scalp being torn to shreds while going through heavy undergrowth/tree branches.

Leroy42 wrote: »

hitting hard concrete presents more threat that hitting some dirt or bushes.

+ rocks, many many rocks + trees + tree stumps + hard-packed gravel fireroads... If you don't have the occasional 'off' on the mountain bike, you are either not pushing yourself hard enough or you are not riding difficult trails...

My biggest fear on a road bike is getting hit by a car or crushed by a HGV - please god it never happens. But the chances of a helmet saving you against the latter are slim.

The argument for/against helmets is well documented with allot of campaign groups resisting the need for helmet use. The Australian authorities (amongst others) have removed compulsory helmet laws in order to encourage greater numbers to cycle - greater numbers cycling actually reduces the risk of accidents to cyclist... blah blah, off topic.

enoonan

Sorry Bluefoam but speaking from experience I have to say that a helmet on the road is a very good idea.
I went for a cycle on the May bank holiday weekend and after a dog ran out infront of me I ended up with one arm broken and the other in a bad way. However my head also took a serious knock and only for the helmet(new one now needed) it would have been an awful lot worse. So I would advise anyone to wear one. Its not just for woosies as said earlier.

Eoin

abcdggs

enoonan wrote: »

Sorry Bluefoam but speaking from experience I have to say that a helmet on the road is a very good idea.
I went for a cycle on the May bank holiday weekend and after a dog ran out infront of me I ended up with one arm broken and the other in a bad way. However my head also took a serious knock and only for the helmet(new one now needed) it would have been an awful lot worse. So I would advise anyone to wear one. Its not just for woosies as said earlier.

Eoin

Playing devils advocate here (i would without a doubt advise using a helmet), i don;t know how you can say to a certainty that you would have sustained additional injury without the helmet?

Paul Kiernan

I left my helmet behind in the summit car park in Howth this morning. Didn't realise until I was halfway home. Then I realised how pleasant it was to have the wind blowing through my hair, especially in this weather.

Generally, I would always wear a helmet. A friend of mine woke up in Tallaght hospital after being found unconscious on side of road. He never found out what happened but if he hadn't been wearing a helmet he'd never have woken up!

anoble66

tempted with one of these myself, just cant seem to find anywhere to buy one!

http://www.cratoni.de/en/bike-helmets/1250961111_mr/terron.html

crashoveroid

I have one of these and i love it super light really good vents so no over heating and a comfy fit what more could you want.

anoble66

A Specialized S-works or a Cratoni? If its a cratoni can I ask where you purchased from?

crashoveroid wrote: »

I have one of these and i love it super light really good vents so no over heating and a comfy fit what more could you want.

crashoveroid

anoble66 wrote: »

A Specialized S-works or a Cratoni? If its a cratoni can I ask where you purchased from?

HI mine is an S-works and i got mine in london when i was on a city break sorry and they dont have an online shop but try cycleways in dub they should stock them.

Golfanatic

i always wear a helmet as ive been hit by a car, nearly kicked of three times, stoned and thats about it, whose been hit here? i always wear one on my roadie

enoonan

abcdggs wrote: »

Playing devils advocate here (i would without a doubt advise using a helmet), i don;t know how you can say to a certainty that you would have sustained additional injury without the helmet?

Well seeing as I now need a new helmet as the old one has cracked open, I think it was lucky I had one. A cracked helmet I can replace, cracked head I doubt I could.

I would strongly advise anyone to wear one.

Eoin

manwithaplan

Golfanatic wrote: »

i always wear a helmet as ive been hit by a car, nearly kicked of three times, stoned and thats about it, whose been hit here? i always wear one on my roadie

If you would lay off the weed you could probably do without the helmet:)

Golfanatic

manwithaplan wrote: »

If you would lay off the weed you could probably do without the helmet:)

true daht true daht :P haha