 Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Seems like nobody has mache to say about it 
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Haven't the egg packaging industry known about paper for some time? I seem to recall something like a science show for kids on the TV once dropping cartons of 6 eggs from top storey windows of a house. IIRC they tried the trad. paper maiche grey boxes, the thin see through plastic ones and the the ones that appear to be thin compressed polystyrene, the paper maiche grey ones won head and shoulders over the rest for protecting the eggs. The reason cited back then was its compressive qualities. I have no problems believing that it would be possible to make very suitable helmets for many sports (except maybe kayaking when it might need some internal water resistant finish as well as on the outside which any outdoor sport would need) from such materials.
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innovative - and good lateral thinking...
some issues though...
- not providing penetration protection with that design (though other designs could)
- a honeycomb protection may have less uni-directional protection than current 'foams' which might make the helmet stronger in some directions and weaker in others... (the current tests are poor in testing for some issues - they just do simple blunt impact tests)
- some of the issues in an accident are more complex than just the speed of the brain in the skull (e.g. rotational forces)
- is it waterproof?! get snow in your helmet and it dissolves  not difficult to resolve
good to see continual innovation - would want quite a bit of reassurance bsfore assuming it is a complete set of improvements...
Alasdair
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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not providing penetration protection with that design (though other designs could)
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Isn't that a problem with many cycle helmets? Mine is full of holes.
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One would assume that for skiing that wouldn't be much good as all the edges would catch on the snow as you slid down the piste, resulting in high rotational force on your head/neck... Doesn't mean you couldn't use some sort of covering like a conventional ski helmet.
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not providing penetration protection with that design (though other designs could)
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Isn't that a problem with many cycle helmets? Mine is full of holes. |
indeed it is - but generally open-road cycling means that penetration is not an issue - for down hill MTB then a different (closed) helmet makes more sense...
riding - the horse could cart you off through trees, so it is a part of the testingn
skiing - trees etc. - could be an issue
Alasdair
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| akirk wrote: |
| Megamum wrote: |
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not providing penetration protection with that design (though other designs could)
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Isn't that a problem with many cycle helmets? Mine is full of holes. |
indeed it is - but generally open-road cycling means that penetration is not an issue - for down hill MTB then a different (closed) helmet makes more sense... |
Huh? 
Almost all the MTB helmets I've seen are also full of holes too!
It'll be way too hot to have "closed" helmets. Your brain will be cooked from over-heating long before you meet any trees!
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| akirk wrote: |
| Megamum wrote: |
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not providing penetration protection with that design (though other designs could)
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Isn't that a problem with many cycle helmets? Mine is full of holes. |
indeed it is - but generally open-road cycling means that penetration is not an issue - for down hill MTB then a different (closed) helmet makes more sense... |
Huh?
Almost all the MTB helmets I've seen are also full of holes too!
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really?!
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/troy-lee-designs-d2-delta-helmet-2013/rp-prod116101
etc.
Alasdair
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Cool
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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abc, this is specifically for downhill - I agree, you don't see many XCers wearing closed lids because as you say, you'd sweat to death.
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