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I was out looking for helmets this weekend and after realising my head was both large and unusually shaped I happened upon the Bern Baker which fitted quite snugly.
I have two questions for anyone with knowledge of these.
1. These come in two flavours, Hardhat and EPS and the blurb for these is:
"Available as a Hard Hat with a burly ABS shell with multiple-impact soft Brock® foam or as a helmet with ABS shell and EPS hard foam. EPS hard foam meets ASTM F 2040 and EN 1077B standards for snow and ski, CPSC and EN 1078 standards for bike and skate. Hard Hats with Brock soft foam do not meet the standards for action sport head protection."
Does this essentially mean the hardhat is OK for skiing and can take a few knocks but if you are falling off a cliff onto your head you really need the EPS?
2. Is the fit the same for both flavours?
thanks.
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Hello tiffin,
The EPS is a helmet that has been designed to pass ALL the relevant CE marked certificates for wintersport use. By doing this it is the classic (can only be dropped once from waiste height, then you have to get a new one etc) protocol.
The HardHat is simply designed to be used LOTS and used in several light impacts with scuffs on boxes or rails in the park or of course the falls in the deeper powder. For that reason it is why the Eric Pollard Pro model is a Hard Hat and not an EPS.
We stock both types of helmet and i would say that they both fit the same.
Let us know if you need any assitance with getting hold of one
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tiffin
, Have you tried POC, great helmets....................well worth a look before you take the plunge. I have been in Giro's for years and needed a change after a big fall last year and am well pleased with it.
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Yeah I like the POCs and tried a few on but they didn't seem to fit as well, its a shape thing
So EPS vs Hardhat - Both are ok but one is more of a park lid and the EPS is for hooning it around. Both are probably better than nothing
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EPS is a proper helmet (although really proper ones are EPP), hardhat is a gimick for park rats taking small impacts frequently.
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