Crazy Al's helmet..Any safety?
#11
My currant helmet gives my pretty bad mushroom head. Not exactly cool looking. I'm thinking about picking up a Crazy Al's helmet. Do these helmets have any safety factor or are they a 1/2 gram over DOT limits?
Pushin 50 and stuck somewhere between cool and safe
https://www.amazon.com/Bikerhelmets-...5%3A2470955011
Pushin 50 and stuck somewhere between cool and safe
https://www.amazon.com/Bikerhelmets-...5%3A2470955011
DOT testing is done by helmet manufactures on the honor system so basically the manufactures states they tested the helmet, but there is not even any reporting required. So its basically just their claim
SNELL certification is done by a third party with a little more rigorous testing than is required by DOT standards
Personally for me I look for ECE certification as it is also done by a third party with strict reporting requirements and favors more impact absorbing standards that impact resistance
#12
Pretty much. The DOT sticker is for all intents and purposes, meaningless. The only helmets that don't have a DOT sticker are the ones where it is blatantly obvious that they would not pass a random DOT inspection test. The DOT only randomly(and rarely) will conduct tests on helmets to ensure they meet the standards and they pretty much leave it up to the manufacturer to self-test. There is a false assumption by some that to get a DOT approval, a manufacturer submits their helmet for some kind of test or evaluation and if it passes, they get to put the sticker on it.
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i bought it at a place that had crazy als helmets and Akoury helmets.they are not the same.
crazy als helmets are for a rounder head,Akoury are tighter on the sides,narrower.
Don’t know which one is safer,think the liner is a little different also.
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tar_snake (08-24-2018)
#16
I have the the crazy ALs helmet.
i bought it at a place that had crazy als helmets and Akoury helmets.they are not the same.
crazy als helmets are for a rounder head,Akoury are tighter on the sides,narrower.
Don’t know which one is safer,think the liner is a little different also.
I'm not sure which I need. My wife says I need one with a propeller on top made for a fat head.
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#18
The local place here has Crazy Al's, World's Smallest DOT and one other one that looks all the same. I thought it was the Akoury but I must have been mistaken. Maybe Daytona??(brain fart, can't remember) I know there is another name brand I've seen with them. I've seen them come off the truck on the same pallet, owner said he orders so many total and is just random whether it's in a Crazy Al box or T.W.S DOT box.
I'm not sure which I need. My wife says I need one with a propeller on top made for a fat head.
I'm not sure which I need. My wife says I need one with a propeller on top made for a fat head.
they may be made by the same company,I don’t know I just know they fit different.
#19
The local place here has Crazy Al's, World's Smallest DOT and one other one that looks all the same. I thought it was the Akoury but I must have been mistaken. Maybe Daytona??(brain fart, can't remember) I know there is another name brand I've seen with them. I've seen them come off the truck on the same pallet, owner said he orders so many total and is just random whether it's in a Crazy Al box or T.W.S DOT box.
I'm not sure which I need. My wife says I need one with a propeller on top made for a fat head.
I'm not sure which I need. My wife says I need one with a propeller on top made for a fat head.
#20
No...its not a joke. There is no interstate riding where I live. If there was I'd hit the road and not worry about it. It's mostly if not all stop and go suburban type riding in my area. Lots of 3rd and fourth gear and I'd rather not look dopey with a mushroom head helmet. Pretty much everyone wheres a scull cap helmet where I live. You must be a youngster to think pushin 50 means a full face helmet on trike with the wife heading to the farmers market on Sunday morning and back