new helmet and gloves

[s.mac]

looks like a good deal, shame a tad big for me its L (60cm)
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/OMP-crash-helmet-/280588092736?pt=UK_Car_Parts_Vehicles_Automobila_E T&hash=item41545a8540

[Thorney]

2nd hand helmet?

Not a chance.

[s.mac]

it says new, unworn

[DuncanR]

2nd hand helmet?

Not a chance.

My second girl friend didnt complain at mine JT !! :whistle::smt055

I reckon that would fit me ! I may give it a go ... well spotted Steve ... fook .. gloves only have 5 fingers ... ah well my mum can sew another one on for me !!!

Collect Barnard Castle ..mmmm have to go to Sellafield some time soon so that would fit in if I won it !

[Thorney]

THats the problem with helmets, drop em and even though it may look unmarked the absorption material maybe deformed enough to offer less than required protection. Would you really want to risk it for the sake of a few quid?

[shimmy]

THats the problem with helmets, drop em and even though it may look unmarked the absorption material maybe deformed enough to offer less than required protection. Would you really want to risk it for the sake of a few quid?

Lifes a compromise John

Not for racing and no cage, no extinguisher, no cut off, no skill;)

[Bounce]

My second girl friend didnt complain at mine JT !! :whistle::smt055

I reckon that would fit me ! I may give it a go ... well spotted Steve ... fook .. gloves only have 5 fingers ... ah well my mum can sew another one on for me !!!

Collect Barnard Castle ..mmmm have to go to Sellafield some time soon so that would fit in if I won it !:hahaha::hahaha:

[Dan]

THats the problem with helmets, drop em and even though it may look unmarked the absorption material maybe deformed enough to offer less than required protection. Would you really want to risk it for the sake of a few quid?

I stumped up the readies and bought new for exactly that reason, drove 3 hours round trip to make sure it was right at Merlin Motorsport too!

My mate dropped a brand new open face sparco helmet taking it out the back of his car! :bigcry: :banghead: he threw that one in the bin and bought new again, luckily it was only about £80 wasted! :hahaha:

[s.mac]

THats the problem with helmets, drop em and even though it may look unmarked the absorption material maybe deformed enough to offer less than required protection. Would you really want to risk it for the sake of a few quid?


someone on a production line could drop it during manufacture , you would never know..... and still pay £600 :whistle:

I was only pointing it out for us like minded trackday fairies ;)

looks like someone is happy to pay a bit

[s.mac]

I stumped up the readies and bought new for exactly that reason, drove 3 hours round trip to make sure it was right at Merlin Motorsport too!

My mate dropped a brand new open face sparco helmet taking it out the back of his car! :bigcry: :banghead: he threw that one in the bin and bought new again, luckily it was only about £80 wasted! :hahaha:

glad to hear it wasnt demon tweeks, I knocked a top of the range arai off the top shelf ! Bang, a quick look around and placed back in its place.....

[Dan]

glad to hear it wasnt demon tweeks, I knocked a top of the range arai off the top shelf ! Bang, a quick look around and placed back in its place.....

Sounds about right! :banghead: No it was deffo Merlin for the Helmet, I bought my gloves from Demon Tweeks and that's all! :hahaha:

[DuncanR]

Sold for £255, I went to fookin £250 on auto bid, then the GF rang me FFS !!! missed it by about 2 mins !
It would have been a TD helmet, and if that outer casing was still intact with no obvious sign of damage it would do, as If you take a hit hard enough to get through it, your fooked anyway !! our biggest risk running with no HANS is a head on impact I would think and the combined weight of helmet and bonce .. thats bonce NOT Bounce ! ... being thrown forward at such a rate that ya neck nearly snaps !

[s.mac]

£250 is a bit steep, getting near off the shelf price for pre 2011 spec

too big and used http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2200042.htm

[DuncanR]

£250 is a bit steep, getting near off the shelf price for pre 2011 spec

too big and used http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2200042.htm

New price at min is £369 then about £45 for gloves + balaclava so £255 dont sound too bad mate .. off to load fdookin CSL in the dark and freezin cold now ... just to get fookin wet tomoz !!:banghead:

[s.mac]

didnt think about the other bits!
Bargin, shame you missed it mate :whistle:

[northernjim]

.. off to load fdookin CSL in the dark and freezin cold now ... just to get fookin wet tomoz !!:banghead:

Oulton is fookin ace in the wet:beer: blaady sarveners!:gayfight:

[Thorney]

Er, I think a few here arent really understanding how a helmet works?

THe outside could be fine and immaculate but if the interior padding or inner shell is damaged it will offer a lot less protection. Age also makes a difference.

In the big crash I had last year the driver was wearing an old knackered bike helmet, he was knocked unconcious by his head hitting the side of the Hans seat, ie soft padded bit, such was the limited effect of the padding. His helmet looked fine but the padding was simply compressed through use so his head effectively hit the seat with only the outer shell taking the impact, ie his brain took the full hit.

You can pick up a perfectly reasonable new helmet for sub £100, I think you're mad to look at a second hand one for twice that?:banghead:

[Hazy]

I agree with John, I will only ever wear a new helmet, and only Arai at that too because to my knowledge they are the only company that offers a free custom fitting service, and fit is the most important thing IMO.

Cautionary tale...when I raced bikes I was wearing a brand new RX7 and I had what I thought was a mild off at Druids. I never even felt my head hit the ground but there was a small abrasion on the lid. The marshalls to my fury removed the ACU gold sticker rendering the helmet useless for racing...£550 down the drain!!

Anyways I found that the helmet could be refinished by Arai at Stoke, so I took it there, after two weeks they showed me the xray they took of the helmet showing the tiny cracks spreading out over half the shell under the paint (thats the way the impact is deflected apparently).

[Thorney]

Stand21 do made to measure, lots of money though, but certainly a made to measure is another planet compared to off the shelf. Completely over the top for occasional track day use of course.

[s.mac]

Completely over the top for occasional track day use of course.

and thats all I was pointing this out for.........

I wouldnt expect someone who races to go and buy a helmet off ebay ...... a helmet is a small wedge in terms of a racing season(£££) but is the first line of defense in an accident.

you could go on forever, buy the best helmet, no race suit, crash, go up in flames and burn to death, fuck I should have bought that second hand helmet and spent what I saved on a suit... but then you wouldnt wear a suit on a track day because you'd look like a twat...

[Thorney]

I meant made to measure was ott for occasional track day use not a new helmet.

[s.mac]

:)

[Hazy]

Stand21 do made to measure, lots of money though, but certainly a made to measure is another planet compared to off the shelf. Completely over the top for occasional track day use of course.

The service is free with any new Arai as far as I know, nothing worse or more distracting than poor fitting gear. Having said that I binned my Hans this year coz I found it incredibly uncomfortable so I need to find a solution to that too, another essential bit of kit.

Funny thing too, race suits are incredibly comfortable to drive in, before I raced and had to buy a suit I used to think guys who wore them on TD's were knobs, but I wouldnt wear anything else now!!:hahaha:

[shimmy]

I used to think guys who wore them on TD's were knobs, but I wouldnt wear anything else now!!:hahaha:



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[_Nathan_]

What Hans have you got Hazy? I've got used to mine now, don't really notice it at all.

[Hazy]

What Hans have you got Hazy? I've got used to mine now, don't really notice it at all.

I used a Hans sport on the MSAR try before you buy scheme, just hated it, but I have been told the carbon one makes life alot better, the sport is bloody heavy!

[_Nathan_]

I've got the carbon one so can't comment on the sport.

[DazBlackCSL]

I've got the carbon one so can't comment on the sport.

Carbon one is better, hated it when I first used it, but dont notice it now ..

Well when I did use it :hahaha: gathering dust now :(

[shimmy]

Carbon one is better, hated it when I first used it, but dont notice it now ..

Well when I did use it :hahaha: gathering dust now :(

Do you wear it at work then, or in the pub?

[DazBlackCSL]

Do you wear it at work then, or in the pub?

:birdman: :hahaha:

Not in first race when I actually crashed :whistle:

But for the rest of the season ;)

[AlexGTT]

Do you wear it at work then, or in the pub?

Essential use at the barstools in Dazza's local.:beer:

[DazBlackCSL]

Essential use at the barstools in Dazza's local.:beer:

Be up there in under half an hour, might take it with me with amstel in hand on stool and post up a pic later :hahaha:

[AlexGTT]

Be up there in under half an hour, might take it with me with amstel in hand on stool and post up a pic later :hahaha:

Quality.:hahaha:

[shimmy]

Be up there in under half an hour, might take it with me with amstel in hand on stool and post up a pic later :hahaha:


would be what most racers do! :thumbs:

[DazBlackCSL]

would be what most racers do! :thumbs:


Drinking :whistle: :hahaha:

[Hazy]

Carbon one is better, hated it when I first used it, but dont notice it now ..

Well when I did use it :hahaha: gathering dust now :(

wana sell it?? :thumbs:

Drinking :whistle: :hahaha:

:whistle::whistle::whistle: dunno what you mean:hahaha: