Re: Replace helmet or not??
It had been drummed into me for years that a dropped lid = a replaced lid. However a while ago i read an article in Ride mag or something like that which examined the issue of lids being dropped onto the floor, etc. The upshot was that a helmet is only designed to take an impact in the same place once, however with a light impact the rest of the lid remains undamaged and should in theory provide the same protection.
Now if it happened to me personally i would replace my lid cos it's 4-5 years old and tbh i could do with a new one anyway. However if it were brand new and i didn't have the cash to spend i'd look to replace it in the near future but live with it in the meantime.
If it had been in an accident though that's a totally different thing as the forces concerned are much greater - get it replaced it's not worth the risk.
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