I need to get a helmet by this weekend, or else I would just order one online. Is there any place local, DFW, that has a large variety of SA approved helmets?

Thanks

 

i'd like to know this too. i want to test fit the helment first before buying

 

i have a yellow one u can borrow

 

You might PM newMRevoNyne. I know he bought one locally and it was pretty nice.

 

i mean most of the moto helmets are ok to use correct? as long as its DOT and SAE approved.

i used to ride all the time..if you want cheap prices on helmets if you live in plano/richardson cycle gear off 75 near 15th street is good. and if u live in dallas theres MotoLiberty off royal and 35. they both have really good prices on helmets.

or..look on craigslist. i sold mine just recently on there for 100 bucks

 

EvoXTX, that's not correct.

There is DOT (which is "not really" rated)
Snell M (motorcycle rated, one impact [the ground] only)
Snell SA (car, multiple impacts [roll cage], fire resistant)

Most "real" road courses want you to have an SA rated helmet. For autox or the drag strip (and some HPDEs), M or DOT is fine.

If you're going to be using it a lot, go SA. And as I learned this weekend, a little extra $$ for a lighter one is money well spent because your neck gets the pain.

 

That's incorrect - both M and SA receive multiple impacts. SA adds an additional anvil type, fireproofing, and some other minor variations such as different eyeport requirements, etc.

See http://smf.org for the test procedure documentation.

But yes, if you're going to be tracking regularly, you're better off with an SA since tracks/sanctioning bodies may require SA and exclude M.

In DFW, I'd recommend PST. Driver's Edge usually sells some Bells at their events as well.

 

hmm thats interesting i never knew that. good info though! we always used our motorcycle helmets at the drag strip when we go..but never knew there was a snell SA

 

I agree with PST, but I'll say that M rated helmets are *tested* with multiple impacts, but are not *rated* for multiple impacts (like in a car accident wheel then roll bar).

From Snell (http://www.smf.org/faqs.html#7)

 

If you can't find anything local, Simpson Race Products is in San Marcos.

http://simpsonraceproducts.com/produ...=index&cPath=1

Call your order in and see if they can ship it out today for arrival before the weekend. Or as a last resort, make the 4 hour dive.

 

a trip to san marcos is never a 4 hour drive..gotta float the river at least once! haha

 

You really need to read the testing procedures, not the FAQ. The rollbar anvil is the additional anvil I mentioned and the testing is the rating.

 

Can we agree that we're both agreeing that each other is wrong but that SA > M? (because I think that we are arguing two different points. I don't care about TESTING procedures, I care what the helmet is designed to withstand -- and I think you are talking about the testing procedures)

 

It's one & the same - they're designed to withstand the testing procedures. If you're really interested in safety, search for Dr. Harry Hurt's critique of the standards along with other stuff.

But yeah, I got a lot more from where that came from.

 

If you're still looking, here's a perfect last minute solution.



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