Prevail Helmet Problems?
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Prevail Helmet Problems?
Postby thelittlebattler » Mon Dec 08, 2014 10:55 am
I'll try to get a picture later today, but wondering if anyone else has seen something like this. I'm thinking it's more likely to happen in helmets and areas with minimal plastic shell over the foam
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Re: Prevail Helmet Problems?
Postby Xplora » Mon Dec 08, 2014 9:55 pm
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Re: Prevail Helmet Problems?
Postby thelittlebattler » Thu Dec 11, 2014 11:25 am
Here we go..
As you can see, the foam hasn't compressed at all. It just hasn't got enough shell to hold it's shape. I wasn't pushing hard at all, I think the focus on minimal weight makes it too fragile for practical real world use.
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Re: Prevail Helmet Problems?
Postby sir_camel » Fri Dec 12, 2014 1:59 pm
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Re: Prevail Helmet Problems?
Postby thelittlebattler » Fri Dec 12, 2014 2:11 pm
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Re: Prevail Helmet Problems?
Postby sir_camel » Fri Dec 12, 2014 5:00 pm
I wonder if the people from the Australian Design Standards or whatever the mob who test helmets are called would be interested?thelittlebattler wrote:Yep they threw it back at me, called it "user error"
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Re: Prevail Helmet Problems?
Postby Pottsy » Sat Dec 13, 2014 10:41 pm
Well it passed the test already didn't it.sir_camel wrote:I wonder if the people from the Australian Design Standards or whatever the mob who test helmets are called would be interested?thelittlebattler wrote:Yep they threw it back at me, called it "user error"
The US version is already different to the Aus prevail. US has a extra hole on the side. Aus helmets failed because of this.
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Re: Prevail Helmet Problems?
Postby macca33 » Sat Dec 13, 2014 10:56 pm
It sucks, but the helmet wasn't designed to be manipulated in that manner.
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Re: Prevail Helmet Problems?
Postby cage » Sun Dec 14, 2014 8:54 am
That about sums it up.
I have a second foam padding that I just swap out and give the soiled one a gentle hand rinse. Sometime i'll add detergent, sometimes not, just depends how soiled it is.
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Re: Prevail Helmet Problems?
Postby thelittlebattler » Sun Dec 14, 2014 10:37 am
I was pretty much pushing straight in from in front, and a little upwards: very similar to if you face-planted. This isn't the point though, obviously the helmet is not going to hold up to a crash, but it should hold up to daily knocks. Hence my premise that it seems like a design fault, having almost pure foam in the most exposed area.macca33 wrote:To be fair to Specialized - should I??? - the direction that you've pressed / pushed the foam there isn't the direction it is designed to absorb impact and is why it is so narrow there.
It sucks, but the helmet wasn't designed to be manipulated in that manner.
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Google searching didn't find any other mentions of problems, so maybe it's just unlucky. I'm just guessing that it wouldn't take much of a drop, or getting squashed in a gear bag for a similar thing to happen.
For the point on AUS/NZ standards, I don't think so. Apparently it's not a common problem, and in any case it won't affect the crash protection at all... It's just annoying.
And on swapping a second foam padding in and out, not really. I do this squeezing thing several times per ride, so it doesn't drip down constantly into my eyes. Maybe it's not so common with bike helmets, but we do it with cricket helmets (it's intended as part of their design)
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Re: Prevail Helmet Problems?
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Re: Prevail Helmet Problems?
Postby NhiTrac » Tue Dec 16, 2014 7:46 am
Put this puppy on and you'll never have to press another helmet against your forehead.
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Re: Prevail Helmet Problems?
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