About Bike Helmets Why does my 5 year old helmet probably need replaced?
The Snell Memorial Foundation – a non-profit organization dedicated to research, education, testing and development of helmet safety standards over the last 40-odd years – recommend you change your helmet about every 5 years. ‘The 5 year replacement recommendation is a consensus position from both the helmet manufacturers and the Snell Foundation. Glues, resins and other materials used in helmet production can affect liner materials, plus general deterioration as a function of hair oils, body fluids, cosmetics, and normal ‘wear and tear’ all contribute to helmet degradation. Additionally, experience indicates there will be a noticeable improvement in the protective characteristic of helmets over a five year period due to advances in materials, design and standards.’ If your helmet looks like this… and it doesn’t have something like this… Giro Roc Loc integral retention device you should be looking at something like this… Specialized Aurora Helmet or this… Specialized Chamonix A
