The conundrum bit is the age of the helmet, bought 31/05/2018 (manufacture date 23/03/2018) - so it's just had its 6th birthday. We all know the 'advisory', from manufacturers and others e.g. Snell, to replace helmets around 5 years old as "...the inner shell (EPS), which is substantially involved in the safety (shock absorption), hardens with time." (never seen any testing to back this up or give an indication of the %age rate of decline in efficacy). "Your SHOEI helmet is covered under warranty for five years from the purchase date, or seven years from the date of manufacture (whichever comes first)." "...inner shell (EPS), which is substantially involved in the safety (shock absorption), hardens with time." I know the obvious thing to do is just bung it on an ebay auction with the age details clear and then it's up to the buyer if they care or not that it's 6 years old. But I feel like I should point out the 5 year 'advisory'/recommendation for anyone that might not be aware..... that'd be kinda like saying here's my helmet for sale but you shouldn't buy it lol I know I'm making a mountain out of a molehill .......just interested in your points of view ;-)
....can't edit the thread title which of course should read: Conundrum : Selling My Shoei Neotec II+ Sena Srl 2
Why sweat the small stuff, just advertise it and state when you bought it and the condition and see if anyone wants to buy it. I expect it would still be an upgrade for some riders?
My HJC is approaching 5 years of age. Does it stop protecting my head at five years and 1 day ? Hmmm.
It is hard to imagine that the top manufacturers such as Shoei don't have specific data on the 'hardening' of the EPS material.... so you do have to wonder why such data has never seen the light of day?
