Crack on my friend. And no, I’ve never tried a smeggy second hand lid. Something I’m pretty relaxed about
OK. I Confess. I've got this weird fetish about the smell of new things. Even the smell of new underwear doesn't appal me! I'll try harder to get with it. I'll start with underwear and hopefully graduate to other people's helmets (as in the type that people wear on their head) with or without their permission. I learn so much here and save too. No more new Arai helmets. eBay will be my friend...
I bought a 2nd hand Arai which was hardly used. Get it checked out by Arai and no issues. I'd never buy anything without meeting the buyer first though. I wouldn't just bid for something and hope for the best.
I've found that eBay sellers are honest about the helmets they sell. My most recent Icon lid was described as the comfort liner having "heavy staining," which it did. Had I asked if it smelled like sweat, I'm sure the seller would have given me an honest answer. It turns out that the lid does stink, but it didn't take long to get used to it.
This is the eBay listing: https://www.ebay.com/itm/353251075646 The lid looks great on the outside. The smell is only detectable from a distance of a meter or two in still air. It only stinks on the inside when I put it on at the beginning of a ride. Nobody on the open road is going to notice it, though. All they'll see is the cool deign. That's really all that matters.
"That's all that matters" NOT "The main purpose of a helmet is to protect your head" No, the main purpose is to look cool...
I've been in hospitals and resettlement centres with the brain damaged. Believe me, they do not look cool.
How many of those people were wearing a brand new helmet when they were injured? How many were wearing a used helmet? How many were wearing no helmet?
I can't distinguish who is serious and who isn't on this thread. Help me please and put a winking emoji if you're taking the piss.
Believe it or not, I never once met another motorcyclist. Motorbikes are not as dangerous as we are told to think (or, they just kill rather than injure). Horse Riding (as I've experienced), falling down stairs, cycling and getting old and going ga-ga seemed to be the main thing. Oh, and boozing to excess and going to football to have the sh1t kicked out of you were the popular ones... I never met another motorcyclist but there were several car drivers who crashed and got head injury.
Then, why would you conflate motorcycle riders with horseback riders, people falling down stairs, or bicycling? Why would you confound the data?
Just my experience. I've been in "mad" wards twice. Once for a horse riding accident and once for motorcycling. I never met any other motorcyclists. Just my experience.
Regarding your experience with your motorcycle incident, were you wearing a helmet at the time, and if so, was it yours originally or was it worn in before you acquired it? I've had a couple of motorcycle accidents. I hit my head in one instance. I was wearing a used lid, too, and I was shocked when my head hit the pavement really, really hard because I didn't feel anything. Seriously, I feel more "impact" laying my head on a pillow. Now, my knee was a whole different story. I was wearing a regular pair of blue jeans. The pavement shredded through the clothing, and the top layer of my skin on that knee was gone. It took weeks and weeks for it to heal. After that, I've only worn (new) pants with Kevlar knee protection. As for the second hand helmet, it did its job. It was a great looking lid, too, just like my latest Icon Alliance. So, in conclusion, whatever difference there is between a new helmet and a used one, so long as the helmet is not seriously damaged (which you're going to know by looking at the shell, if it has serious scratches, and by looking at the EPS on the inside, which will show cracking), the difference in protection between new and used is not significant. If you're involved in a collision that is serious enough to damage your head through your helmet, whether it's new or used, you probably have a lot more to worry about. So, then it's about what is more comfortable to wear on an all-day ride, and I find that used helmets are more comfortable right out of the box because they're already broken in. By the way, i don't wear a helmet when I ride my bicycle, and I've never worn a helmet while riding a horse. Horses are definitely unpredictable, and a lot of neck injuries, rather than head injuries, happen to horseback riders. It's a LONG WAY down when you fall off a horse.
