Tldw: no.
Are Cheap Bike Helmets Unsafe? We visited a helmet testing lab to find out
Submitted 4 months ago by hamid@vegantheoryclub.org to videos@lemmy.world
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKbYaOiz5U4
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scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 4 months ago
hamid@vegantheoryclub.org 4 months ago
Actually the answer is it depends. Many of the 20 and 30 dollar range helmets scored as high as expensive ones. A 59 dollar helmet has top scores over very expensive options. Some of the really expensive helmets online are counterfeit and don’t work at all so it’s better buying a cheap actual helmet than expensive fake. Buy at a bike store and not Amazon if you want a four hundred dollar carbon fiber helmet.
homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 4 months ago
TL;DW: Yes. Not bad. Not as good as some pricer ones, better than other pricier ones.
Top marks: 8 This $25 one: 16 A bad one: 25
Way better than nothing, not bad considering, and better than much more expensive ones.
Plus the helmet lab was cool.