Saw a post asking the same, but with quite a bit more damage than this. Broke the collarbone into a couple pieces, luckily no damage to the ol noggin thanks to Smith! (at least that I know of 😅)
by YoungandRoyal
Saw a post asking the same, but with quite a bit more damage than this. Broke the collarbone into a couple pieces, luckily no damage to the ol noggin thanks to Smith! (at least that I know of 😅)
by YoungandRoyal
7 Comments
Obviously
Honestly my rule- and the rule of most people I know who ride bikes is- if you crashed, you must replace. You can break your collarbone and recover. But if you scramble your noggin, you as a personality may no longer exist. Helmets are expensive business, I know. But they’re always worth it.
This is good for at least one more collarbone
When in doubt throw it out. Theres enough dented plastic here for me to call the foam underneath probably fucked for myself but your brain it’s up to you.
Yes. You should. My rule of thumb is any dents (scratches are okay) and it’s time for a new one.
I mean it’s probably okay and way better than nothing but it’s probably only giving you some fraction of the protection a new one would.
Yes, replace it
Everytime you hit your helmet, you should replace it, even if you cant see the damage on it. Because the inner shell of the helmet might be compressed and not do its job next time you crash and it might transfer all of the energy onto your skull, and you dont want that.
Definitely replace. Once it’s been in an accident with that kind of damage protection is compromised.