Got the $15 Giro helmet 'fake'

[Dead Man]

Originally Posted by redir

It sure does look like the real deal but without that sticker you cannot race or do sanctioned events with it. I assume you bought that just as a curiosity? Do you plan on doing a destructive test? That would be interesting.

I've never had my helmet checked.. have you?

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I don't know who the target market is for this helmet, but I feel like racers aren't it. Nor even Fred club riders... I mean, are you gonna drop $5000-$10000 on a Fred bike and then buy a $15 fake expensive helmet? And the purely recreational soloist doesn't give a ···· what his helmet looks like... so he's not gonna buy it either.

I don't understand its existence

[SoCalSteve]

Originally Posted by rustychisel

OP: soon to be Mr Potato Head.

Post of the day!!!...

[William]

Originally Posted by veggieburger

Oh wow. Thanks for sharing. The straps actually look better than I expected, kind of like my old Teva sandals. But yeah, that foam doesn't look quite right...

Just sayin'





William

[veggieburger]

Ha! Probably better than a cycling cap, but not by much...

[Shortsocks]

I dont see what the Problem with this Helmet is.

Most of the Condoms sold in the US are made in China, so whats the big deal with this helmet? We trust the Chinese to make Helmets for our Little heads...but its not okay if they make them for our Big Heads? Come on. I see a massive Hypocrisy here.

[milkbaby]

Originally Posted by oldpotatoe

No, size sticker and a use for bikes sticker.

That first cartoon looks like you're supposed to rinse your food in the kitchen sink with the helmet as a strainer.

What's wrong with the helmet? Does it just feel and look flimsy?

[sworcester]

Originally Posted by Shortsocks

I dont see what the Problem with this Helmet is.

Most of the Condoms sold in the US are made in China, so whats the big deal with this helmet? We trust the Chinese to make Helmets for our Little heads...but its not okay if they make them for our Big Heads? Come on. I see a massive Hypocrisy here.

For me it still comes back to the company that is going to stand behind the product. Since condoms are only XX% affective, you probably have no leg to stand on in a court battle. But importing a helmet without a Snell or whatever sticker on it, and no presence in the cycling community, I would have issues.
Same as Chine made wheels, bars, forks,.....

[shovelhd]

Originally Posted by The B

I've never had my helmet checked.. have you?

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I don't know who the target market is for this helmet, but I feel like racers aren't it. Nor even Fred club riders... I mean, are you gonna drop $5000-$10000 on a Fred bike and then buy a $15 fake expensive helmet?

I'll check a helmet if it looks out of place but that's not the point. If you crash and try and claim on the insurance it could be denied.

We've got guys here with a room full of bikes that bitch about paying $3 more for an 11 speed Missing Link than they paid for a 10 speed.

[Black Dog]

Originally Posted by Shortsocks

I dont see what the Problem with this Helmet is.

Most of the Condoms sold in the US are made in China, so whats the big deal with this helmet? We trust the Chinese to make Helmets for our Little heads...but its not okay if they make them for our Big Heads? Come on. I see a massive Hypocrisy here.

Sure go put on a counterfeit condom. Trowjan.

[Plum Hill]

I noticed cheap (like $18-$20) Bell helmets at Target. Box said made is US (which I assume means assembled).
Now I see the same helmets on sale at Aldi this week for $12.99.

https://www.aldi.us/en/weekly-specia...bike-helmet-1/

I wonder how they compare to my Bell Sweep.

[oldpotatoe]

Originally Posted by redir

It sure does look like the real deal but without that sticker you cannot race or do sanctioned events with it. I assume you bought that just as a curiosity? Do you plan on doing a destructive test? That would be interesting.

Yes I did..and while showing it to the guys in the shop, discovered a crack and a dent..Tried to contact the Chinese gent that sold it..and the item is gone, so I had to 'back door' contact him to tell him his product was junk..we'll see what happens but item removed, so I can't even give feedback.

I think it's like I threw $15 out the window..but I'll smack it to see what's inside..it's 'really' light.

As for a helmet, racing, checking a 'sticker'..how often has some USA cycling dude walked around checking helmet stickers?? I've never seen it. But when ya buy a $15 helmet, you get a cheap POS..what a surprise, even with the giro sticker.

[Shortsocks]

Originally Posted by Black Dog

Sure go put on a counterfeit condom. Trowjan.

I love it! Ha!

[Veloo]

And here's a fake Spec.

https://www.facebook.com/CanadianCyc...c_ref=NEWSFEED

[Macadamia]

Originally Posted by Veloo

And here's a fake Spec.

https://www.facebook.com/CanadianCyc...c_ref=NEWSFEED

also


The foam is less dense and is thinner—by as much as 4.5mm—than on the real Evade.
• The fake does not carry the stickers that indicate it meets US government safety standards.
• The plastic fit retention device is made of cheap, stiff plastic, with a bulky ratchet dial, compared with the one on the real helmet.
• On the scale, the fake is 45g lighter than the real Evade.
• The fake lacks a roll cage, an internal skeleton (the larger dots in the cross section of the real Evade, above) that holds the helmet intact in a crash.
• In a crash, the fake would have offered almost no protection

http://www.bicycling.com/bikes-gear/...fake-bike-gear

[Black Dog]

Originally Posted by Dead Man

I've never had my helmet checked.. have you?

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I don't know who the target market is for this helmet, but I feel like racers aren't it. Nor even Fred club riders... I mean, are you gonna drop $5000-$10000 on a Fred bike and then buy a $15 fake expensive helmet? And the purely recreational soloist doesn't give a ���� what his helmet looks like... so he's not gonna buy it either.

I don't understand its existence

It is for the same guy that buys one of these and slaps on Pinarello stickers.