Phil (ascentale)@SRLevine asks:
Q4. How long do you keep a helmet that has neither been in an accident nor is expired? Assuming regular/daily use.
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Sam LevineWell this was a surprisingly (maybe?) popular question!
To answer it myself: typically when I break it, I'm kind of rough on them and I've had the plastic adjusters break on the inside after a few years on two of them, and one where the MIPS liner cracked in two places! It apparently easily got caught on something with the way I was storing my helmet looped over my handlebars. My current one is about to turn two and I really regret not trying it on in person and just buying it online because the fit isn't as good with this brand for me. It also reeks, so I was sort of hoping to justify replacing it early (I typically get 3-4 years before I manage to damage some essential component). I mentioned the smell situation to my mechanic though and she had a suggestion I'll try (please do not contribute your own).
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I will definitely not contribute my own smells.
oheso@SRLevine @ascentale @bikenite I bought my last helmet online and was lucky with the fit. Today I went to the shop to make sure, and I wasn't disappointed by that choice.
After every ride, the helmet comes with me into the shower and gets rinsed off inside and out, and then hung to dry in the Workshop in the Sky.