Helmet thread

[UGASkiDawg]

I just spent $200 last night on a POC FIS RH2013 helmet for my son's senior racing season in college. He only needs it for 5 gs races and any invitationals if they qualify. Just when I think I am done paying for his equipment I get hit one more time.

As my wife always tells..."stop complaining you love spending money on ski racing, spending it on anything else not so much"

 

[quant]

I thought Bode Miller, after he split from the USST and formed Team America, should have raced with a "Captain America" helmet. He could have sold thousands of them after he won his last overall (not that he needs the $). Anyhow, I wish someone would revive the design. Perhaps PUGSKI.

 

[John Webb]

A bit more than mine. Our ski club did a bulk buy of helmets 10 years ago -about $20 each !

 

[Dave Petersen]

Just ordered some new goggles from Haber to go with my new helmet.

Ahh, I love when people give me money for Christmas.

 

[cantunamunch]

Internal fan?

Someone gave you money for Christmas? Was yours in mint shape?

 

[Ed Wasserman]

My helmet has saved me from the safety bar many many times.

My head never caught the bar until I started wearing a helmet, now it's a constant thing.

You would think I was wearing one of these:

 

[Willy]

I never caught the bar on my head, either, until I got this one.

 

[Old boot]

ITS NOT APPROVED UNTIL ITS ZIGGY APPROVED!!!
BTW I still have the coolest helm!

 

[Redleg]

Question: has anyone used silicone paints on the outside of their helmet?

Most of these are diluted with toluene to get them sprayable, which is part of the reason I ask.

Wondering about repainting also. Have a matte black Vantage that I'd like to make a bit more hi-viz.

 

[Old boot]

ATTENTION K MART SHOPPERS WE HAVE A BLUE LIGHT SPECAIL ON RUN #18

 

[Dave Petersen]

Internal fan?

Someone gave you money for Christmas? Was yours in mint shape?

Wow - already arrived!

I have 2 fans I can pull from other goggles.

 

[Dave Petersen]

My head never caught the bar until I started wearing a helmet, now it's a constant thing.

You would think I was wearing one of these:

I whack my head getting on Chair 6 at Breckenridge every single time I get on. And it is not the safety bar I hit - it is the chair itself. I am 6'3" barefoot, but with skis, bindings, boots and a helmet I probably am 6'6".

 

[cantunamunch]

Hmmm. There are two lifts like that for me - Iron Horse @ Winter park and Grabhammer @ Snowshoe. Chair 6 I'm OK with.

 

[Don in Morrison]

Iron horse is never running when I'm at WP, and that's mostly on Saturdays.