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Be wary, as sponsors wont like sponsoring a club that is against products they sell...and cycletreads sells some good open face helmets. By good I mean not chinese made crap, but oxford ans shark brand ones.
Any sponsor is unlikely to be that precious. Pretty sure that plenty of good helmets come out of china too D, don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.
(snip)Saying that open face helmets are a problem is silly, it is like saying gloves without nuckle armour are less safe, dont wear them or jackets without thermal liners are bad as riders will catch colds more and so on. As Andrew petty though you can hold the opinon that you dont like open face helmets.
Open face helmets are MISSING a whole part. Your analogies fail
Note my davida is not a "half hat", it covers me head all the way to the base of the skull *providing better lower skull protection that your hjc and most of the clubs helmets* and up to the very edge of my cheeks and down to just above my eyes.
and with a magic, invisible shield for your jaw, nose and eyes
It has a fantastic inner liner, excellent construction quality and is rated for racing in the UK. So be wary of poking fun at gear which you dont like.
LOLs recent Pics or it's a meaningless theoretical assertion for the purposes of marketing A half hat is a shorty which is literally half a helmet. I dont like thos ones, but I dont stop people from buying them.
Freeedom of choice - glass houses? No one raised YOUR helmet. Ask yourself WHY you need to defensively quote the magic features
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I do genuinely hope that cycletreads or any future sponsor doesnt take that the wrong way. I sure as hell wouldnt sponsor a club which does not condone the use of some gear that is sold there, especially with the scooter market being so big, but I stand corrected I guess it is official. I remember now, I did vote against it.
. You'd shut out business because you don't 'like' someone's stance? That's precious and commercially foolish.
We'll all buy some gear over others for various reasons. How many bike shops sell the 'decorative purposes only' pudding bowls knowing full well riders of a certain kind WILL use them on the road as a fashion statement. As long as fashion and stereotypes support a market for safety gear with a critical part missing, we're all the poorer (not just helmets).
Look at the US stats since 'personal freedom' rolled back helmet laws. Scary reading. Perhaps if there was personal freedom to bear the total cost of one's own poor decisions, I'd think differently. Personal freedom negates the ACC quid pro quo - ie you accept the benefit, you accept reasonable limitations. I'm not just talking about helmets either. We ALL need to take safety seriously. (Yes, I'm well aware of the issues surrounding the implementation of standards, and why there probably never will be...)
Saying that open face helmets are perfectly acceptable in an open forum could send the wrong message to noobs as well. There's a plenty big enough hole in a full face to enjoy the wind without risking expensive facial reconstruction surgery.
Enough ranting.
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