more on helmets

[Thomas Keener]

> Date: Tue, 16 May 2000 15:59:52 EDT > From: LawsonCL@... > >EUSMDCA@... writes: > >> Does anyone that has one of these helmets have the SNELL95 sticker? > >None have Snell 95 certification. Why? Because no helmet manufacturer has >ever submitted a flip-up helmet to Snell for testing. Why? Who knows?

AIUI, Snell testing procedures aren't geared to handle flip-ups, so they don't test them. At one of the major cycle shows (I think it was Long Beach,) Snell had a booth. They were very friendly, and even gave away free videos that explained what they do and how they do it. TomK