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Recommend me a good lock and helmet :-)

  • 20-07-2011 5:55pm
    #1
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    hey guys ,


    Im wondering can people recommend me a good lock(s) to buy in order to try and keep my bike safe ??

    I'm also after a helmet too ,

    I am on a budget , been a student and all :-) but I am open to suggestions



    Thanks


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  • #2
    patrick151
    Registered Users Posts: 188 ✭✭patrick151


    Tbh you get what you pay for with cycling gear and safety is a section I defiantly wouldn't risk cheaping out on

    But coming back to the question. The high end kryptonite locks are pretty sweet (I have a evolution mini myself)

    As for helmets, as far as I know, after around €50 you'd be paying for ventilation and aerodynamics (but I could be wrong)- I have a bell sweep, but haven't had to..test it yet, so can't report on safety but vents are good.... :)


  • #3
    tomasrojo
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    From what I've read, any helmet that mentions only the (rather weak) EU standard (EN1078) offers about as much protection as any other. Which? magazine found that more expensive helmets didn't meet that standard more convincingly than cheaper ones. That was in 1998, but I doubt much as changed. As said already, the more expensive ones are competing on style, weight and ventilation.

    The Kryptonite range of U-locks, especially the ones colour-coded orange and yellow, are very good.


  • #4
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    Gonna bump this as I am being nagged until I get a helmet.

    I have been thinking about getting something like this (or around that price point[sub €50]). Undecided on the colour - no mention about matching the helmet to the frame or anything in "the rules". Any thoughts?


  • #5
    tomasrojo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,838 ✭✭✭✭tomasrojo


    If you like the look of it (I have no style, so I can't help you there), I don't see why not. According to the Q&A section, it meets all the major standards:
    CE, EN1078, SNELL B-90A, B-90C, B95, AS/NZS 2063, C.P.S.C.

    The Snell standards are the most stringent, as far as I know.

    On the other hand, if you actually object to wearing a helmet, you've a right not to.


  • #6
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    tomasrojo wrote: »
    If you like the look of it (I have no style, so I can't help you there), I don't see why not. According to the Q&A section, it meets all the major standards:



    The Snell standards are the most stringent, as far as I know.

    On the other hand, if you actually object to wearing a helmet, you've a right not to.

    Yeah I read up on it and checked the Snell foundation website where this helmet is listed. I know that if a helmet isn't listed then that doesn't necessarily mean that it doesn't meet the standard - just that it hasn't been tested.
    It's a toss up between black and white i think.
    Cycleways stock the specialized one.


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