... And this morning I've dropped my brand new Caberg carbon helmet... Massive crack in the top
That's 2 bits of bad news... Just waiting for the third
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| Author: | stinkerbill [ 14 Sep 2011 15:35 ] |
| Post subject: | Don't mind me, mate! |
London parking strikes again. What is it about people who have large bikes that they feel that they have a right to squeeze their oversized bikes into gaps a scooter will struggle with and end up scratching my bike? Only a couple of scuffs that I can probably fix, but for f**k's sake, if the gaps too small, piss off an park somewhere else. Just cause your bike's banged up doesn't mean you can bang mine up! Grrrrr. |
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| Author: | stinkerbill [ 15 Sep 2011 09:35 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Don't mind me, mate! |
... And this morning I've dropped my brand new Caberg carbon helmet... Massive crack in the top That's 2 bits of bad news... Just waiting for the third
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| Author: | pash [ 15 Sep 2011 09:46 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Don't mind me, mate! |
A crack? What would have happened if it had been involved on an accident? I think they should be giving you your money back... |
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| Author: | stinkerbill [ 15 Sep 2011 10:51 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Don't mind me, mate! |
Yeah that too, though it actually hit a sharp corner of stone pretty hard right on the 'flat' top of the helmet from up on top of my topbox (which I NEVER do in case if exactly this event!) straight down I kinda saw it in slow motion as I was yelling "Noooooo!" |
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| Author: | OF [ 15 Sep 2011 12:45 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Don't mind me, mate! |
stinkerbill wrote: Yeah that too, though it actually hit a sharp corner of stone pretty hard right on the 'flat' top of the helmet from up on top of my topbox (which I NEVER do in case if exactly this event!) straight down I kinda saw it in slow motion as I was yelling "Noooooo!" Pash is right, what good is a helmet if it cracks open when dropped from a couple of feet? it is supposed to protect you if you fall off a motorcycle, even at Buell speeds you will be travelling a bit faster than that! Disgraceful rubbish..... |
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| Author: | stinkerbill [ 15 Sep 2011 12:49 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Don't mind me, mate! |
Of course you're right, but I might be over egging the pudding - it's on obvious crack, not like it's split in 2  Either way I much doubt any of my previous helmets would have survived the same fall and impact. Hmm... Maybe they would... Anyhow... I guess I'll be off to the helmet store in Saturday for something NOT carbon. (and write a letter to Caberg...) |
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| Author: | OF [ 15 Sep 2011 17:42 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Don't mind me, mate! |
stinkerbill wrote: Of course you're right, but I might be over egging the pudding - it's on obvious crack, not like it's split in 2 Either way I much doubt any of my previous helmets would have survived the same fall and impact. Hmm... Maybe they would... Anyhow... I guess I'll be off to the helmet store in Saturday for something NOT carbon. (and write a letter to Caberg...) Not sure that it's a carbon problem.....I bashed an HJC carbon affair pretty heavily (can't do light crashes when one is a lardy incompetent) at Pembrey a couple of years ago, it went back through scrutineering and I used it for the rest of the meeting ..... |
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| Author: | richie [ 15 Sep 2011 18:24 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Don't mind me, mate! |
Sounds like a manufaturing defect....  
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| Author: | Nutah [ 15 Sep 2011 18:36 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Don't mind me, mate! |
richie wrote: Sounds like a manufaturing defect.... must be to much lard |
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| Author: | richie [ 15 Sep 2011 19:08 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Don't mind me, mate! |
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| Author: | sportster_mann [ 15 Sep 2011 21:37 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Don't mind me, mate! |
That's bad luck Eugene, and worse than that I've just bought the same helmet ! |
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| Author: | stinkerbill [ 16 Sep 2011 10:44 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Don't mind me, mate! |
| Well, hopefully mine was just an unlucky 'bounce' ? I went via a bike shop last night and bought a Shark S900 in the graphite colour on sale for £160 - it's also got a 4-star Sharp rating compared to the Caberg Carbon's 3-stars Really comfy and so far no issues, so £160 down, but happy with it 
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