Cycling helmet?
Super light, and seems there can't be any bucket effect. Might do too little to break the impact of water (?) but would help against your foil. Has anyone tried this?
Good decision you started wearing a helmet again.OzBungy wrote: Due to riding a hydrofoil I have started wearing a helmet again.....
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I have an old Gath surf hat and it sort of works ok. The wind noise is appalling and it crushes the sunglass arms into the side of my head. I might check out the Gath Convertible and see how that goes. It's a pity that the Gath products are all really old and have had no appreciable development in recent years.
I did.nescio wrote:Cycling helmet?
Super light, and seems there can't be any bucket effect. Might do too little to break the impact of water (?) but would help against your foil. Has anyone tried this?
RickI wrote:Not so, do a key word search for "helmet" here, you get quite a few hits. You can even checkout a post, 4 1/2 years old at this point from Miami at:
http://kiteforum.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=310
Helmet use is just another choice. Some guys do and some guys don't. It is a function of injury and perception of risk aided by industry example and contest regulations, if any. Look at the adoption of helmets in many other activities you'll see parallels.
Some riders might still be here today if they had helmets on while kiting, not all but certainly some. Some guys are still here today or suffered lesser injury because of helmets in kiting.
Things to consider in looking for a kitesurfing helmet:
1. Good, snug and comfortable fit.
2. Close fit and close contour resulting in low drag without avoidable projections (e.g. fixed visors/bills).
3. Light weight.
4. Well padded with suitable material for impact absorption without creating excessive bulk and drag.
5. Good drainage/fit characteristics to reduce water retention
and bucketing potential.
6. A good hard shell for impact dispersal and penetration resistance. Kevlar/high strength composites may offer better penetration resistance than ABS plastic.
7. Strong, corrosion resistant fastenings in an effective retention system.
Some helmets to evaluate for kiting appear on page five of:
phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=2312791
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Would love to know more about the process , and any vids or pics along the way while you are making the shell , if you're willing to share with us.Bille wrote: I bin seriously thinking of using the liner out of a really good helmet ; i'll
toss everything but the liner, and building my own shell out of spectra, which
is used for bullet-proof vests now. There's another material
that a prosthetic designer developed, that is a cross between spectra and kevlar
but stronger ; it's what i built my latest leg out of called Synthex™ , and i haven't
bin able to break it after i combined it with a matrix of carbon.
Bille
I wear a sweet strutter helmet. It works good and it's low profile so not much whiplash.knotwindy wrote:are there kayak specific helmets that might work better?
YES .JaZone wrote:http://www.fabtechsystems.com/Synthex-A ... ite-Fiber/
This the stuff you're talking about?
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