11-03-2020, 01:03 AM
Found a couple of interesting posts here, let me try to address some remarks. Any comment welcome.
@quiffy
I bought a user-friendly LS2 Scope modular in Germany earlier this year at 130€, comfortable, easy to use with sunglasses, good test results, and so you don't need to spend 700 bugs.
@Alain Lee
I found a way to secure the helmet neatly (have to release the seat) without an adapter. If you're interested I can send a photo.
@PowerDubs
Unlocking is certainly a concern, thanks for the link to Sharp testing! I wonder if the results means that a helmet opens with the locking lever in the locked position (by sheer force ?), or whether it means in an accident the locking lever gets moved (e.g. while sliding across the asphalt ?).
@Houtman
I find a 70% latch, as they call it at Sharp, highly unlikely as a real world test result. It would mean that in 10 different accident scenarios the helmet has opened 7 times. If this is reported in a test, it would indicate that this test really focuses on one specific kind of accident or impact. After looking at the Sharp procedure I find this confirmed:
all Sharp tests are high force penetration tests, IF this was part of your accident scenario it still DOES NOT mean that if the helmet gets unlocked it actually opens. They say explicitly "Latch% = Percentage of impacts where the face guard remained fully locked", that is not the same as open.
@ nobody - my personal conclusion
I will keep using my modular, or replace it with a better one in the future. The advantages (for me!) are enormous, and yes, this comes with an extra risk.
@quiffy
I bought a user-friendly LS2 Scope modular in Germany earlier this year at 130€, comfortable, easy to use with sunglasses, good test results, and so you don't need to spend 700 bugs.
@Alain Lee
I found a way to secure the helmet neatly (have to release the seat) without an adapter. If you're interested I can send a photo.
@PowerDubs
Unlocking is certainly a concern, thanks for the link to Sharp testing! I wonder if the results means that a helmet opens with the locking lever in the locked position (by sheer force ?), or whether it means in an accident the locking lever gets moved (e.g. while sliding across the asphalt ?).
@Houtman
I find a 70% latch, as they call it at Sharp, highly unlikely as a real world test result. It would mean that in 10 different accident scenarios the helmet has opened 7 times. If this is reported in a test, it would indicate that this test really focuses on one specific kind of accident or impact. After looking at the Sharp procedure I find this confirmed:
all Sharp tests are high force penetration tests, IF this was part of your accident scenario it still DOES NOT mean that if the helmet gets unlocked it actually opens. They say explicitly "Latch% = Percentage of impacts where the face guard remained fully locked", that is not the same as open.
@ nobody - my personal conclusion
I will keep using my modular, or replace it with a better one in the future. The advantages (for me!) are enormous, and yes, this comes with an extra risk.