Replacement helmet pads?

Matt O'Toole said:

OK, I know I'm going to get squawked at about replacing my helmet,
but just hold your toungues and humor me for now.

Where can I get replacement helmet pads?

Matt O.

Generally directly from the manufacturer. I contacted Bell & Giro, both of
whom sent new pads for my helmets.

Check with your LBS? I don't know what kind of helmet you have now, but I
will sell you a New Bell ARC FS for $15 plus shipping. I've got 1 on ebay
now, but I have a few more! - Scott
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Quoted message said:

OK, I know I'm going to get squawked at about replacing my helmet, but
just hold
your toungues and humor me for now.

Where can I get replacement helmet pads?

Matt O.

I have been wondering the same thing for quit some time. Does anyone know
how to contact Giro.

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Matt O'Toole said:

OK, I know I'm going to get squawked at about replacing my helmet,
but just hold your toungues and humor me for now.

Where can I get replacement helmet pads?

Matt O.

Generally directly from the manufacturer. I contacted Bell & Giro, both of
whom sent new pads for my helmets.

Good Idea I have been thinking about this too. Can anyone tell me how to
contact Giro.

"Matt O'Toole" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

OK, I know I'm going to get squawked at about replacing my helmet, but
just hold
your toungues and humor me for now.

Where can I get replacement helmet pads?

Matt O.

Matt O'Toole said:

OK, I know I'm going to get squawked at about replacing my helmet, but just hold
your toungues and humor me for now.

Where can I get replacement helmet pads?

I was looking at stick-on felt pads at home depot the
other day to put behind some new shelving units to keep
them from marring the walls.

It occurs to me now that they'd make pretty handy
replacement helmet pads.

The pads in my Specialized M2 are held in with velcro
with the loop part permanently stuck into the helmet,
so I suppose I could just use thick felt without the
stick-on side.

Frankly, the stock pads are so skinny I could probably
replace them with a thick piece of yarn.

--Blair
"There's always duct tape."

I have the original Bell helmet (1975) and find that regular Maxipads
on the forehead position outperform anything you'll find.

They spend millions researching these things so they work, unlike
the dippy sponge things helmet makers supply.

You have to change them about once every couple of weeks. They
dry out overnight, unless it's a really humid time of year.

House brand, unscented, different brand from any females in the house
so you don't get accused of stealing.
--
Ron Hardin
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On the internet, nobody knows you're a jerk.

Ron Hardin said:

I have the original Bell helmet (1975)

Dude. Got an 8-track player in your Gremlin, too?

Quoted message said:

and find that regular Maxipads
on the forehead position outperform anything you'll find.

Change them "periodically"?

Apply crowbar to wallet and buy a new lid.
--
BS (no, really)

B i l l S o r n s o n said:

Ron Hardin said:

I have the original Bell helmet (1975)

Dude. Got an 8-track player in your Gremlin, too?

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and find that regular Maxipads
on the forehead position outperform anything you'll find.

Change them "periodically"?

Apply crowbar to wallet and buy a new lid.

Why?

--
Frank Krygowski [To reply, remove rodent and vegetable dot com.
Substitute cc dot ysu dot
edu]

If you live in Silicon Valley, you can find appropriate sticky-back
foam pads at Halted Electronic supply at Lawrence and Central in Santa Clara.

They are in one of the bazillion bins of small parts, across the
aisle from the metric fasteners (water bottle screws for a penny 🙂

www.halted.com (but good luck ordering them online)

dkl

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Quoted message said:

OK, I know I'm going to get squawked at about replacing my helmet, but just hold
your toungues and humor me for now.

Where can I get replacement helmet pads?

Matt O.

"Larry" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<a8Smd.419283$D%.84053@attbi_s51>...

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Good Idea I have been thinking about this too. Can anyone tell me how to
contact Giro.

Giro phone: 800-456-2355

I asked the person who answered for replacement pads, and she sent
them right out. Free. Very good service.

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Apply crowbar to wallet and buy a new lid.

Why?

Because the new ones have gizmos which keep them in place
on your head better. That's the only reason that I can
think of. I finally replaced my ancient Giro with a new
Limar with great reluctance because although the Giro
shape fit my head well, it did tend to roll off my head
towards the back.

dkl

On 18 Nov 2004 17:56:29 -0800, [email hidden] (Douglas Landau)

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Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Apply crowbar to wallet and buy a new lid.

Why?

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Because the new ones have gizmos which keep them in place
on your head better. That's the only reason that I can
think of.

Well, if you are a believer in helmets you should really accept the
manufacturers' recommendation to replace them after about three years
or when they look tatty, because the plastics degrade under UV. I
wonder if this is the source of all the failed helmets which people
touchingly believe "saved their life"?

Guy
--
May contain traces of irony. Contents liable to settle after posting.
http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk

88% of helmet statistics are made up, 65% of them at Washington University

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I
wonder if this is the source of all the failed helmets which people
touchingly believe "saved their life"?

Definately not *all* BC the two that I toasted were less than 6 months old.
--
PeteCresswell

Just zis Guy said:

On 18 Nov 2004 17:56:29 -0800, [email hidden] (Douglas Landau)

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

> Apply crowbar to wallet and buy a new lid.
Why?

Quoted message said:

Because the new ones have gizmos which keep them in place
on your head better. That's the only reason that I can
think of.

Well, if you are a believer in helmets you should really accept the
manufacturers' recommendation to replace them after about three years
or when they look tatty, because the plastics degrade under UV. I
wonder if this is the source of all the failed helmets which people
touchingly believe "saved their life"?

I doubt it. UV degrades styrofoam for sure, but it takes a lot more than these
hand-wringers and helmet salesmen would have you believe.

Matt O.

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Quoted message said:

OK, I know I'm going to get squawked at about replacing my helmet, but just hold
your toungues and humor me for now.

Where can I get replacement helmet pads?

Matt O.

I use a sweat band instead, more comfortable and you can wash it so it
doesn't end up smelling of stale sweat (ugh!)

Andrew Webster

Chris Phillipo said:

This is a bit of a myth since pretty much all helmets come with a
plastic shell now. Assuming it was ever true in the first place.

What?? A myth?? One that would sell more helmets?? Why, how can that
be??

;-)

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Frank Krygowski [To reply, remove rodent and vegetable dot com,
replace with cc.ysu dot edu]

Used to be by contacting Bell.

Larry said:

I have been wondering the same thing for quit some time. Does anyone know
how to contact Giro.

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Matt O'Toole said:

OK, I know I'm going to get squawked at about replacing my helmet,
but just hold your toungues and humor me for now.

Where can I get replacement helmet pads?

Matt O.

Generally directly from the manufacturer. I contacted Bell & Giro, both of
whom sent new pads for my helmets.