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Own a Meteor Helmet?? be afraid 27-Aug-2008 At 8:27:03 PM psd
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On 27/08/2008 Paul wrote:
>I'll be sticking with my petzl ecrin roc, My choice is solidness with
>proven effectiveness over lightness. Is it really worth using an inferior
>helmet for the sake of saving 200g?

Hi Paul - this worries me too but is it really inferior or just meant for a different purpose?

It seems to me that (theoretically at least) the meteor would be better for bashing your head in a fall due to the foam shock absorption and the better side and back coverage whereas the ecrin is more aimed at falling objects.

Logically I'm thinking of bike helmets and lots of other sport helmets where the issue is bashing your head on something hard rather than falling rock - the designers in those sports have all chosen a meteor design not an ecrin roc design. Surely this is persuasive?

I'm not looking to replace the ecrin roc entirely just for climbing where rock fall isn't an issue.

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