by atomathics » Fri Apr 03, 2009 12:49 am
[quote="Marcus"]
I'm not sure what "developed around the hans system" means.
Hans devices and helmets are developed around the human.
I think they are just marketing (correctly) to safety minded consumers.
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I was lucky enough to visit their local distributor while one of their helmet engineers was in from France, so he went over all the details of their design very, very thoroughly, including test fitting and explaining the specifics of SA ratings versus M. He had actually just been at Snell and had the IVOS that had been on the Snell validation rig and showed me what they actually do to a helmet to rate it (drop tests, abrasion, etc.)
About the "developed around the HANS" thing, the only thing I can think of is that when I commented on the fact that the rear of the helmet seemed to be riding high around the back of the neck, I was told that their shell is designed that way so it doesn't pinch against the frame of the HANS as would happen with a helmet with a lower-extending shell. It had nothing to do with HANS posts.
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btw, Mr. Toad, I would agree on the service, they spent over an hour going over helmets -- very professional folks.
[quote="Marcus"]
I'm not sure what "developed around the hans system" means.
Hans devices and helmets are developed around the human.
I think they are just marketing (correctly) to safety minded consumers.
[/quote]
I was lucky enough to visit their local distributor while one of their helmet engineers was in from France, so he went over all the details of their design very, very thoroughly, including test fitting and explaining the specifics of SA ratings versus M. He had actually just been at Snell and had the IVOS that had been on the Snell validation rig and showed me what they actually do to a helmet to rate it (drop tests, abrasion, etc.)
About the "developed around the HANS" thing, the only thing I can think of is that when I commented on the fact that the rear of the helmet seemed to be riding high around the back of the neck, I was told that their shell is designed that way so it doesn't pinch against the frame of the HANS as would happen with a helmet with a lower-extending shell. It had nothing to do with HANS posts.
a
btw, Mr. Toad, I would agree on the service, they spent over an hour going over helmets -- very professional folks.