Consumer Reports on bicycle helmets

Consumer Reports has an article on helmets in their June issue. They
found two that flunked and prompted Trek to recall them. They rated four
superior for impact performance and two of those, the Bell Citi and the
Bell Slant, got the Best Buy tag. The Bell Boomerang is still listed as
best toddler model, and the Schwinn Intercept youth helmet got a Best
Buy. The report is available online at
http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/t...6/overview.htm.

-Les Earnest

Les Earnest wrote:
Consumer Reports has an article on helmets in their June issue. They
found two that flunked and prompted Trek to recall them. They rated four
superior for impact performance and two of those, the Bell Citi and the
Bell Slant, got the Best Buy tag. The Bell Boomerang is still listed as
best toddler model, and the Schwinn Intercept youth helmet got a Best
Buy. The report is available online at
http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/t...6/overview.htm.


Interesting that the $45 Bell Citi outperforms the $190 Giro Atmos in
impact protection and equals it in all the other areas (except, of
course, swoopy styling).

"More is less" - Mies van der Road

On 7 May 2006 12:04:41 -0700, "Ozark Bicycle"
wrote:


Les Earnest wrote:
Consumer Reports has an article on helmets in their June issue. They
found two that flunked and prompted Trek to recall them. They rated four
superior for impact performance and two of those, the Bell Citi and the
Bell Slant, got the Best Buy tag. The Bell Boomerang is still listed as
best toddler model, and the Schwinn Intercept youth helmet got a Best
Buy. The report is available online at
http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/t...6/overview.htm.


Interesting that the $45 Bell Citi outperforms the $190 Giro Atmos in
impact protection and equals it in all the other areas (except, of
course, swoopy styling).

"More is less" - Mies van der Road


True but I liked the looks of the slant more, and it seems it's 5
bucks more than the citi made it second.

later,

tom

"Les Earnest" wrote in message
...
Consumer Reports has an article on helmets in their June issue. They found
two that flunked and prompted Trek to recall them. They rated four
superior for impact performance and two of those, the Bell Citi and the
Bell Slant, got the Best Buy tag. The Bell Boomerang is still listed as
best toddler model, and the Schwinn Intercept youth helmet got a Best Buy.
The report is available online at
http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/t...6/overview.htm.

-Les Earnest
You've become quite the agent provocateur. :-)

Tom The Great wrote:
On 7 May 2006 12:04:41 -0700, "Ozark Bicycle"
wrote:


Les Earnest wrote:
Consumer Reports has an article on helmets in their June issue. They
found two that flunked and prompted Trek to recall them. They rated four
superior for impact performance and two of those, the Bell Citi and the
Bell Slant, got the Best Buy tag. The Bell Boomerang is still listed as
best toddler model, and the Schwinn Intercept youth helmet got a Best
Buy. The report is available online at
http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/t...6/overview.htm.


Interesting that the $45 Bell Citi outperforms the $190 Giro Atmos in
impact protection and equals it in all the other areas (except, of
course, swoopy styling).

"More is less" - Mies van der Road


True but I liked the looks of the slant more, and it seems it's 5
bucks more than the citi made it second.


Sure, the same point can be made about the Bell Slant v. the Giro
Atmos.

FWIW, I do wonder why the Bell Metro was so much further down in the
tests (not just price related). IIRC, the Citi is just a Metro without
the geegaws (vent plugs, mirror mounts, etc).

"Ozark Bicycle" wrote in message
oups.com...

Les Earnest wrote:
Consumer Reports has an article on helmets in their June issue. They
found two that flunked and prompted Trek to recall them. They rated four
superior for impact performance and two of those, the Bell Citi and the
Bell Slant, got the Best Buy tag. The Bell Boomerang is still listed as
best toddler model, and the Schwinn Intercept youth helmet got a Best
Buy. The report is available online at
http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/t...6/overview.htm.


Interesting that the $45 Bell Citi outperforms the $190 Giro Atmos in
impact protection and equals it in all the other areas (except, of
course, swoopy styling).

"More is less" - Mies van der Road


But how does the Bell Citi or Slant compare in "comfort"
with the Giro Atmos? Seems like the Atmos will be more
comofortable during hot days because of the bigger holes.
I don't own any of these.

--
- Zilla
Cary, NC USA
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Zilla wrote:
"Ozark Bicycle" wrote in message
oups.com...

Les Earnest wrote:
Consumer Reports has an article on helmets in their June issue. They
found two that flunked and prompted Trek to recall them. They rated four
superior for impact performance and two of those, the Bell Citi and the
Bell Slant, got the Best Buy tag. The Bell Boomerang is still listed as
best toddler model, and the Schwinn Intercept youth helmet got a Best
Buy. The report is available online at
http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/t...6/overview.htm.


Interesting that the $45 Bell Citi outperforms the $190 Giro Atmos in
impact protection and equals it in all the other areas (except, of
course, swoopy styling).

"More is less" - Mies van der Road


But how does the Bell Citi or Slant compare in "comfort"
with the Giro Atmos? Seems like the Atmos will be more
comofortable during hot days because of the bigger holes.
I don't own any of these.

--

FWIW, CU rated the $45 Bell Citi and the $50 Bell Slant equal in
ventilation to the $190 Giro Atmos.

What price style? What price "Paris"?

Zilla wrote:
"Ozark Bicycle" wrote in message
oups.com...

Les Earnest wrote:
Consumer Reports has an article on helmets in their June issue. They
found two that flunked and prompted Trek to recall them. They rated four
superior for impact performance and two of those, the Bell Citi and the
Bell Slant, got the Best Buy tag. The Bell Boomerang is still listed as
best toddler model, and the Schwinn Intercept youth helmet got a Best
Buy. The report is available online at
http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/t...6/overview.htm.


Interesting that the $45 Bell Citi outperforms the $190 Giro Atmos in
impact protection and equals it in all the other areas (except, of
course, swoopy styling).

"More is less" - Mies van der Road


But how does the Bell Citi or Slant compare in "comfort"
with the Giro Atmos? Seems like the Atmos will be more
comofortable during hot days because of the bigger holes.
I don't own any of these.

--

FWIW, CU rated the $45 Bell Citi and the $50 Bell Slant equal in
ventilation to the $190 Giro Atmos.

What price style? What price "Paris"?

On 7 May 2006 13:22:11 -0700, "Ozark Bicycle"
wrote:


Tom The Great wrote:
On 7 May 2006 12:04:41 -0700, "Ozark Bicycle"
wrote:


Les Earnest wrote:
Consumer Reports has an article on helmets in their June issue. They
found two that flunked and prompted Trek to recall them. They rated four
superior for impact performance and two of those, the Bell Citi and the
Bell Slant, got the Best Buy tag. The Bell Boomerang is still listed as
best toddler model, and the Schwinn Intercept youth helmet got a Best
Buy. The report is available online at
http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/t...6/overview.htm.


Interesting that the $45 Bell Citi outperforms the $190 Giro Atmos in
impact protection and equals it in all the other areas (except, of
course, swoopy styling).

"More is less" - Mies van der Road


True but I liked the looks of the slant more, and it seems it's 5
bucks more than the citi made it second.


Sure, the same point can be made about the Bell Slant v. the Giro
Atmos.


I don't think so,

Bell Citi got a 79 point rating.
Bell Slant got a 79 point rating.

Giro Atmos got a 68 point rating. (4th place for adults)

Plus Giro Atmos cost almost 4 times more than the Bell Slant.


later,

tom @ www.NoCostAds.com










FWIW, I do wonder why the Bell Metro was so much further down in the
tests (not just price related). IIRC, the Citi is just a Metro without
the geegaws (vent plugs, mirror mounts, etc).

Tom The Great wrote:
On 7 May 2006 13:22:11 -0700, "Ozark Bicycle"
wrote:


Tom The Great wrote:
On 7 May 2006 12:04:41 -0700, "Ozark Bicycle"
wrote:


Les Earnest wrote:
Consumer Reports has an article on helmets in their June issue.
They found two that flunked and prompted Trek to recall them.
They rated four superior for impact performance and two of those,
the Bell Citi and the Bell Slant, got the Best Buy tag. The Bell
Boomerang is still listed as best toddler model, and the Schwinn
Intercept youth helmet got a Best Buy. The report is available
online at
http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/t...6/overview.htm.


Interesting that the $45 Bell Citi outperforms the $190 Giro Atmos
in impact protection and equals it in all the other areas (except,
of course, swoopy styling).

"More is less" - Mies van der Road


True but I liked the looks of the slant more, and it seems it's 5
bucks more than the citi made it second.


Sure, the same point can be made about the Bell Slant v. the Giro
Atmos.


I don't think so,

Bell Citi got a 79 point rating.
Bell Slant got a 79 point rating.

Giro Atmos got a 68 point rating. (4th place for adults)

Plus Giro Atmos cost almost 4 times more than the Bell Slant.

You might try re-reading this exchange. (Hint: you just re-made Ozark's
point.)

later,

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