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Best helmet for Concussion-proofing my head.

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S2daJ
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I know that helmets these days are designed to stop concussions, but more intended to prevent catastrophic injury. But ive gotten three concussions all with Giro mx helmet and im sick of them. Most skiing helmets have the hard inner foam that doesnt do jack shit for concussions bc there is no give to it and your brain will still smack your skull. I'm thinking a helmet with a softer liner that will cushion my head when i slam it into the ground.. Any help at all is Appreciated
Mar 29 2007 12:49AM
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garrett.
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where a pillow with eye holes
Mar 29 2007 12:54AM
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durkin.
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motor bicycle helmet. thats what i wear there sweeet.
Mar 29 2007 12:56AM
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S2daJ
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is the liner soft and squishy? ^
Mar 29 2007 12:57AM
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eheath
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You can get a concussion in any helmet. Concussion = brain smashing again inside of head.
Mar 29 2007 1:04AM
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johanblaze
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mouthguards help prevent concussions.
Mar 29 2007 1:06AM
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MadSteezin
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yeah. i wear one too, their super comfortable and its saved my ass so many times
Mar 29 2007 1:07AM
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eheath
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Indeed.
Mar 29 2007 1:07AM
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S2daJ
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oh and for the third concussuion i actually had a mouthguard in and it was a shock doctor anti concussion mouthguard.
Mar 29 2007 1:14AM
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johanblaze
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stop falling on your damn head.
Mar 29 2007 1:14AM
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EClay46
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mouth gaurds really help for concussions?
how?
Mar 29 2007 1:17AM
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Albino
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http://cgi.ebay.com/English-Police-Lancashire-Constabulary-Bobbys-Helmet_W0QQitemZ290097800094QQcategoryZ395QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Mar 29 2007 1:18AM
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S2daJ
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thats lame.
Mar 29 2007 1:28AM
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Jib_This
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your lower and upper jaw don't smack together, break your teeth, and send tons of impact and shock through your head to your brain.
Mar 29 2007 1:32AM
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Albino
Posts: 1400 - Karma: 123
exactly true.
best prophylaxis is to land on ur feet.
Mar 29 2007 1:37AM
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Love_Wins.
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Do this.
Mar 29 2007 5:27AM
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LBkid33
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well after so many concussions i think i would take it as a sign and the DR should prob be close to telling you to quit getting them or your gonna be brain damaged for life
Mar 29 2007 8:56PM
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Moses
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The new 08' Bern hard-dick will really protect your dome

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Mar 29 2007 9:09PM
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Moses
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^^damn, my sad attempt at humor was ruined by my stupidity
Mar 29 2007 9:11PM
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Lineskiah11
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that reminded me of that charlie brown cartoon where he cut too many holes in his sheet for halloween when he was trying to be a ghost
Mar 29 2007 9:15PM
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Luckyscs
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your skull
Mar 29 2007 10:05PM
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FUUUCK
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i think i heard from a reliable source that mouth guards dont do shit for concussions.

correct me if im wrong
Mar 29 2007 10:56PM
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skithedirt
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Mar 29 2007 10:57PM
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Literature
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Check out the Pro Tec Classic Skate. It, along with a mouthguard, is what professional aerialists use, and as I use one for both my bmx and my skis, I can tell you that helmets do not get any better.
Mar 29 2007 11:19PM
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T-Wash
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Best helmet idea i've ever heard
Mar 29 2007 11:24PM
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ski_powpow
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I where protec but giro is better
Mar 29 2007 11:24PM
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R.Fahey
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Sweet Protection.... One of the only brands that make helmets that can take multiple impacts.... they're so sick. The new PK pro model is legit.
Mar 29 2007 11:26PM
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keystoner1
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ya i wear a RED and i havent gotten a concussion that iu know of but i think if u get one a little big and then wear a hat to make it fit liek perfectly i think its more comfy and it gives me soem extra padding so ya but mouthguards help 2
Mar 29 2007 11:51PM
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liquidmetal76
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Mouthgaurds do protect from concussions... I played football for a long time and thats the truth.

I also have gotten a concussion while wearing my Giro G10... yeah it sucked but I dont think there is anything else I can really do to prevent them... It was a head to rail hit.

I guess keep wearing a mouthguard and dont lead with the dome haha :P
Mar 30 2007 12:41AM
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pmills
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you're wrong

a mouth guard won't help you if you hit your forhead for example, but if you hit your lower jaw, ie. knee to the chin, or something that would be like an uppercut the mouth guard is supose to help absorb the forces that would knock your brain around.
Mar 30 2007 1:36AM
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squibble
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whats the safest helment out of these: smith holt, red trace, or protec b2
Jun 20 2007 9:29PM
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Sheltron3030
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ski helmets are only functional below 18 mph. the average skier travels at about 30mph...
bike helmets are functional (safe) at about 25mph. the average biker goes about 45mph...
just some facts
Jun 20 2007 10:00PM
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MadSteezin
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wtf? this thread is old...
Jun 20 2007 10:03PM
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BryanGallant
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very true, and i suggest looking at a leedom prophet, they are dope and dont really get knocked around too muhc in them..
Jun 21 2007 1:25AM
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tha_CF
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yea sj, havent you gotten like 9 or 10 concussions now? but yea look into like a helmet made for higher speed or higher impact. like as odd as a ful face moto helmet or something like that may look, it could help you out. ill check into some other helmets for you tho...
Jun 21 2007 1:38AM
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tha_CF
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check this one.... http://www.sweet.no/helmets_trooper_s1_fc.htm
Jun 21 2007 1:44AM
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BryanGallant
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those are interesting ^
Jun 21 2007 1:54AM
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shea.
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yea thats what i was gonna say
Jun 21 2007 1:55AM
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KSdesign
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how have u had so many concussions skiing??? i mean ive dealt with my fair share of falls but "damn"... well anyways i think a softer liner would prob help a lil but my best advice to u iz to land on ur skis instead of ur head for the remainder of ur days on the slopes
Jun 21 2007 2:00AM
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BryanGallant
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lol
Jun 21 2007 2:04AM
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buchanan.
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i just got the protec buckey lasek classic, seems to work well
Jun 21 2007 3:31AM
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Steezy_Street
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haha word.
fall somewhere else
Jun 21 2007 4:26AM
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Ryanvdonk
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that's why if you wear a skate style helmet, just get a multipurpose one (they're rated for bike use).
Jun 21 2007 5:09AM
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CFSGabe
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Sweet protection is the highest rated and only multi-impact helmet out there they have a carbon fiber that they are lined with to help with impacts as well as being very light check 'em out www.sweetprotection.com I really like the trooper halfcut
Jun 21 2007 10:57AM
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erb-herder
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best concussion-proofing helmet on the market.
http://www.shredready.com/products/lektor.htm
Jun 21 2007 4:37PM
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comeatmebro
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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA oh the irony


Jun 21 2007 5:03PM
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alev
Posts: 7819 - Karma: 410
This is probably you safest and best bet:

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Jun 21 2007 6:08PM
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Firegold
Posts: 249 - Karma: 10
People are always complaining about no one every using the search bar and making new threads about an old topic.
This guy did it right and just added another question to a thread only one month old.

I don't see a problem with that.

Also I know im prob gonna start wearing a mouth piece this upcoming season when im riding park. And im prob going to use this kind since I used it all through college playing ice hockey and never got a concussion: http://www.shockdoc.com/mouthguards/pro.html
Jun 21 2007 7:56PM
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snowbladesforlife
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Clinical analysis has shown that mouthguards do nothing concussion wise, don't let their propoganda get to you.
Jun 21 2007 8:24PM
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Love_Wins.
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Maybe not, but they'll help to keep from getting your teeth knocked out on a hard faceplant.
Jun 21 2007 9:02PM
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