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Are smith maze helmets safe?
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i have had a couple smith mazes and i love them but i dont know how safe they are please tell me if the a good safe helmet
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that helmet has saved my life about 4 times sooooo as far as helmets go, id say its safe
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The Maze is supposed to be the lightest certified helmet. No helmet can prevent a serious injury or worse. But they can reduce the chance. I use a Maze cos of its weight. But I do think there's better helmets out there if safety is your number one concern.
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Glad you survived! But no helmet is supposed to 'save your life' more than once. If you've had a serious impact, even if no damage to the helmet is visible, you should replace it. That's standard procedure for any safety gear.
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That's good, but you should really replace the helmet now. Most helmets are only designed to absorb one major impact.
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The helmet is as safe as most others; Smith makes great brain buckets.
One thing to keep in mind, though, is that helmets help with sharper forces (i.e. hitting a tree), but higher, less concentrated forces will just be redistributed to the neck/spine area: so instead of a cracked skull you would have a broken neck, for example. I've seen one of those on an EMS call with my squad.
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thanks iffe and kickerzz, k+
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