28-03-13, 06:07 PM
(28-03-13, 05:43 PM)Streetbudgie link Wrote: [quote author=simonm link=topic=6923.msg65935#msg65935 date=1364486340]
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My research is based on what I am told by the Bike Shop Owner selling me a helmet - he or she is an industry expert and explained to me that the Gold ACU sicker is an indication that the helmet is approved for racing and built to the highest standard.
You are the person telling me and the OP that's not true so why should I do the research for you? And why state something then admit you can't justify it?
Don't fudge it for him, he has had good advice that polycarbonate lids are not as good as fibreglass and been advised to talk to local Bike Shop Owner and buy the best he can afford.
The last time I checked you didn't need a degree in engineering or even be a subject matter expert to be a salesman/woman. A bike shop owner is not an industry expert, they are a person trying to sell a helmet. Have they had an accident in each helmet they sell ?, have they even tried every helmet they sell ? I think not. Don't confuse a shop owner with an industry expert.
Since you're not doing any research and are basing your opinion on the equivalent of someone that is trying to sell and expensive safety item to you I think you need to reassess your decision making skills and become a bit more objective.
Like I said before, I'm no expert, but I don't think you, or your salesman friend should be classified as such either. Let someone make up their own mind without spreading FUD.
I'm not going to argue with you any more as you're obviously set in your ways. If you decide to find some objectivity and base your discussion on logic,reason and science then I'll have a reasoned debate with you.
Peace out.
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Oh I get it, you're a 'last word door slammer', plenty of them on here in the past.
All I have read from you is what is no good according to your theory based on a newspaper article printed some years ago - how about offering the OP some actual advice based on your extensive helmet experience - do you wear a polycarbonate helmet or a fibre glass one?
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Oooh, nice troll response. You'd made a great police negotiator. I have a Caberg V2 407 and a Caberg Duke. I also never said I have extensive helmet experience, I expressly said a number of times "I'm no expert".
Even in the face of massive opinion you stick by your belief that the ACU gold sticker has mystical powers despite the large number of google pages returned by the query "acu sticker" which do not support your perspective.
This is an interesting link though showing that ACU are trying to claw back some respect from the industry. http://www.webbikeworld.com/motorcycle-h...ticker.htm
I'm not a "last word door slammer" whatever one of those is (I suspect you just made that up). I just know when I'm talking to someone that is unable to accept any opinion other than their own. I wasn't even expressing an opinion, as I don't have one. All I said was it is personal choice and don't let people tell you that spending a lot of money is justified based on objective safety testing rather than personal opinion.
Opinions are like A**holes, Everyone has one. Some people seem to have more than one though which is a bit odd.
