A bell helmet with a DOT rating costs 3x less than a tsg pass.
There are some suspicious dot rates helmets on Amazon for 60 bucks. Bell is about double that
I would trust the Bell
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And I would add to that that pro riders have way more experience crashing so the chance of the crash being just a slideout with no injury is also higher
My alpinestar sm5 helmet goes on sale for 90€ regularly. And that’s a super legit helmet and not even that heavy. So I would say the price argument doesn’t really hold up, especially given that a good half shell is not much cheaper at about 60-70€.
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To be honest I didn’t know you could get a dot one that cheap
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100 bucks gets you a decent DOT helmet, ECE models can be found for $150 easy. $600 is premium range, at that point you’re paying for lightweighting and a fancy interior.
I think anyone who can buy an esk8 can get a valid helmet too, they should expand the requirements.
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Yeah the alpinestar sm5 I’m talking about is ECE22.06. Not sure how much it goes for in the US, but EU side 90€ on sale (300€ msrp)
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Yeah for sure. I’m just quoting the figures I see most often on retailers when I sort by low price. So in the US there’s lots of options in the 100-150 price range. But ofc there’s always models cheaper than that if you hunt for them or get sales.
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having used and crashed pretty hard in those dodgy $60 amazon DOT helmets, it does save you from TBI and concussions, but thats about it.
it’s more comfortable(?) to crash in a bell helmet that has better pading.
These are all full face helmets of course, not taking chances with half shells.
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