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Started by muffinman, September 19, 2010, 09:57:46 AM

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Popeye the Sailor

#15
September 21, 2010, 04:17:41 PM
Quote from: pompetta on September 21, 2010, 03:57:30 PM
...and ozone if it's stored in a continuous thunderstorm.   ;D

Is OP in Seattle?
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ducpainter

#16
September 21, 2010, 04:31:26 PM
Quote from: pompetta on September 21, 2010, 03:57:30 PM
Sweat won't do anything to plastics used in helmets.

UV and oxygen will cause problems though.

...and ozone if it's stored in a continuous thunderstorm.   ;D
I don't think it's the shell that's in question.

It's more the styrofoam inside.

How about that Doc?  :P
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Turf

#17
September 21, 2010, 04:48:28 PM
Quote from: pompetta on September 21, 2010, 03:57:30 PM
Sweat won't do anything to plastics used in helmets.

UV and oxygen will cause problems though.

...and ozone if it's stored in a continuous thunderstorm.   ;D

What DP said, Was referring  to the polypropylene, sweat and heat are it's enemies.

The shell slowly loses it's integrity with UV exposure.
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DucHead

#18
September 22, 2010, 05:51:01 AM
Quote from: humorless dp on September 21, 2010, 04:31:26 PM
I don't think it's the shell that's in question.

It's more the styrofoam inside.

How about that Doc?  :P

Styrene - same resistance to sweat -- UV, and nasty old O2 are the problems.

Molecular oxygen is interesting stuff.  The Lewis dot structure taught to high school students/freshman is horribly wrong.  It does have a double bond, but O2 has two "unpaired" electrons that initiate radical reactions that give rise to oxidative damage.

Those two unpaired electrons are responsible for O2 freezing to the poles of a magnet!

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muffinman

#19
September 22, 2010, 08:36:48 AM
Holy crap, I feel like I'm back in high school

MonsterDave - they bought the remaining stock left of this style (~300) from VEMAR, it was still wrapped up in the shipping pallet when I requested the build date.  They could only tell me the date they saw on the box (2005) which MAY or MAY NOT correlate to build date (not sure)... but yeah, it was helluva deal  [clap]

ExtremeSupply

Vemar Eclipse Lost Times
Hand-made in Italy
World-Standard (DOT, Schnell, BSI, ECE)
Comes with free 50% smoke shield
Memory Foam comfort liner

Stickers at $500, ExtremeSupply has them listed for $199, go ahead and make them an offer for $189

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DucHead

#20
September 22, 2010, 10:03:03 AM
Quote from: muffinman on September 22, 2010, 08:36:48 AM
Holy crap, I feel like I'm back in high school

Quiz tomorrow at 10am!   ;D
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muffinman

#22
September 29, 2010, 08:11:16 AM
Just wanted to update everyone, got the helmet, love it so far.. build date is actually 2009 so it's all good :)

Didn't come with a free smoke shield though, apparently, it's no longer offered w/ the helmet.  Sucks having to drop $70 big ones for a damn shield.

Bit heavier than my KBC but the quality is out of this world.. devil's in the details and this guy has details galore.. much quieter as well.
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