Car seats expire - do bike helmets too?

Cilia

New member
Maybe the wrong place to post? DH asked the other night if bike helmets expire just like car seats do. I have no idea, do you?

Oh, and they have never been dropped so there should not be any other reason to replace them but age. They still look good, no marks, broken or anything.
 
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pastrygirl

New member
Yes, they do. I donated my old ones to a bike shop, where they use them for people who are testing out the bikes in their parking lot.
 

Kat_Momof3

New member
yes... look inside the helmet and there will be a sticker with a date on it... and if you read the manual, it says to replace them every 2-3yrs
 

aeormsby

New member
Yup, I just noticed my helmet is almost 10 years old. Oops, didn't do much riding for a few years and lost track of how old it was.
 

jourdysmom

CPST Instructor
2-3 years??? We can't afford to replace them that often! Decent, well fittign helmets for here and at grandma's house x5 kids??? They can keep using them for a while longer. We don't ride on the roads anyways, just driveways...

That is insane!
 

Kac

Ambassador - CPS Technician
I know hockey helmets should be replaced every few years or if you take a hard hit to the head.
 

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