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Didn't see a topic for this so here it is:
http://www.wpsstatic.com/miscimages/info/Formula-Benchmark-Data-Testing…
Now before everyone blasts them for not including the names of the other manufacturers like we would have wanted in an ideal world, I think they should get a lot of credit for funding this testing and publicly posting the results. Take what you will from it, but major props to them for their efforts and this is a great step in the right direction. It's so ironic to me that we have become such a litigious nation that companies are essentially forced to withhold information that would be beneficial to public knowledge in fear of being brought to court, but that's the world we live in evidently.
http://www.wpsstatic.com/miscimages/info/Formula-Benchmark-Data-Testing…
Now before everyone blasts them for not including the names of the other manufacturers like we would have wanted in an ideal world, I think they should get a lot of credit for funding this testing and publicly posting the results. Take what you will from it, but major props to them for their efforts and this is a great step in the right direction. It's so ironic to me that we have become such a litigious nation that companies are essentially forced to withhold information that would be beneficial to public knowledge in fear of being brought to court, but that's the world we live in evidently.
I'm stoked to check out the results later!
Most US companies won’t produce helmet parts in the US because of the liability side of things. That is frustrating because we know there are things you could do or help with and at least the company I work for won’t touch them. That goes for ski, rock climbing, bicycle or moto helmets.
The Shop
But it's awesome to see that Fly stepped up and created a high-end helmet like this!
Would be cool to see an non helmet group do the test with names.
You guys have any thoughts on what you have seen. Really seems the 6d and fly accomplish or try to, the same thing.
EDIT-looking at the fly data F is 1486g and on the 6d website they say the atr2 is 1480 so that is the closest so maybe F is 6d like the gentleman above said. If that's the case it performed better than the fly it is just heavier. Now I don't know how much weight has to do with safety, I know that for comfort I don't care about a half a pound, but maybe more mass on your head makes a greater velocity hitting the ground. I don't know if a half a pound makes that much a difference with that? Seems that If F is a 6d atr2 then taking the weight out of the test criteria, it did better than the fly, so maybe that is the one to get. But what do I know.
Pit Row
If you take weight out of the ranking - it's a lot different ranking picture
The Shoei and 6D weigh nearly the same I believe.
Really frustrating that we can't access not only all of the data but which helmet is which. I think the "lawsuit" song and dance is BS. Fly doesn't want to spend big $$ to test other people's products only to then give that data to their competitors. I totally get it, from a business standpoint that makes sense. But don't tell us it's because you're afraid of litigation.
Can you tell us which size helmets were used? Looks like the Fly is a small. The others?
I think it's awesome that this info is out. Although, like many others, I do wish that we could see who was who but I understand what you guys are doing and I think the majority of us appreciate it.
Also, I’m pretty sure I is the 6D ATR-1
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