Sunrimoon helmets, or helmets in general - Update: they finally arrived

[kbernstein]

Any longterm update? 

[jonathanf2]

What makes me suspect of videos talking about helmet safety, is that most videos are sponsored by the helmet companies themselves. That's like asking Specialized to make a video about the SL8 compared to a Taiwan Eisen SL8 copy. Of course the big big industry is going to say you'll die the moment you breath on it. On top of that, no bike helmet will protect you from a car going 60mph/100kmh head on.

I always tell people when on a bike don't follow the rules of the road, follow the rules of survival.

[Lotnik]

I have Sunrimoon helmet since 2022. The one which looks like HJC. It's comfortable and well made and it fits my head better than western brands. Still looking good in that rainbow chameleon color. I'm thinking about upgrading it to the next Sunrimoon helmet with 3D printing padding.

[Serge_K]

I've been running chinese helmets for years, because branded helmets are simply insultingly expensive. There's no good reason why a piece of moulded foam should cost 300 eur. Just like there's no reason why a bike jersey should cost 100 eur, let alone 200.

One caveat: Specialized came out with a road helmet with a carbon fiber shell. It's not just a piece of foam. The chinese version is just foam, which makes it dangerous. But pretty much all the other road helmets i know of are just moulded foam, and foam is foam. By that, i dont mean that a chinese helmet is just as safe, but for the riding i do, i'll take the chance.

One thing that chinese helmets dont do is MIPS. Then again, until MIPS was a thing, people were riding just fine without it, and so, i ride a helmet without MIPS.

Another caveat: if you race / race crits, then maybe buy a real one, to have the peace of mind? If you commute, the same?

[kbernstein]

I've been running chinese helmets for years, because branded helmets are simply insultingly expensive. There's no good reason why a piece of moulded foam should cost 300 eur. Just like there's no reason why a bike jersey should cost 100 eur, let alone 200.

One caveat: Specialized came out with a road helmet with a carbon fiber shell. It's not just a piece of foam. The chinese version is just foam, which makes it dangerous. But pretty much all the other road helmets i know of are just moulded foam, and foam is foam. By that, i dont mean that a chinese helmet is just as safe, but for the riding i do, i'll take the chance.

One thing that chinese helmets dont do is MIPS. Then again, until MIPS was a thing, people were riding just fine without it, and so, i ride a helmet without MIPS.

Another caveat: if you race / race crits, then maybe buy a real one, to have the peace of mind? If you commute, the same?

Which one are you running? Did you get them on ali?