oldmanbike profile

“I feel this would be an amazing second bike” is a jolting thing to say about a bike that costs $13949 CDN.

Sadface.

Yes, I think all that's reasonable.

You think mandating mouthguards for DH and enduro racing would cause a stir, just imagine if they mandate it for kids' leagues like NICA. Much drama.

Yes, agreed on huge research holes.

I also like Kali's focus on dealing with lower-g forces through "softer" designs (LDL, dual density foam, less rigid visors, etc). And a company that stakes its identity on making helmets that protect you better from concussions, like Kali, is a company I'm way more inclined to trust in the face of research-holes uncertainty.

(That said, I personally have more faith in floating-shell designs like mips spherical than designs that rely on your head hitting the squishy thing like LDL or Turbines.)

My hunch has always been that, on balance, halfshells are better for reducing concussion risk during trail riding than fullfaces are. My theory being that wearing helmets that are lighter, have less leverage to whip your head, and cause a bit less fatigue will overall result in fewer concussions than ones that protect from chin-first hits. But the data to actually answer that question for mountain-biking doesn't exist to my knowledge.

Just chiming in to say that I appreciate your discussing here (and also linking to your earlier discussions) of the concussion-reduction features of the helmet. Granted, that's more easily done in a review of a Kali which has such features than for, say, an Urge which doesn't. But, still, it's appreciated.

I’m not aware of any mtb helmet brand that’s trying to do less to reduce your concussion risk than Urge. This helmet being the latest example. It’s fairly disappointing, in 2022, to see an NSMB review brushing that away as a quibble for them. But, okay, sure, the metal visor bolt looks pretty.

Sure. Here are two:

Toyota leads companies in election-objector donations

Toyota resumes PAC donations to GOP election objectors after pause

This would be more fun if Toyota weren’t the largest corporate funder of seditionists in US Congress.

Agreed on both counts. 

I had a BLT, a v1 Bronson, and a v1 Hightower. Happily. Now it’s hard to imagine owning another SC bike.

I'm probably about as fast in t-shirts as I am in Kitsbow jerseys. But I definitely ain't keeping up anymore with the same crew if I give up decent brakes, tires, and dropper.