Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2003 9:36 pm
The <B>RoeRacing Team</B> is very fortunate to be sponsored by <a href="http://www.giro.com" target="_blank">GIRO Helmets</a>. Even if I wasn't sponsored by Giro, I would still be wearing a Giro helmet. If the Giro brand is good enough for Lance while he is going 50 mph on his bike, why wouldn't I want to wear one? Ask Michael Dong about how much he loves his Giro Helmet- it saved his life. Go to their site and check out thier complete line of helmets - there is something there that will work for you!
Giro tests all of their helmets <B>and</B> all of their competitors helmets on
a regular basis. They test side, front, back and top impacts. Giro helmets
are lighter and stronger but are not multi impact, meaning that they will last one life
saving hit and then need to be replaced. Thus, Giro can't compete against the cheaper open cell foam helmets that will take more hits, be heavier and sweatier. The closest thing to a skate helmet that Giro Makes is the is Semi. This is the same Helmet that Michael Dong, Gary Fluitt, Henry Hester, Terence Kirby, Steven King, Judi, and myself (plus a lot of non RoeRacing team members) are wearing. Giro has a great new helmet, the Xen (pronounced "Zen") that you may see on the hill this year.
You may have also seen some slalom racers last year wearing an awesome full-face, lightweight helmet - the Switchblade. It retails for about $180.00, is made in Italy and isn't cheap by any means and therefore, is not marketable for the average skater. But my head is worth it!!!!
RoeRacing is very fortunate to be sponsored by Giro - THANK YOU GIRO. However, are even more furtunate to have Judi Oyama riding for us! Judi and the folks at Giro have donated dozens of helmets for prizes at many of the races last year. <B>Judi and the folks at Giro - Thanks for supporting slalom skateboard racing!!</B>
Racers, support those who support Slalom Skateboard Racing - (and while your at it, get the best protection for your melon that is available!)
Later-
Gareth
Giro tests all of their helmets <B>and</B> all of their competitors helmets on
a regular basis. They test side, front, back and top impacts. Giro helmets
are lighter and stronger but are not multi impact, meaning that they will last one life
saving hit and then need to be replaced. Thus, Giro can't compete against the cheaper open cell foam helmets that will take more hits, be heavier and sweatier. The closest thing to a skate helmet that Giro Makes is the is Semi. This is the same Helmet that Michael Dong, Gary Fluitt, Henry Hester, Terence Kirby, Steven King, Judi, and myself (plus a lot of non RoeRacing team members) are wearing. Giro has a great new helmet, the Xen (pronounced "Zen") that you may see on the hill this year.
You may have also seen some slalom racers last year wearing an awesome full-face, lightweight helmet - the Switchblade. It retails for about $180.00, is made in Italy and isn't cheap by any means and therefore, is not marketable for the average skater. But my head is worth it!!!!
RoeRacing is very fortunate to be sponsored by Giro - THANK YOU GIRO. However, are even more furtunate to have Judi Oyama riding for us! Judi and the folks at Giro have donated dozens of helmets for prizes at many of the races last year. <B>Judi and the folks at Giro - Thanks for supporting slalom skateboard racing!!</B>
Racers, support those who support Slalom Skateboard Racing - (and while your at it, get the best protection for your melon that is available!)
Later-
Gareth