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October 02, 2011, 04:46:40 PM »
What are folks using for helmet storage? I've currently got mine sitting on a box in my office, though I'd like to move them out into the garage so they can be located with the rest of my gear.
Some options I've found are:
http://hillbillybuys.com/cart/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=8
http://www.alaskaleatheronline.com/servlet/the-61/Helmet-Hitch/Detail
A DIY setup using PVC pipe.
And of course just putting them on a shelf.
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October 02, 2011, 07:30:46 PM »
I don't know it for sure but I believe that keeping the helmet from UV and climate control makes the helmet last longer.
Twice as helmet got older I left them in the garage while putting my newest in a helmet bag in the house. The older ones quickly went from fitting well to loose with the lining shedding flakes of foam.
Just my 2 cents.
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October 02, 2011, 08:02:19 PM »
I keep all our hats in the coolest and driest part of the house, the master bedroom closet. Heat and humidity are your lid's worst enemies when you're not wearing it. You can use a helmet re-freshener to deal with the sweat and hair/body oil stuff. I've got a 12+ year old Arai that I would be happy to wear because right now it's sitting in a dry, dark place.
Sadly, they do pass their usefulness. I had a Wes Cooley replica that, with great remorse, I had to retire. I got about 15 years out of that one.
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October 02, 2011, 08:06:36 PM »
Hmm. Well, I suppose I could consider hanging/storing them somewhere in the house instead. In their current position, I just worry about them falling to the floor...
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October 06, 2011, 07:06:05 AM »
I have one helmet. It's sitting on my kitchen counter. When riding is done for the season, I'll move it down to the basement and put it in the dust cover thingie and then in the box it came in.
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On a shelf
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October 06, 2011, 07:50:34 AM »
I don't have any shelves. The garage definitely needs some "freshening up"...
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Quote from: sammyseaman on October 06, 2011, 07:17:22 AM
On a shelf
In the house away from mice and spiders.
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Quote from: sammyseaman on October 06, 2011, 07:17:22 AM
On a shelf
On grid-perforated shelves. Dries out the bottom of the helmet and wet gloves quicker.
I have a couple 5-tier retail paintcan display racks that are great for storing all my bike gear.
Keeps my good boots away from the cat too, she'll pick at the toes with her claws if I leave them on the floor, the little biotch.
My cat has had a leather shoe fetish since a kitten.
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Quote from: ConPilot1 on October 06, 2011, 10:06:27 AM
On grid-perforated shelves. Dries out the bottom of the helmet and wet gloves quicker.
I have a couple 5-tier retail paintcan display racks that are great for storing all my bike gear.
Keeps my good boots away from the cat too, she'll pick at the toes with her claws if I leave them on the floor, the little biotch.
My cat has had a leather shoe fetish since a kitten.
Kitties with leather fetishes...RAWR!
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Quote from: Hambonee on October 06, 2011, 10:11:04 AM
Kitties with leather fetishes...RAWR!
I'll triple that RAWR.
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October 18, 2011, 04:42:24 AM »
Never put any thought to it. It sits on the garage shelf
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