Wanted bike helmets for 3, 5, and 7 year olds. Can have broken buckle or
missing pads.  For my neighbor's grandkids that we got bikes for.  We have
adult S for the 9 and 10 year olds already but could use child's large for
them instead.

22 responses total.

I'd recommend against "used" bike helmets.

Do you buy a new helmet every time you bike?   Would you prefer a used helmet
of the proper size or the ones we lent them which are adult sized or no helmet
at all?  I am not going to spend $40 per kid as a gift to my neighbor's
grandchildren.  They are more likely to wear helmets that fit.  The two
smallest kids are being very good about wearing helmets even when they don't
fit at all.

re #2
 Do you buy a new helmet every time you bike?
Every helmet I own was purchased in new condition.

 I am not going to spend $40 per kid as a gift to my neighbor's
 grandchildren.
Then don't buy them helmet.  OR, do what I did for my kids and take them to
the local hospital on the one day a month when they sell new $5 bike helmets.

These kids do not have any money at all.  We offered to sell their parent the
bikes for $5 each but nothing happened.  They are borrowing the bikes.  And
I do not agree that a helmet is no longer usable after it has been used by
the first owner.  Every helmet I own was also purchased, by someone, new.
Who started this myth about helmets disintegrating when they change hands?

It isnt that, keeson. It is that sometimes things happen which damage
the helmets in a way that is not visable or obvious. If you buy a used
helmet, you have no way of knowing if that has happened. 

A used helmet is a lot better than no helmet.  And the helmets we are lending
them also have plastic shells, so even if the styrofoam underneath were to
have some hairline crack, it would still be effective and not fall apart.

I made a recommendation against a "used" helmet and now I'm on trial cuz they
"do not have any money at all"?
If you gave someone a car with bad brakes and somebody suggested new brakes
would be a "good" brake replacement then would you accuse them of spreading
wivestales?

Brakes that are known to be bad should be replaced.  Helmets that are unknowns
are most likely fine.  Most people do not fall on their heads while riding
helmets and then give them away.

Most people do not give kids lifejackets that they are unsure will keep them
from drowning.

Please provide statistics on the percentage of used kids' helmets that are
not functional.

Even one is too many, imo.  If it were your kid then you wouldn't be singing
the hobo tune about gifting somebody's garbage.

We have a large collection of used helmets that we wear on our used heads.
If the kids' parent wants to spend money on new helmets, fine with us, but
she is probably not very well-to-do.  The kids are having a ball visiting from
some area of Detroit where they don't know their neighbors, and where they
don't have bikes.  They can come up with $5 per bike including helmet.  Their
grandmother is not working, she is spending all her time with these kids and
with a son who is in the hospital for several months.   We have somehow
succeeded in convincing the two smaller kids that they really need to wear
helmets (they both fall a lot and had bandages on their heads for a few days
from when they took off the helmets and since then only a few scrapes on arms
and legs).  The oldest boy showed us how he can use his foot as a rear brake.
They invited me to bike with them (to the corner and back 10-15 times).  Tod,
you are welcome to purchase new helmets for kids ages 3 5 7 9 10 and 13 and
mail them to my address here.  I will take a photo of the kids wearing them
and email it to you.  They are cute kids.  You can send new bikes too.  But
Jim got these all adjusted and the brakes work and the tires have air.

We just found a small kid's helmet and will fix that up for tomorrow (it needs
pads and a buckle which is easier to adjust).  

The important thing is to replace the helmet after it's been in an 
accident.  They're only really effective once.  Even banging a helmet 
around too much can compromise its integrity.

re #12
What's your address?  Can you give me their head sizes?

Tod, if you are serious I will measure their heads.  They live in the same
building that I do, in an efficiency apartment (4-6 kids, 2 adults).  My
landlord is a kind person and was not expecting so many people but is trying
to accept it.  They may be leaving in a week - it keeps changing.  They were
supposed to go to day camp in Ypsi but the ride did not materialize.  
The two older girls can probably manage fine with our adult small helmets
(which don't look very used) which leaves 3 5 7 and 9 and if the helmets look
'cool' (and are better ventilated than ours) they might be more likely to wear
them.  Kids' helmets seem not to be ventilated much and cover more head.  THe
3 year old complained his was too hot (it was also an adult large - we figure
better something than nothing and the other kids got the smaller ones).  

I'm serious.  Give me measurements.  Send me your address at tplesco@gmail.com

Measurements are 20" (3 year old), 22" for the 5, 7 and 9 year olds, the two
girls are not here today.  The 5 year old is the one who learned to touch type
dfjk in half an hour and likes to follow the rules.  
We already have (used) 20", 22", 23" and 24" and Jim is trying to put thicker
pads in the two largest ones.  The 3 year old likes to wear my adult 24". 
If he had a new one he would be more likely to wear it.  But he says they are
too hot too.  (It is in the 90s this week).  Give us a couple of days to make
sure of the measurements by trying the 22" on all the older kids.  They are
supposed to be sitting quietly in the front yard right now.  (They are
actually much quieter than their grandparents, who like loud radio).

Tanks!
Lemme know thefinal measurements for all the your addy..

I would have to make sure grandma and/or mom were interested first.  And we
still have to try the 20" on the 3 year old to make sure of measurements.
They are away right now (I don't hear them, anyway).  We are working on a
computer for them with games including typing, math, and spelling.  They have
never had a computer at home.  Or apparently a bike.

The 20" works, as does the 22" pink one Jim rescued at Kiwanis last night (the
thin plastic shell had come untaped but he taped it back on firmly) and it
matches the pink bike.  The two older kids wanted it too.  We were offered
a white kid's that is probably too small.  The 9 year old is getting an adult
small that could use larger pads.  They are also getting the computer (very
cheap) with at least 50 games, several of which involve racing a snail or a
monster while you add numbers or type letters (using the correct fingers makes
you go faster on FF FD DK KKK KD....).  

tod .. get the righet infro? .. time to freexe itrem?

You have to love the way sindi got tod to buy those kids some new 
helmets. This .cf is more fun than agora with the keesan entries!

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