Joe90
Member
Hi All,
I bought a new style Petzl Elios helmet just under a year ago, due to my old trusty one (about 8 years???) eventually giving up and showing some stress marks (whitening of the plastic).
Now i had issues with this model from the start due to the new adjustment system being much more fiddly and i suspected not so hardy. Turns out i was right. making the cradle bigger whilst off your head isn't as easy as it ought to be. It feels as though the buttons don't work properly. Never had an issue with my old wheel type.
I also don't like how the under ear parts consistently pop open on their silly hinge. The old style while more fiddly and slower was much more stable.
I assume these changes, at least the under ear adjusters were made to make it easier to use as a center helmet. Although I don't think the cradle is easier to adjust.
Anyway, my issue is its broken after less than a years use. Admittedly I do use it at least three or four days out off most weeks, but that is no different to my last one.
It has broken just behind the button on one of the twin plastic arms that come from the swivel back to the (stupid) button adjusters.
So two questions....
1. Is this something anybody else has had happen to them or heard off from somebody they know?
2. Is it maybe my ginger sweat that has destroyed the plastic faster than that of a normal person?
Ill attach a picture below
Thanks
Joe
I bought a new style Petzl Elios helmet just under a year ago, due to my old trusty one (about 8 years???) eventually giving up and showing some stress marks (whitening of the plastic).
Now i had issues with this model from the start due to the new adjustment system being much more fiddly and i suspected not so hardy. Turns out i was right. making the cradle bigger whilst off your head isn't as easy as it ought to be. It feels as though the buttons don't work properly. Never had an issue with my old wheel type.
I also don't like how the under ear parts consistently pop open on their silly hinge. The old style while more fiddly and slower was much more stable.
I assume these changes, at least the under ear adjusters were made to make it easier to use as a center helmet. Although I don't think the cradle is easier to adjust.
Anyway, my issue is its broken after less than a years use. Admittedly I do use it at least three or four days out off most weeks, but that is no different to my last one.
It has broken just behind the button on one of the twin plastic arms that come from the swivel back to the (stupid) button adjusters.
So two questions....
1. Is this something anybody else has had happen to them or heard off from somebody they know?
2. Is it maybe my ginger sweat that has destroyed the plastic faster than that of a normal person?
Ill attach a picture below
Thanks
Joe
