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[GoodLeave]

@edge 20kN is not impressive at all A 100kg person jumping on your head is ~5kN force. I think the units should be "g", not "kN" since accelerometers were mentioned and 300g is a traditional benchmark thought to introduce permanent brain injury I believe (thinking back to some bicycle helmet tests I saw)

Custom Bats Forum.

"Come for the bats, stay for the science"

[Ayrtek Cricket]

Yes sorry my bad...trying to juggle a 1 year old, read a PDF and type led to an error it's as per below:-

"the peak acceleration shall not exceed 250 gn.
NOTE The symbol gn signifies a deceleration of 9.81m/s2"

[GoodLeave]

I even bore myself sometimes...

... anything to forget how disappointing the helmet I received was I suppose

I thought it was interesting! I really did!

Sorry you didn't get a good lid though. Assume you can return?

[edge]

Oops... I was confused, worked on the assumption you meant G not kN and then typed kN myself... d'oh night shift brain. @DorsetDan you're not wrong, 20kN would be approx the total impact force of the ball at test speeds.

[Biggie Smalls]

This is a friggin awesome thread , good posts by all . Glad i have 2 masuris and my new fave ....adidas adizero /ayrtek.  I will definitely buy another titanium/carbon ayrtek as soon as they are released.  Ive made some cricket purchases i regret but  I'm glad a Shrey helmet isn't one of them - particularly after today's innings . I hooked a bouncer for four , next ball was same delivery but ball stuck in the pitch a bit and the ball glanced off the back of the bat flush onto my helmet . Times like these you want to trust your safety gear is up to scratch .

[GoodLeave]

I thought mine was OK. I'll check it tomorrow to make sure.

No rattles or obvious signs of "Shonkiness". Much cheaper than the Masuri as well (PDC Black Friday 2015 pricing)

Still, would be nice for me to confirm in my own mind that it's a good lid. Let you know tomorrow.

Update: Nope, absoloutly rock solid. No cracks, cloth fits nicely everywhere including under the peak... no complaints.

I notice that most (if not all) of the broken ones are Ti... mines steel, coincidence?

[Vitas Cricket]

Update: Nope, absoloutly rock solid. No cracks, cloth fits nicely everywhere including under the peak... no complaints.

I notice that most (if not all) of the broken ones are Ti... mines steel, coincidence?

The picture of the young lads helmet in my opening post is steel

[GoodLeave]

Ah.

Thought it might have been a problem fixing Ti grill's to the shell that caused the cracking. Seems not. Guess I just got lucky?

[Ayrtek Cricket]

Prob more relevant to check the batch number and production date on them as it should be listed on the sticker/label inside of the helmet as part of the BSI standard requirements.

[GoodLeave]

Prob more relevant to check the batch number and production date on them as it should be listed on the sticker/label inside of the helmet as part of the BSI standard requirements.

Interesting. Again, will check tomorrow and report back.

[chrisbd]

They also had a horrible petrol smell in many - due to the adhesive they use.

Masuri all the way for me, and with the new ranges to come out, the USP of Shrey seems to be being taken away. Can only see them fading from here!

[Garmatthews]

Regarding weight. The new Original Test helmets i have mentioned are about to launch. And will address all the problems that players have raised with the Vision Series regarding weight and looks, but unlike Shrey will actually be well built.

Any ideas on the launch date for these jake?

[Vitas Cricket]

Any ideas on the launch date for these jake?

Pre Christmas is as specific as I can be currently.

[avkrish]

A few questions, after reading most of the posts on this topic:

1. Did or did not Shrey pass the new British Standards test? That is what they claim.
2. Does it mean that the body which passed these helmets under the new British Safety standards made some sort of compromise and passed a sub-standard product?
3. If there are safety issues with these helmets, how come ECB have permitted use of these helmets in the UK?
4. Does it mean that the professionals who use these helmets are compromising their safety for whatever extra they are receiving from this manufacturer? They should be, if we go by the posts on this topic so far.

There are a few on the Forum who know or claim to know professional players at different levels & and other decision makers. Perhaps they can shed some light on this?

Perhaps this would be of interest too:

https://www.ecb.co.uk/concussion-in-cricket/helmets

[Number4]

Also are we talking about every model of the Shrey or are these "faults" limited to certain ranges?... I only ask this as it was stated originally that "Every Shrey helmet"