Anywhere in Adelaide sell Lazer brand helmets?

I've been looking around for Lazer helmets but as yet, can't find anywhere local that sells them - Giro have become the fashion standard it seems.  I'm not anti-Giro, but I'd like to look at a few other options too.

Any help? 

Thanks!

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Permalink Reply by Alasdair McLellan on October 6, 2011 at 16:31

For off-road use. Also what the customer does with it is the customer's business.

Permalink Reply by Paul on October 6, 2011 at 20:44

Just had a google on helmet standards and read a wikipedia on it:

 

SAI Global (a profit-making arm of the Standards Australia organisation]) runs a marketing program based on the AS/NZS 2063 standard, in which manufacturers pay royalties and fees to affix a "5 ticks" certification trademark sticker on helmets.[9]

 

This bumps up the price and once you add the importers and distributors profits into it it all adds up .  Same helmet as what you buy overseas, just twice the price.

Permalink Reply by Gemma K on October 6, 2011 at 20:58
Actually, that's crap.
There are now three certifiers who can do the ASNZ testing. SAI is just one of them. And the standard requires 'batch' testing so a random & set proportion sample from each imported batch is destroyed in testing. And quite a few model helmets from overseas don't pass the ASNZ bicycle helmet testing - and some are modified to suit the aust tests.
In other countries the helmet manufacturers can self-certify... which has lead to some massive recalls when something is found to be wrong in the field.
The Eu standard can result in some quite light helmets, lighter than passes in the US or here... The helmet might look the same, but it's not on the inside.
Permalink Reply by Alasdair McLellan on October 7, 2011 at 14:46

Do you know of any real-world examples of helmet models which have been specifically modified for AS compliance?

Permalink Reply by Belinda Hoare on October 7, 2011 at 14:57

No specific examples here, but this article gives an excellent explanation of the whole testing process, and clearly states that helmets do undergo modification if needed for the Australian market:

'Upholding Standard: How safe is your helmet? Here's exactly what is involved in bicycle helmets meeting Australian Standards'

http://bicyclingaustralia.com/node/267

Permalink Reply by Gemma K on October 7, 2011 at 15:06

Specialized Decibel was....

Permalink Reply by Kevin White on October 10, 2011 at 15:13

Try Pedals and Threads in Grenfell St

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