Originally Posted by
mstateglfr
Paying more for the helmet if its based on lies could be viewed as an 'injury'.
True, but consumers routinely choose to pay extra for helmets based on marketing. You can buy a Wave Cell helmet from Trek for anywhere from $99 to $299. The puffery used to justify the higher end Wave Cell, just like higher end Giro’s and other brands is at least as suspect as any problem with their safety claims. Also you can pay as much or more for a MIPS helmet, or a conventional helmet.
I have a Wave Cell helmet. I knew when I bought it that the safety claims were based on limited data. I’m not terribly upset that there’s now additional data to question the original data, and I’m certainly not holding my breath waiting for my $10 off coupon.