Originally Posted by
Sy Reene
Not to butt in to a perfectly entertaining argument, but he did qualify his original point of view with the following:
"A quick look at my Strava shows I rode about 300 hours this year. Multiply that by 5 years, the replacement age of a helmet, and it’s seen 1500 hours in the direct sun, in the heat, in the cold and rain. Bounced around my bike bag, my trunk, and on my head."
Which would have been fine if he hadn't been expressing his blanket disapproval of people who disregarded this 3-5 year "rule".