Lead in bicycle helmet
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Lead in bicycle helmet
I just purchased a Lazer Compact DLX MIPS Helmet and it had a California prop 65 warning stating that there is lead in the helmet. Should I return the helmet or is the helmet safe to use?
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Hard to imagine where the lead might be. It hasn't been in paint in a long time and the rest of the helmet is plastic. Either way, unless you plan to eat parts of the helmet, any lead is not an issue because it's concentration would be extremely low. It wouldn't surprise me to find that the Prop 65 warning was a mistake.
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There is not a single product sold in California that does not have that label.
It started out as a way to clean up toxic water. It is now a blanket liability statement used by every company.
Since the California market is so substantial for nearly every product, it is cheaper to just slap on a warning sticker that everyone ignores anyway.
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It started out as a way to clean up toxic water. It is now a blanket liability statement used by every company.
Since the California market is so substantial for nearly every product, it is cheaper to just slap on a warning sticker that everyone ignores anyway.
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Don't chew on the helmet, or crush it into dust-like particles and inhale them. I think you'll be fine.
Interestingly, there's actual expert information easily found online, other than in bike forums!
Lead Poisoning also known as plumbism
Causes
Interestingly, there's actual expert information easily found online, other than in bike forums!
Lead Poisoning also known as plumbism
Causes
- Occurs when the body absorbs lead in large amounts by breathing in or swallowing substances that contain lead. It is seen after exposure to lead for months or years.
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the weight penalty can be deadly sometimes.
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Is this the first time you've seen one of these warnings?
Did you return all the other products that had the warning?
AFAIK there is only one surefire strategy to getting a helmet without exposing yourself to chemicals used in plastics manufacturing:
Did you return all the other products that had the warning?
AFAIK there is only one surefire strategy to getting a helmet without exposing yourself to chemicals used in plastics manufacturing:
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Good intentions gone awry.
I guess the story of The Boy Who Cried Wolf was not read to the state leaders there when they were young.
I still can't get over the warning you read in the parking garages there..... after you park in them! <grin>
I guess the story of The Boy Who Cried Wolf was not read to the state leaders there when they were young.
I still can't get over the warning you read in the parking garages there..... after you park in them! <grin>
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wrap it in tin foil (at least 3 layers, minimum!!!), and you'll be safe.
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Get the lead out by riding faster.
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I wouldn't worry about it. How do you feel about other everyday health hazards? I doubt this lead threat would even make your top 1000.
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Good intentions gone awry.
I guess the story of The Boy Who Cried Wolf was not read to the state leaders there when they were young.
I still can't get over the warning you read in the parking garages there..... after you park in them! <grin>
I guess the story of The Boy Who Cried Wolf was not read to the state leaders there when they were young.
I still can't get over the warning you read in the parking garages there..... after you park in them! <grin>
https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/20...65-toxic-water
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Does this helmet have a light in it? If so guessing there might be a machined brass piece for the light or battery holder and this type of brass will contain some lead. Hence prop65 warning.
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Or lead-based solder on the electrical parts.
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Literally generations of people were raised in houses with lead pipes and paint.
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in the sense that this aspect of prop 65 was a mistake, yes. it's become a totally meaningless waste of effort, and even worse it distracts from something that MIGHT actually be hazardous since the ubiquity of them means everyone ignores them.
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pretty much like most traffic laws (stop signs) .
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