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Re:Bontrager’s WaveCel material more effective at preventing... by TheSpiceIsLife on Wednesday August 28, 2019 @11:50PM (#20826515)
It'd be hard to miss the potential for that to be marketing-speak for "buy more helmets more often", especially given the context of the comment you replied to.
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Re:Bontrager’s WaveCel material more effective at preventing... by adrianN on Thursday August 29, 2019 @12:14AM (#20826626)
I've had old helmets develop cracks spontaneously so this is marketing that I tend to believe.
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Re:Bontrager’s WaveCel material more effective at preventing... by TheSpiceIsLife on Thursday August 29, 2019 @12:58AM (#20826812)
By old do you mean two years or twenty?
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Re:Bontrager’s WaveCel material more effective at preventing... by adrianN on Thursday August 29, 2019 @01:46AM (#20826986)
I think that helmet was less than four years old. And it wasn't a cheap one either.
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Re:Bontrager’s WaveCel material more effective at preventing... by jacquesm on Thursday August 29, 2019 @02:43AM (#20827240)
That's a warranty issue more than a reason to buy another one of the same brand.
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