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are there any tricks to keep helmet bands from drying out and breaking?
i had a band on my helmet and it dryed out and broke. does anybody have any tricks to keep this from happening again or another way to keep those things i have on my helmet on there?
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Permalink Reply by kenny goines on
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try a peice of bicycle innertube they seem to hold up, and you can make more than one out of one innertube.
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Either use the ones for toddler sized bikes, and remove the stem, or use a larger one and cut to lenght and tie square knot a little to small, it sounds funny I know but this is also alot cheaper than buying bands over and over.
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If you put WD-40 on it it better, or you just might end up with a hot head!
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Permalink Reply by Adam Box on
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in all seriousness, If it's that important, i'd go to an auto store and ask them.
personally, i just kinda try not to keep anything too valuable in my helmet band.
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Permalink Reply by mike on
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well all i really keep in my band is a flashlight and two wedges. and it all comes in handy.
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Permalink Reply by PFC Harmon on
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We just have a tube out of a large truck tire at our station, when someones breaks or loses one they just cut them off another peice.
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thats wut i was thinkin about doin but im the only one in our whole department that uses a band.
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Just get the tube and keep it in your locker. Usually after a couple of fires the rubber gets dry and brittle so they need changing often. On a side note dont try tape I had a rookie in my department wrap his helmet in black electrical tape, it didnt work real good.
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