One of the latest "bull riding" helmets to hit the market is being produced by a company called Cowboy Armour. We find it puzzling why they would try to mislead potential users with inaccurate and misleading information.
Take a look at this blurb found on their website related to their helmets....
http://www.cowboyarmour.com/categories/Cowboy-Armour-Helmets/
Most other major league sports require you wear proper certified equipment by HECC (Hockey Equipment Certified Council) and/or CSA (Canadian Standards Association). HECC and CSA certified helmets have a sticker indicating their certification, allowing you the satisfaction of knowing the helmet will best serve your needs.
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Allowing me the satisfaction of knowing the helmet will best serve my needs? REALLY? Did I buy it to play HOCKEY? Um, no...you said BULL RIDING! Kinda of a different beast....
Perhaps true if you were using the helmet for what it was originally certified to do by HECC. These helmets have been modified in a variety of ways and clearly no longer meet the original "HECC Certification". I guess if a puck or stick is equal to a hoof or horn...but the reality is HECC does not provide any Certification for the ASTM F2530 Bull Riding Helmet Standard.
Although we have no plans of spending $495 USD, signing a Hold Harmless & Indemnification Agreement to confirm, from what we can tell, the Cowboy Armour Helmets are a Mission M11, a LaCrosse 1/8" Steel Mask and an add on Under Armour 4-Way Chin Cup. From everything we can gather that would be about $100 RETAIL USA...
We commend you if you truly do create a product that protects bull riders, but don't hide behind false misleading information and tie a monstrous price tag to it.
Think twice before signing a HOLD Harmless & Indemnification Agreement with ANYONE! Essentially they could put a bomb inside it knowingly...and there isn't anything you could do.
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