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Vintage Bell Snell SA 95 M3 Kevlar Racing Helmet, bag and original box.:
$250.00
The \"EC 96\" designation on a Bell M3 helmet refers to its ECE 22.04 or ECE 22.05 European safety certification standard, which was heavily revised and adopted across Europe around 1996.When you see a Bell M3 marked with EC 96, it indicates the European-market version of this iconic helmet.Shell & Technical SpecificationsThe EC Differences: Unlike the US Snell-rated version (which used a thicker, heavier outer shell to pass strict American penetration tests), European \"EC\" regulations prioritized greater impact absorption. This allowed the EC 96 version to be slightly lighter and have a different energy-managing EPS inner liner layout.
