To waste or not to waste... that's the question

My helmet was damaged in one drop I had a couple of years ago. I know, it's completely crazy and I shouldn't have stayed with it. But it was mainly due to my limited budget.
I'm a happy poor:), don't have my money falling out of my pocket, so I have kept on using my S3 helmet.

The damage in the helmet it's not big. The main point is that I won't be allowed to participate in my future races.
For this kind of staff (helmets, cycling shoes,...) I'm unfortunately a posh. I like the waste my bread at once in expensive things but stayed with the thing for lots and lots of years.

So, again, not a surprise, I'm looking at Specialized for the new helmet I'll be wearing in Lanzarote.
I don't know why the S-brand does this kind of thing: they don't create anything ugly/bad, everything is impressived, superb, love-at-first-sight things.

Regarding helments, I found that Specialized has created another top level helmet, Prevail, whereas my current helmet S3 has been moved to the second place.

Prevail is a profesionals-made-for helmet. S3 is the litle brother, sharing most of the features of the big brother.

http://www.specialized.com/es/en/ftr/helmets/road-helmets/sworks-prevail 

http://www.specialized.com/es/en/ftr/helmets/road-helmets/s3

Fortunately I've found a nice blog that compares the two models and checks if it is worth buying the big one:

http://www.theactivetimes.com/head-games-tale-two-helmets

I'm expecting another fight between my crazy side and my conciousness voice:)