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Title: How do you like your helmet !!!
Post by: squigly on March 15, 2011, 12:37 PM
Could think of a more amusing title but i'm in the market for buying a lid, never got on with full face jobs, used to ride with a pro-tek BITD but  only in competition when the rules stated you had too, other wise i always had the wind in my hair riding everything from tracks to parks to streets to industrial estates to storm drains !!

Any recomendations on buying a Lid in todays market ? good/bad brands ? do you honestly get what you pay for ?

just looking for people opinions on what works for them.   
Title: Re: How do you like your helmet !!!
Post by: Jaymz on March 15, 2011, 12:42 PM
I am no pro, I wear either a 661 full face or a motocross helmet depending on which ones in the car, but thats because thats all i could afford, with more cash i'd have a THE
Title: Re: How do you like your helmet !!!
Post by: brettypeeps on March 15, 2011, 12:45 PM
I have a Bell Faction open faced they have a great range of colours at a great price :daumenhoch:

and just got one of these http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx'modelID=45069 (http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx'modelID=45069) which has great vision

and when you are as ugly as me you need all the protection you can get to stop it getting worse :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: How do you like your helmet !!!
Post by: Jon The Bassist on March 15, 2011, 12:48 PM
I'm no expert on brands, so I can only speak from experience:

Every day use, jumps in the woods, taking my lads to the local skatepark - cheap p1sspot from DB/Raleigh [Kobe?]. Good visibility in traffic, snug & comfy fit, never landed on it but seems strong and fit for purpose.

Track use - 661 helmet, lightweight, well-vented and an excellent snug fit so doesn't move around. A lot lighter and more comfy than the fullface I had 20 years ago. My son and dad both use 661 also.
Title: Re: How do you like your helmet !!!
Post by: squigly on March 15, 2011, 12:51 PM
Experience is where its at  :daumenhoch: thats why i asked.
Title: Re: How do you like your helmet !!!
Post by: Dark Diggler on March 15, 2011, 01:14 PM
Go to a shop and try some out, open face vote from me would be a TSG evo, nice, light and slim  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: How do you like your helmet !!!
Post by: Mattdub on March 15, 2011, 01:52 PM

Got Shoei & Troy Lee MX lids , pisspot & Fox Flux  ;)
Title: Re: How do you like your helmet !!!
Post by: Stodgy on March 15, 2011, 01:53 PM


Capix Opener Pisspot.

Fricking lovely.
Title: Re: How do you like your helmet !!!
Post by: Peter J on March 15, 2011, 10:29 PM
Full face for racing: Bell Moto 7

P1ss pot for stood around chatting at Blackpool sessions  >:D : 661

I've got a fat head egg head and they were the best fitting for me  :coolsmiley:

Like Diggler said try a few on  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: How do you like your helmet !!!
Post by: hunterdubber on March 15, 2011, 10:41 PM
Toby Henderson Enterprises Full face for track use

and trusty 661 mullet for park use



I personally like the look of Troy lees and Giro remedy carbon full faces , but they cost a little bit more , for the pleasure of owning one  :smitten:
Title: Re: How do you like your helmet !!!
Post by: Badbaldie on March 15, 2011, 11:24 PM
what ever style helmet you go with you have defo got to try the helmet on to make sure it fits right . :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: How do you like your helmet !!!
Post by: squigly on March 16, 2011, 12:21 PM
what ever style helmet you go with you have defo got to try the helmet on to make sure it fits right . :daumenhoch:

hell yeah, i dont even know what size my head is -
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Title: Re: How do you like your helmet !!!
Post by: krautrocks on March 16, 2011, 12:55 PM
of course you first should measure your head and then have a look at the size charts of the manufacturer the helmet youīve chosen. they vary a bit, so e.g. large-size on the one isnīt large-size on the other manufacturer.  once you have determined the size and have found a brand which you like itīs plain easy.

i stick to Fly fullface helmets for years now. they are of reasonable price, are pretty light, look cool and are safe.
on an pisspot i go with the pro-tec classic. since 2008 i think they even offer 4 sizes.

you should rather safe money on gay carbon fork or titan parts than on a helmet.
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