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G'day fellow Strommers,
I've been thinking of buying myself a new helmet before the big trip to Bingara and just use my old HJC to go to and from work as it tends to get knocked around a bit.
I went and tried on a few including Nolan, Shark and HJC and I do like the shark Flip face helmet at $550 (approx)
I also tried on one of those elmets that look like a motorcross lid but with a full screen that can slide up and with a peak attached to the front.
What style of lid do you guys wear and why? Would the above style helmet be suitable for most types of riding on the wee-strom...mostly road but the occassional dirt or would a full road style helmet without the peak be better?
Does the peak style helmets get hammered around with wind/turbulance much (I noticed they are well vented within the peak)
They look bloody huge compared to a road helmet..especially outfront as the chin part sticks out alot more? are they any good for touring with this kind of helmet.
I'm either considering one of those or a flip face style so I can use it completely open or closed.
One good thing about the Shark Flip face is that that chin section goes completely over the helmet out of the way to the back and looks to be creating some kind of spoiler or something...looks pretty good but the bike shop didn't have one my size..they seem to be a bit smaller in their sizing compared to other brands.
I know almost SFA about helmets..only to get one that feels comfy and is Aust complianced.
Cheers
wobbly_boot
Dave
I've been thinking of buying myself a new helmet before the big trip to Bingara and just use my old HJC to go to and from work as it tends to get knocked around a bit.
I went and tried on a few including Nolan, Shark and HJC and I do like the shark Flip face helmet at $550 (approx)
I also tried on one of those elmets that look like a motorcross lid but with a full screen that can slide up and with a peak attached to the front.
What style of lid do you guys wear and why? Would the above style helmet be suitable for most types of riding on the wee-strom...mostly road but the occassional dirt or would a full road style helmet without the peak be better?
Does the peak style helmets get hammered around with wind/turbulance much (I noticed they are well vented within the peak)
They look bloody huge compared to a road helmet..especially outfront as the chin part sticks out alot more? are they any good for touring with this kind of helmet.
I'm either considering one of those or a flip face style so I can use it completely open or closed.
One good thing about the Shark Flip face is that that chin section goes completely over the helmet out of the way to the back and looks to be creating some kind of spoiler or something...looks pretty good but the bike shop didn't have one my size..they seem to be a bit smaller in their sizing compared to other brands.
I know almost SFA about helmets..only to get one that feels comfy and is Aust complianced.
Cheers
wobbly_boot
Dave