Type of helmet poll

[jimboreeno]

I have read lots of threads about helmet usage, and non usage, but I have not seen much on the different TYPES of helmets people are wearing. I am looking to replace the helmets I got from the PO of my bike.

My question is for the helmet wearers..

What type do you wear most often??

[GNEPIG]

.. i wear a full face helmet all of the time. it is an Icon and only cost about 160 bucks. i have fallen off several times and skidded down the road on what would have been my face, had i not been wearing a full face helmet. another benefit is that full face helmets are more aerodynamic than most peoples heads[thats right, i said most people].
when its real hot i leave the visor cracked open a little, when i have to ride a bike that has a wind shield or fairing, i leave the visor fully open.

[trukleon]

+helmets

haven't purchaseds one yet but WE will have the xs700 http://www.scorpionusa.com/products/..._raider.html:D

[gerkenbruce]

All the gear all the time

If you would have see my last Helmet you would understand why I will were my full face and the rest of my gear all the time.

XSively
Bruce

[Czekus21]

I have a ZEUS full face with the wrap around chin piece that flips up. Easier to burn a smoke when riding. I too have fallen off of a bike and have found that it hurts and not to do that anymore. If your going to were a helmet, Might as well be a full face. It will save your chin.

[webbcraft2150]

Current helmet is an ageing Shoei RF105V. I have virtually worn it out. Had to replace the padding inside. Will be buying a new one soon. I am leaning toward a full face with a flip up chin section, looks real handy. I have budgeted about $300 for a new one. The scooter mags have done some in depth testing on flip-ups and regular full face skid lids. I will be looking for Snell approval (or the european equal), good venting and light weight. I was surprised to find out that Cycle Gear offers 30 day trials for all there helmets. If you don't like it bring it back and try another!!! Try that with the mail order folks.

I went to a full face after a nasty broadside accident that I had on a open face (captain america graphics). They did a geat job of sewing my chin back together.

I still have my first open face, Bell Star, circa 1974. Its on "static" display in my garage.

[mro]

Wear full face Nolan, but removed the face shield. Prefer a little wind in my face.


mro
eventually will get armored pants/jacket
hope to have before hitting the ground.............agin


mro

[trbig]

Full with the flip up face style also. You can find really nice ones on Ebay. If you have 300 bucks to spend on one, you could buy at least 3 of them there for that!

I do like SHOEI's fastening system though better than anyone else's... just like a little seat belt buckle.

Tod

[Pat Kelly]

Shoei TZ1 full face.
I was interested in the flip-face helmets until I got to thinking about their construction. The chinbar that pivots is held on by 2 screws. Those two screws are all that's keeping the chinbar to the helmet. The chinbar is latched down by a tiny piece of plastic. That's all that's keeping that chinbar in front of your face.
I'll stick with a standard, one piece full-face helmet. I consider the flip-face helmets an open-face.
Just my opinion and prefrance

[Jerry]

Old Shoei RF700 full-face with 1 of 2 visors, clear for evening/dark days and high-vis (orange tint) for most of my riding. Shoei fits my head better than others I've tried, also have a full-face HJC (with heated visor) for snowmobiling.

Your jaw is a weak joint; best protect it with something or it will get messed up in an accident. Besides, full-face is quieter, at the loss of a lot of fresh air. Like a few others, I often ride with my visor opened a bit.

[xsross442]

i always wear a full face on bikes and sleds . i live in the country and june bugs sting at 60 mph. and frost bite is a bad thing.

[mastan]

I just got my first full face helmet, a Shoei TZ-R traveller. What a difference wearing this helmet makes! It's almost like riding with a fairing. I've always worn an open face with a flip up screen, but this thing is soooo much quieter, I don't even need earplugs with it. The quality of this lid is beyond anything I've worn before. I wish everything was this well made. Attention to detail is faultless. When I have tried on full face helmets in the store before, they always made me feel a little claustrophobic, but once you get out on the road, all is good.
I got it on e-bay for $135.00. It was a display model, but after a good cleaning,( not that it needed it), I am very happy. I don't know if this helmet or any other is worth the $400 list price, but I am very happy with my purchase.
Mark Stanton
78XS11e

[Pain]

Full face Shoei. Will probaly replace with a flip over the winter.

As for the DOT/Snell certs, (I saw some post about snell and the chin bars), there was a good cycle world article about it a few years ago.

DOT looks at lower inpact, but more hits, while snell looks at higher inpact, but only one hit. Both is the best, of course, but Snell does not have a standard for flip helmets, and so does not test or certify them.

Flip helmets are popular with the LDRider crowd (Where 800miles for lunch is not just normal, but not really far enough away), and there have been several get-off with the flips. I am not aware of any that resulted in the failure of the chin bar, but that is not exactly scientific either.

I would not be worried about a quality flip helmet. I let my fiancee get one, and I sure want her face to stay the way it is. But, like all gear, different people are going to have different comfort levels.

[strom]

Got a schubert concept...
a good quality modular pot. Flip for the rest of the world I guess.
Not really comfortable riding with the chin part up, but good enuff for the occasional smoke through the city.
Very nice venting, actually usable, but not the cheapest (hey, I love myself the most)

LP

[BLUEJEEPLAB]

I was using full stationary full faces. I now have switched over to the flip ups, it's nice to be able to flip it up at the stops and breathe. I'm a little claustrophobic. I used to wear open face helmets and goggles until a chance encounter with a Bumble Bee...