Full face helmet poll

pimaCanyon · Post by **pimaCanyon** » Thu Dec 24, 2009 3:21 pm

Full face helmet users: What's your helmet? What do you like about it? What do you not like about it?

bigbropgo · Post by **bigbropgo** » Thu Dec 24, 2009 3:23 pm

tonz of info about this.

pimaCanyon · Post by **pimaCanyon** » Thu Dec 24, 2009 3:40 pm

bigbropgo wrote: tonz of info about this.

ummmm. okay...

(in case you're wondering, I did do a search first but was unable to locate said tonz of info. But I will try the search again and see if I'm more successful the second time.)

bigbropgo · Post by **bigbropgo** » Thu Dec 24, 2009 3:43 pm

topic13372.html
topic13285.html
topic4333.html
topic12879.html
topic12762.html

thats a start, hope that helps. i wasn't trying to be rude. i guess i just made a blank, neutral statement without backup of info.

Lostmycage · Post by **Lostmycage** » Thu Dec 24, 2009 4:00 pm

[cough] <a href="forum12.html">FAQ</a> [/cough]

bigbropgo · Post by **bigbropgo** » Thu Dec 24, 2009 4:04 pm

topic10281.html
topic12336.html
topic10546.html

viewtopic.php?t=4951&highlight=helmet+choose

another couple.

if those don't work. LMC will take care of ya^. (the faq section)

jmazza · Post by **jmazza** » Thu Dec 24, 2009 5:14 pm

Hey pimaCanyon

Yes, our search function can be a bit hard to manage. There's a lot of great info in those links above. Also, informal helmet reviews tend to pop up frequently so just thumb through the last few weeks of thread topics and you'll likely find more.

Another great source of helmet info that a lot of us trust is the WebBikeWorld.com review section. They do extremely thorough reviews covering everything from (obviously) safety to comfort, wind noise, etc.

As for my helmet, I've only had two models in my life but I'm a fan of Scorpion EXO series helmets. I have an EXO-400 that I purchased at SportBikeTrackGear.com for $100 and they now have certain colors for as low as $70. It gets great reviews at WebBikeWorld. The EXO-700 and EXO-1000 are even a bit better. The 400 is very comfortable; it has the feel of a very expensive helmet. I'm not sure it's the PERFECT shape for my head, but it's very close. Head shape is an important factor in helmet choice (something covered in the reviews I linked above) and can be one of the hardest things to get right.

I'm sure most of this info and more is in the FAQ that LMC linked above, so definitely give that a read and good luck with your choice!

Skootz Kabootz · Post by **Skootz Kabootz** » Thu Dec 24, 2009 7:56 pm

An alternate means of searching Modern Buddy is to do a site specific search using Google. Enter the following string in the search field substituting your actual search term where indicated (quotes not necessary).

"your search term" site:www.modernbuddy.com

jfrost2 · Post by **jfrost2** » Thu Dec 24, 2009 8:04 pm

There's articles, posts, and topics debating this all.

But here's my opinion. It's more protective, warmer in the winter, less noisy.

pimaCanyon · Post by **pimaCanyon** » Thu Dec 24, 2009 9:14 pm

thanks, bigbropgo, for the links. Yeah, the trouble I found with the search is that it returns a zillion threads. So after looking at a few I go lazy and made a post. I appreciate the links--I will read thru all of them later today or over the weekend.

And thanks to the others who replied.

I have a Nolan N43 Trilogy that I'm pretty sure I'm returning. I just ordered a GMax Gm68. It's inexpensive (half the cost of the Nolan), but the main reason I ordered it is the review on webbikeworld give it an "outstanding" for ventilation which is something I will need most of the year here in southeastern Arizona.

I have worn the Nolan around the house (but not on the bike), it seems to fit okay, but I'm concerned about the flexibility of the chin guard, the closeness of the chin guard to my chin, the lack of face shield partial opening positions, and the ventilation.