Modular design: 360-degree Pivot Locking System employs stainless steel jaws that wrap around stainless steel pegs, securing the EPS-lined chinbar in the down position. Large, front-of-helmet release button is easy to manipulate while wearing riding gloves. Smooth, single-handed up/down action. CNS-1 shield: Noticeably wider and taller than the previous CX-1V [...]
German helmet-maker Schuberth has been selling the C3 modular lid outside the U.S. since 2008 but finally has taken the plunge into our market again after being absent since 2006. The C3 is a premium, ECE/DOT-approved flip-up helmet with a German focus on engineering for comfort and safety. The shell [...]
Heading out for long days in the saddle? We were when preparing for February’s four-bike sport-touring comparison (“High Speed, Low Altitude”), so we gathered a quartet of current or recently introduced medium-priced full-face helmets seemingly well-suited for such duty. We chose a pair with flip-up chinbars and a pair with [...]
A sneak peek of the Roland Sands Designs “Apocalypse” graphic was all the motivation we needed to pick up this new Bell Vortex. Actual on-head performance of this Snell 2010-approved full-face helmet during our recent Open-class sportbike shootout (“Alternative Energy,” July) has kept it in place on our craniums. Fancy [...]
Let’s face it: most three-quarter helmets evoke images of tradition, not technology. Davida, however, claims to have integrated these usually mutually exclusive ideals into its hand-made designs. We sampled the smartly styled Jet, one of four available models. Using three shells to cover six sizes (XS-XXL), all feature composite-fiberglass construction, [...]
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