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I wear glasses and have a Shoei Syncrotec II, which I find pretty comfy to wear with my glasses on, but I am now looking for a new helmet, and I am thinking of getting a full face non-flip front one.
Are there any glasses wearers out there who can recommend me a full face helmet? Is it easy to get your glasses on once the lid is on? Comfy for long distances? Looking for something around the £200 - £250 mark (eg Shoei Raid 2). Thanks Greg PS contact lenses are not an option for me. |
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Hi Greg
I've just bought an Arai Condor and although it's a snug fit, my glasses seem to slip on over my ears OK ![]() Being a snug fit also helps them to stay in place ![]() Cheers Tim |
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I've worn glasses for about 10 years now, I don't have a problem on any Arai's (had a quantum f, Astro J Astro R)as the lining is softer, and there seems to be ample room on my Shoei Z one was a bit tight on the RF800 I had though, your best bet is to go to one of the bigger shops and try them with your glasses (also some glasses don't work with crash helmets).
Cheers Mark.
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Cheers, I'm off to try on some on Saturday but wanted to get an idea of what works first (don't want to try on everything in the shop!).
Must admit hadn't considered Arai, I thought they were all expensive, although the HG site has the Condor at around my price level. Don't they come with pinlock now? |
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Yup, you can get them with pinlock though I personally haven't had much success with Arai and pinlock.
Have you thought of contact lenses? |
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The new Soei Multitech whilst still a flip front is very good, I had a Synchrotech II and the new one is more comfortable and quieter; it comes with a pinlock, a tinted visor and a whisper kit in the price.
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The arais seem to have a cut away slot on the side of your head for glasses to slip into. Certainly oakley style long straight stems fit well.
Just a tip, against fogging I found a fog mask to be the best solution, rather than any pinlock or venting system. |
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I was at Infinity in London last weekend and they had this fantastic new Caberg, which looked like a normal full face helmet, only it was a flip front, with an inbuilt second dark visor and had wireless technology inside!
The clever thing was the normal visor could be opened independently of the flip front, so it's both a full-face and a flip-front, with the addition of a sun-visor and wireless. It looks great with real polished metal trim, and all the flip-mechanism is concealed by two flush panels. It was £150, and I think it looked best in matt black. If you're not a brand-queen I would definately look at this. |
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Arai's here.
I find any other gives me problems. But it's personal preference tbh. Go try em on ![]() |
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