SHARP helmet ratings

Originally Posted by AndyBrad

I mean this testing could and hopefully will help in getting people into better quality lids that may save lives. This can only be a good thing and for this reason alone i think we should be encouraging the sharp tests.

I agree, but I would not encourage anyone to buy based on the incorrect facts and figures of SHARP's last published findings.

Originally Posted by zsv650

i wouldnt put a arai on my head if you paid me personally not from the sharp tests just the damn things are the worst fit for me possible it'll be a shark next as i think their pretty much the be all and end all in my head size just got to either wear this nitro out first or drop it.

They don't suit everybody, but Arai have a number of different shaped inner liners now, so usually one from the range will suit your head shape. Luckily for me it's the more affordable Condor and Chaser that fit me perfectly, so I have one of each - Condor for road, Chaser for track.

[yorkie_chris]

Originally Posted by zsv650

i wouldnt put a arai on my head if you paid me personally not from the sharp tests just the damn things are the worst fit for me possible it'll be a shark next as i think their pretty much the be all and end all in my head size just got to either wear this nitro out first or drop it.

So they don't fit you. That doesn't make them a bad lid.

[mister c]

Originally Posted by Lozzo

If you can't find a Takachi to replace any future helmets, but a Nitro or a G-Mac or a Syko or any one of a number of identical lids - they are all the same thing with different branding and graphics.

I was a Nitro rep for a few years, I know these things.

Btw, I won't put anything but an Arai on my head, but I do happen to think Nitros and their clones are the best value for money lids on the market.

Tried the G-Mac & wasn't impressed. I know it was cheap, but all of the inner just came away from the outer, so it was used as a football & then thrown in the bin

Originally Posted by mister c

Tried the G-Mac & wasn't impressed. I know it was cheap, but all of the inner just came away from the outer, so it was used as a football & then thrown in the bin

They are exactly the same helmets as Nitros and Takachis. Made in the same factory in China for the same UK importer, just rebranded with different graphics and Takachi are sold through a different distributor. Nitro and G-Mac are actually sold by the same firm, simply so they can get more of their helmets on shelves in places where there are two shops close together who want a budget range of lids - one gets Nitro, the other gets G-Mac and there's no apparent conflict between the two shops.

There's no physical difference between all three makes aside from the names and colours.

Like I said, I used to work for Nitro/G-Mac as a sales rep, I know these things.

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

So they don't fit you. That doesn't make them a bad lid.

well it does for me how come i dont struggle with the shark lids

Originally Posted by zsv650

well it does for me how come i dont struggle with the shark lids

Because the are a different shape!

Originally Posted by zsv650

well it does for me how come i dont struggle with the shark lids

You have a strange French shaped head.

HTH

Originally Posted by Lozzo

You have a strange French shaped head.

HTH

oui oui jadore le francais