Flash Helmet - Should I bother?

[NTECUK]

To be honest we cant dish SHARP until someone in the know points out there tests are flawed.
But a quiet well fitting lid with good visibility is less likely to Get you in the position that you have to rely on its protection .

Originally Posted by NTECUK

To be honest we cant dish SHARP until someone in the know points out there tests are flawed.
But a quiet well fitting lid with good visibility is less likely to Get you in the position that you have to rely on its protection .

All i can say is its common sense to me but i cant prove its flawed at all

Take for example my Arai Condor http://sharp.direct.gov.uk/testsratings/arai-condor

Tested on the right hand side and left hand side it got the lowest score possible of poor

When i fell off my bike onto my right hand side wearing my condor my shoulder was in the way so the point of impact that sharp tests never made contact with the floor and i cant possibly see how it ever would.

TBH the best advice you can follow is

http://sharp.direct.gov.uk/content/fitting-guide

http://sharp.direct.gov.uk/content/get-right-fit

I like Shoei, I went round every bike gear shop in the area trying lids on and thay were the only ones that fitted properly, so that's what I bought from HG Doncaster, but the fella told me to go away and come back on the sunday when they were having a 10% off day, they would have to order me one in the colour I wanted anyway but if I paid on that day I would get the discount. Saved me £30 which I promptly spent on a dark visor when I got home.

After trying on loads of lids I settled for a black shoei Qwest. It fits great, has a pinlock visor and is really quiet. Got 40 nikker off too, cost me 230 but I think its worth it.

my gp tech was 5 star sharp and got wrecked by a pigeon

[andrewsmith]

Originally Posted by barwel1992

my gp tech was 5 star sharp and got wrecked by a pigeon

Did it save you Dan??

[keith_d]

I'll go for:

1) Find a bike shop with a good selection of helmets, not just one or two brands.
2) Start at the £100 point on the rack
3) Try every full face helmet, working up until you find one that fits properly
4) Check it has the gold (ACU?) sticker on it
5) Note the make and model
6) Check the price on the internet
7) Go back, and if you can get them within 10% of the internet price buy it.

Originally Posted by andrewsmith

Did it save you Dan??

well i didn't come off so no idea but im sure and 1 star helmet would have done the same was actually a bit miffed at the damage as its more than i have seen from people comming off and hitting there head on the floor

[andrewsmith]

moving impact Dan: Your speed+ objects speed. That what happened to Massa the other year with the shock of Barracello's car.

was the said bird flying at you?
hitting the deck is a different force of impact, your speed only

no it flew in to the side of me and i took it out

not saying its a bad helmet but thought it would have done better