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My Poor, Battered Helmet.

Advantages: Looks, Weight, Straps, Safety
Disadvantages: Poor fit, Very hot

...It was very light. Apparently MET use a special manufacturing process that bonds a rigid plastic outer shell on to the shock-absorbing polystyrene inner. Which means that, weighing less than 300g you would hardly notice it and several times I bumped my head on the top of the shed while getting my bike out. But weight isn't everything and the most important feature of all is how well it protects your head in an accident. Here, I am happy to report, ...
...car I can categorically state that my trusty, good-looking, ill-fitting, over-heating Ippogrifo helmet saved my noggin. Obviously it didn't receive a direct blow from a car - that would have been a bit too much to ask. But it did get hit by some high-speed metal and plastic, sufficient to leave large chunks of the helmet (which would otherwise have been my skull) missing. Equally impressive, it took a hefty blow to the side, across my left temple ...

LegendaryMrDude 10.04.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Met Met Ippogrifo

Your as safe as Schwarzenegger in any movie.

Advantages: Good looks with a good purpose
Disadvantages: You do have to wear a big lump of plastic on your head.

The best ‘tin hat’ as my dad would put it you could have once bought. The parrabellums a good looker its very strong I’ve had too good hits to the head while wearing it and am still here to talk about it. You’ve got two distinct possibilities to the look. I use it with the visor for mountain biking it’s a solid look and even though now getting on a bit for current cutting edge looks people still know you paid good ...
...visor and its perfect for the road racer – faster than a speeding bullet with vents to match. To go for bad points all helmets heat your head up, getting a good one like this does help keep it to a minimum. But remember if you get a cheap brand you can’t get spares and believe me within 2 months you’ll want some of those sponge things that go inside to stop “head scratch!!” sweet just eats them alive and without them ...

Eatcha 09.02.2001 · Read full review
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Review of Met Parabellum 2000 helMet

USE YOUR HEAD! WEAR A HELMET.

Advantages: LOOKS. COMFORT. FIT
Disadvantages: EXPENSIVE IF NOT FREQUENTLY USED

The Giro Monza helmet ranges in price from anywhere btween £50 and £70 at the time of this review. I paid £80 for mine a few months ago. I don't regret one penny of it as a helmet is invaluable, in my opinion, when cycling (my previous one ended up in 3 pieces when I landed headfirst on a roadside rock). The Giro Monza is lightweight - even the size large for my big head comes in at only 310g - and extremely comfortable. Smaller sizes are obviously ...
...system which allows you to place the helmet on your head and adjust the fit in situ, so no time consuming adjustments and readjustments are needed to individual straps. It also has 24 air vents to allow for ventilation and cooling, along with cool max pads inside which help to wick away sweat. These pads can be removed for washing if needs be. It is so comfortable, it is easy to forget it is there at times which obviously speaks for itself in terms ...

cadds8 08.09.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Giro Monza 2009

On me 'ead son

Advantages: Light weight, comfortable, sleek and stylish. A pleasure to wear.
Disadvantages: VERY expensive and only available in limited colours

...remember I stumbled upon the Specialized S Works and that was it, and luckily the fit was perfect for me. ****The Specialized S Works**** The S Works is no standard helmet, it is much more and, in addition, it is a thing of beauty. Weighing in at a meagre 180g (approximately 6.3 oz) the S Works was the lightest helmet available when I purchased it. It’s nearest rival, the Decibel, is 50g heavier (this is close to a 25% weight saving) and whilst ...
...the technology used, and the Specialized branding (a highly respected manufacturer of cycling apparel in the two wheeled world) this high price is not surprising. The recommended retail price of the S Works is £109.99. At the time of writing the S Works can be bought for £89.95 (excluding P&P) from the TriStore.com, although sizes and colours are limited. ****Disadvantages**** Unlike many other types of cycle helmet the S Works is only available ...

yackers1 22.05.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Specialized 2D S- Works Helmet

661 Flight - Is there a better helmet out there?

Advantages: Full face, well built, stylish, well priced
Disadvantages: May be over vented for cold weather

...found it really helpfull that 661 supply sizes in cm with their helmets. All I had to do was measure my head as per the instructions on the website and voila! And do you know what? When I took this helmet out of the box and tried it on it fit perfectly. The helmet itself is the best one I've worn to date. It is light and unobtrusive when wearing it but it doesn't have that flimsy feeling that some of the lighter helmets I've tried have had. I've ...
...when I do (this is inevitable and the reason I need a helmet in the first place) it will have all the protection I need. The helmet comes with a "double D ring" fastening strap, which in my humble opinion is the best you can get and it gives a comfortable yet secure feeling when riding. Plastic buckle straps may well be easier to use, partucularly when wearing gloves, but personally I'll take the extra effort it takes to do the double D ring up ...

nilouche 03.02.2009 · Read full review
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Review of 661 661 Flight