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Why I wear a full-face helmet
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May 4, 2009 at 6:25 pm #2776Clay DowlingParticipant
http://dowling.lazarusid.com/bug-guts.html
You need exactly one of these to convince you that a full-face helmet is a really good thing to buy.
May 4, 2009 at 9:01 pm #18166MunchParticipantIs also why I am glad to have a windshield to help along to!
May 5, 2009 at 4:52 pm #18177KellisanthParticipantOh gah! That would have been painful… More harsh than a bird!
Which HJC is that?
I was looking at the IS-16, considering I wear glasses. Running out of contacts as it is. 😮
May 5, 2009 at 5:26 pm #18179SantaCruzRiderParticipantI’ve got an IS-16 and love it. The internal visor is just dark enough for those morning and evening transition times — and also leaves plenty of room for sunglasses if it’s really bright mid-day.
Ventilation is also great. Decent amount of wind noise is made worse by the open space for helmet speakers, but it also leaves plenty of room if you use ear buds or head phones.
Got mine from NewEnough for just over $140.May 5, 2009 at 5:37 pm #18181KellisanthParticipantThanks SCR!
Ear buds?
so, wearing my glasses won’t be a major problem then in terms of space. That’s what I was curious about.
How is the visibility? No glaring or offset looks? (can’t explain what I mean, but hopefully you know?) And the visor isn’t a polarized shield right?
Sounds a lot better than my Bell Leviathan. Probably weights as much, eh?
May 5, 2009 at 5:51 pm #18184SantaCruzRiderParticipantI ride a couple hours a day and like to listen to music. So I wear noise-cancelling ear buds (in-ear headphones) that plug into my Ipod.
Visibility so far has been excellent — and I’m pretty particular about that. The shield is not polarized.
Not sure how the weight compares to the Bell, but the IS-16 feels light to me.May 5, 2009 at 7:29 pm #18195Clay DowlingParticipantI don’t know the exact model. I went to the cycle shop closest to my work one day and bought it with the following requirements:
1. Full Face.
2. Snell & DOT rating
3. Fit properly
4. Brightly colored
I actually wanted a metallic flake helmet, but they didn’t have them at the shop, so I got a graphic design instead. And thankfully, they had a color that matched my bike.
May 10, 2009 at 6:02 pm #18309Sed8MeParticipantNow I feel better about my choice… bought my first bike yesterday, and got them to throw in a helmet free… told them that the $70 did not fit, so they threw in the $110 one…
btw, was that a big bug?
May 12, 2009 at 6:34 pm #18404Clay DowlingParticipantI think that’s what it was. I know it was a black dot dropping out of the sky and making its way across the road at the same time. Cicadas seem to be the highest flying of our local bugs, and they’re damned huge, so that seems the most likely. Sounded like hitting a rock, so that fits the big-bug theory.
May 14, 2009 at 3:01 am #18484RidleytheRedParticipantElwood wins, FL is still in the Jurassic period with their bugs, but I’ve seen bigger in AK.
May 18, 2009 at 4:00 pm #18648Clay DowlingParticipantbut they mostly don’t come out in the light of day. If you can find a warm interior space where they’re relatively undisturbed, we get the 3 inch cockroaches. They need the protected space though, otherwise the mice eat the little brutes. This climate definitely favors mammals.
Just looked up “lovebug.” I always thought it was something that needed a good round of penicillin to clear up. Didn’t realize it was a small swarming bug. I could see those being exciting on a motorcycle as your face shield suddenly turned black.
May 21, 2009 at 5:49 pm #18805Clay DowlingParticipantI hit my first bug swarm last night. As i was coming up to an intersection I noticed a lot of black dots hanging in the air, about 20 feet out. Since I was doing 40 at the time, that was just before I heard the smack of a dozen or two decent sized bugs all hitting my windshield at once.
I’m looking forward to the june bug hatch, because I understand they swarm too. That’s when I might be rethinking that textile jacket….
May 24, 2009 at 2:28 am #18882KellisanthParticipantFireflies will be interesting at night too.
Of course, dive bombing birds aren’t fun either.
May 24, 2009 at 3:12 pm #18907MunchParticipantLOL…I know all about the june bugs…and rose beetles…sounds like someone hitting you with an automatic BB gun on your helmet. One of the reasons why I want the Classic LT and not the Custom for my 900….. windshield is nice to have
May 30, 2009 at 4:58 am #19067gsmurfetteParticipantFor some reason, I’m a yellow jacket and whatever else kind of bee is around here with a stinger magnet. They break on my jacket, and land in front of my speedometer…..I just hope one doesn’t hit my neck…….
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