Beware of cheap helmets!

[jcmjrt]

The helmet I wear most these days is my Schuberth C3.  It's expensive, but quiet, light and aerodynamic.  The bluetooth/radio is nice too.

Great helmet. I expected light and aerodynamic but less noise because of the collar is really nice. 

[Triple J]

Yum yummy carbon.  Maybe my next helmet........  Bell is making some nice stuff.

The Bell Star is a sweet helmet. I've been wearing them for 4 years now...very light (even the non-CF ones) and comfortable, plus the photochromatic visor is fantastic.

I used to be an Arai guy, but I like the Bell better overall now.

[ducpainter]

I switched from Arai to AGV. It too is quiet, with regards to wind noise, and light.

I crashed an AGV GP-Tech and, like 'Tiz described, the shell absorbed the brunt of the impact instead of the foam or my head because it crushed.

[Howie]

The Bell Star is a sweet helmet. I've been wearing them for 4 years now...very light (even the non-CF ones) and comfortable, plus the photochromatic visor is fantastic.

I used to be an Arai guy, but I like the Bell better overall now.

Good to know.  Just bought one.

[ducatiz]

The Bell Star is a sweet helmet. I've been wearing them for 4 years now...very light (even the non-CF ones) and comfortable, plus the photochromatic visor is fantastic.

I used to be an Arai guy, but I like the Bell better overall now.

just can't get this out of my head when i hear about it

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belle_Starr

but now i am intrigued in the helmet!

[Triple J]

 

For full disclosure...I started wearing the Star when they came out with the new design several years ago. A good friend was a rep. for them and got me one for 1/2 price. He told me the old ones sucked, but they made a nice helmet in the re-design. I have 2 of them now, as well as two of their dirtbike helmets (Moto-8 and Moto-9), and a downhill mtn. bike helmet...didn't pay anywhere close to retail for any of them.

I'd buy them without the discount now though, as I think they're all great helmets.  A LOT of the guys I race with also wear them. Super light, well vented (almost too well), great visors, and good aerodynamics (much better than Arai IMO). Not the quietest, but I wear earplugs.

[$Lindz$]

I just picked up a Pista GP.

Holy F, this thing is amazing. So light, such good aero and visibility. Game changer. Here it is compared to my GP Tech. The shape is different so it sits kinda funny (the rear should be up higher in comparison to the GP Tech). Can't wait to sand it down to the carbon and put my war paint on it...

[ducpainter]

I just picked up a Pista GP.

Holy F, this thing is amazing. So light, such good aero and visibility. Game changer. Here it is compared to my GP Tech. The shape is different so it sits kinda funny (the rear should be up higher in comparison to the GP Tech). Can't wait to sand it down to the carbon and put my war paint on it...

Why sand it to carbon?

Scuff and shoot dood...trust me.

[$Lindz$]

What I mean is sand through the clear enough to remove the stickers, then my new helmet design (close to my last one) is gonna be done in printed vinyl just like the Rossi Helmets, with clear over it.

I am not going to paint because neons require primer, a white base, then the neon paint (as you well know I'm sure). And every color at least needs to be primered first, etc. I want to leave most of it raw carbon and it will be a lot lighter to print the designs on a few pieces of thin high-cal vinyl and apply the design that way.

It's going to still have the red on neon red/orange "Sic" stripes but the cheetah on the sizes is going to be tonal black, and there might be a few gradient stripes here and there like Rossi's SoleLuna graphic. I want something super mean looking for this season.

[ducpainter]

That makes sense.