How To Choose A Mountain Bike Helmet
How To Choose A Mountain Bike Helmet
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Similar to mountain bikes themselves, there are many types of helmets intended to be used for many different areas of the sport. If you’re wandering what type of helmet is better for your preferred discipline, then check out Neil’s guide on how to choose the right one for you!
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Not too sure of the differences between a Downhill and a cross country helmet? Are you dirt jumping in a trail bike helmet and riding to the shops in a full face? This video is intended to help you find the right helmet for your discipline.
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I have a dirt jump helmet and xc helmet. Don’t want to spend a lot on a trail helmet
Does anyone have experience with cheaper ebay helmets? Bought a $30 trail helmet off amazon i love it.
#enduro
Mtb da bbbbbbeeeeeeesssssstttttt☺
I need a new bike.
The pro red bull helmets they give to their riders are from POC so i buy POC too now since they trust them
I have a dirt biking helmet is it good enough or is it too much?
If you love downhill you are awesome
I have a 661 helmet i wear that things everywhere when I go riding trails i think they look badass i don’t know why in the bicycle community there frowned upon like why first off if you want to talk about safety full face is the best i rather have my jaw intact when you do a full face plant onto a nice shiny rock. Second you look like a badass halo Spartan or storm trooper and there is also a plus side it covers your identity so if you mess up youre rep doesnt hurt Lo
get well soon neil!
great video, useful and informative. are there any options out there for people who wear prescription glasses in terms of full-face helmets and goggles?
good one
Which one of these helmets would work well with a Recumbent Trike with a head rest. It is really uncomfortable when the dial down retention presses into the back of the head when you lean into the headrest. Thanks for the advice. Nice review.
I am a cross country rider but whenever I ride with my cross country helmet it makes me look ugly so I am thinking of buying trail helmet ?
Is it ok if I use a skate helmet?
Oh man i use trail helmets and i do XC.. Geez that was wrong.. Oh my.. I’m confused now.. Hehe
I gravel ride, level single tracks, nothing too gnarly. Cross Country or Road? I ride with POC Octal (MIPS).
Hi guys, is it possible to use motocross trousers/top for downhill riding
that isntcalled a dirtjump helmet. its proper name is a piss-pot LOL
*Fashion Police* 😂😂😂
i wear my fullface everywhere, safety over Looks. get a few weird looks but i dont really care.
I recommend to have a full face and a trail gelmet
I wear fullface helmet everywhere,even during my morning ride
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I suppose fullface can be used even in urban rides if you feel stronger protection in it.
Would park helmets be good for trails/xc as well?
The poc’s One are nice are so higth
I just bought me a full face helmet… just thought the better protected my head is the better for me to see a long innings in this game of life lol. Plus I look badass when I roll into work,.
Another thing about the full face helmets are that you look badass while wearing them
Poc’s stuff is way overpriced to me. Maybe not the helmets, but they want 160$ for a nike type athletic shirt and 200$ for a pair of mtb shorts.
I have the trail helmet butt i ride xc
I just ordered one where you can take the chin strap off
Helmets suck!
Umm i have a something to say…
So…the full face helmet can be weared when i do just like exploring some place,right?
And thank you for the information
I’d have preferred if you smashed each one moderately with a hammer rather than pressing your thumb into them but that’s okay good vid
Mountain biking is a really expensive sport I’ve been just riding some off-road trials in my neighborhood and there’s a a legit mountain bike trail near me but dang is all this stuff expensive
I’m sorry, but any trails im riding, where Im going fast, and its dangerous, I wear full face, there is no point not to, one of my friends lost a bit of his lip from wearing one of those other bs healmets.
Lol the full face poc helmet costs more than my bike (i am broke asf i can’t afford it)
Can I or should I use a road helmet for xc? The main difference I see between mtb and road helmets are the sun visors but you don’t see many of them in xc races so is there more to it or is it just down to preference?
I wear a meat helmet
Glad you showed the indenting of the foam. Makes sense.
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The plastic retention strap on the back of my bontrager broke 2day it’s the first time I’ve broke a helm by use so good for me but time to shop for a new helmet
They must be running out of topics.
Wearing goggles with a full face lid isn’t for fashion; it’s for safety. Eyeglasses can cause serious injury on impact.
Full face are great just so bulky but all depends on your skill level basic trails reg helmet will do for action Jackson’s out there full face is a must have.
So why can i get a helmet for like $20 at the local big box store, yet if i went to "proper" store, suddenly what seems like the same helmet is three times the price? What gives?
best helmets for me are bell
What about pro tec helmets
Hey! Can I wear my snowboarding helmet on my mountain bike??? Is it safe?