Originally Posted By: beanoil
Originally Posted By: grampi
I guess I don't get the need for a $300-$400 helmet. I have a Bell full face helmet and I only paid like $140 for it. It's comfortable, well ventilated, and it meets or exceeds all of the safety requirements. Why pay 2 to 3 times more?
The 2 or 3 times more gets you removable foam liners that can stand washing, better visor systems (fog free, and or better attachment points), more personalized fit options,( different cheek pads for instance) and probably most important, wind noise reduction. There is a huge difference in noise between an entry level HJC, Bell, or Scorpion, and a higher priced Shoei or Arai. Your 4 times more (very soon) will get you an inflatable bladder in the top of the helmet that medical personell can pump up gently to push the helmet off the top of your head with less harm to you (neck, head, spine) than manual removal or cutting
it off. Just an observation, but I see the noise makers wearing soup bowls, and the quietest bike riders wearing the most noise protective helmets. The choices some folks make boggle my mind.
+1 although i would argue that its not wind/sound reduction thats most important. I would argue that weight & fit is #1 Wind/sound being #2 and to the poster, Put a higher end quality helmet on, USE IT FOR AWHILE, then try and go back to cheaper helmets.. the proof is in the product.