Moving cross country. Will have two bikes and an idiot dog. One thing may make the other things difficult to use.
"Enduro" Helmets
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Went to the LBS to pick up a new lid. I was reminded why I hadn't already gotten one. They only carry Bontrager lids. I don't generally like bontrager shit. Not really from experience but because the shop owner always claims Bontrager stuff is vastly superior than anything else. Clearly his profit margins are better.
Anywho I knew I wasn't going to make it to another shop anytime soon and they claimed I could return it if I didn't like it. I picked up a Bontrager Rally Mips lid. Seems to have decent venting and I can sharpie over the Buttwrangler label.
Anywho I knew I wasn't going to make it to another shop anytime soon and they claimed I could return it if I didn't like it. I picked up a Bontrager Rally Mips lid. Seems to have decent venting and I can sharpie over the Buttwrangler label.
When I lived in Washington I seldom saw a rider without a helmet, in Montana it's about 50/50 on the trail and maybe 5% in town. I haven't worn a helmet regularly for 5 years or so.
The LBS I have easy access to only sells accessories supplied through Specialized. Last fall, when I was looking for a new headlamp, one of the shop clerks proudly showed me a display of bar mounted headlamps with dual power modes of 1.5 or 3 volts... I didn't realized until then that Specialized competed with Walmart.
loved my giro xen...had it for probably 6 years. after a number of head-to-tree impacts, and the inner parts starting to disintegrate, i recently replaced it with a tld a1 which i have no complaints about thus far.
if my ride starts with a long fireroad climb (most in the hills do)-helmet off. after that, mostly on. hate that cold, wet helmet feeling if you remove it after riding for a while and then put it back on.
and @Westy, you'll have to set the bar low for me-i'm there on 6/11.
if my ride starts with a long fireroad climb (most in the hills do)-helmet off. after that, mostly on. hate that cold, wet helmet feeling if you remove it after riding for a while and then put it back on.
and @Westy, you'll have to set the bar low for me-i'm there on 6/11.
I am sure it comes out of the same factory as the walmart stuff, just has a specialized sticker.
Took that long to figure it out?I'm not even sure what this means.
Wait - are you insulting me?
Chimbley Gulch? I think I know the spot...So the trail is rocky and more technical on the left side, or a well-worn cheater line on the right side. The cheater line is maybe 3-4 feet below the proper line. I had made it about 2/3 of the way up and lost my balance to my right, basically falling down onto then off the cheater line.
He's a little slow, but he gets there eventually.
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^^^^ uhhhhh wut?
I tried to quote @Nick and somehow you got involved. Thanks lizard people.
It's a great helmet.
This is why I stopped wearing a pack for anything but death slog rides.
Dialed bike, dual ply tires with extra scoop of jizz, and a multi-tool in my pocket gets the job done just fine most of the time.
Just got a Smith Forefront MIPS helmet. It's got this weird honeycomb crap obscuring the vents, can't tell from my r%@d ride (that's right, I said it. I used a mountain bike helmet on a road ride. The other retirees on the bike path are still talking about it. ) today if it will be a problem.
Fit is absolutely great.
Fit is absolutely great.
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That section is a fucking travesty. They need to set land mines down on the cheater line. Didn't they haul a shitload of rock in there a couple seasons ago? Presumably to fix that shitfest?Now I do too.
Yes, exactly.
Next ride. I too can fall into rocks.I agree. The cheater line has taken on a life of itself, mostly because it's easier to hike (IMO) both up and down.
That, and people like @stoney refuse to sack up and ride the original line.
Mostly, it's stoney's fault.
Marvin the Martian sported one of those...
I got the day glo orange one. It is BRIGHT.
Lots of places for branches to impale you.
Meh. It's really fucking light and fits well and vents well.
That must feel like a marketing tailwind.Do you even enduro, bro?
New Enduro-light helmet: http://www.pinkbike.com/news/poc-tectal-helmet-review-2016.html
@MmmBones tells me it's equally great for diffusing bombs and performing root canals. It even comes with an adjustable visor.
@MmmBones tells me it's equally great for diffusing bombs and performing root canals. It even comes with an adjustable visor.
With a name that's so close to "poke rectal tase", they're probably just a few steps away from integrating solar panels that wirelessly charge Ebike anus batteries.
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