"Enduro" Full Face or Two Helmets? - Bike Forum

Re: "Enduro" Full Face or Two Helmets?

Northwind — Mon, 12 Sep 2016 21:13:50 +0000

greigb - Member

I don't race enduro for a number of reasons, but if I did the helmet situation would annoy me. I understand the liability part of needing participants to have one on at all times, but I think in a way it's counterproductive for safety. There have to be more than a few people who would prefer to race stages in full face, but opt for half face because a fully on transitions is going to boil their heads

I reckon so. And it leads to really odd sights, like a commisaire telling a "rider" off for pushing their bike up a hill with no helmet on. Where's your helmet then chief? But transitions aren't all simple slogs up fire roads

(I punctured in a stream crossing of doom on a transition on saturday, while I was fixing it another guy had a proper otb in the same stream...)

OTOH if I really wanted to race in a full face I'd just 2-hat it, I'd rather not- if nothing else, I don't want extra stuff on my back in a crash- but it's not the end of the world.

Re: "Enduro" Full Face or Two Helmets?

shooterman — Sun, 11 Sep 2016 06:58:49 +0000

Went for the MET parachute in the end.

Re: "Enduro" Full Face or Two Helmets?

deadkenny — Sat, 10 Sep 2016 22:19:20 +0000

And yeah, collar bones would be my bet for most common. At least proper injuries. Been witness to and/or had to deal with so many and know a lot more who've done theirs. Scrapes don't count.

Re: "Enduro" Full Face or Two Helmets?

singlespeedstu — Sat, 10 Sep 2016 19:41:00 +0000

I swear I am as close as I have ever been to packing this sport in. :lol:
Don't let that door hit your arse on the way out. :wink:

Re: "Enduro" Full Face or Two Helmets?

cpaggen — Sat, 10 Sep 2016 19:30:23 +0000

Been wearing a MET parachute since early July. I'm never going back to an open-face model. Rode today in 26C heat for 4 hours with it and didn't even think about taking it off.

Re: "Enduro" Full Face or Two Helmets?

bbx1 — Sat, 10 Sep 2016 16:36:48 +0000

Same here. Parachute on all day - fits much better for me personally than the 2r, plenty of air and don't fancy cracking back on half a helmet in my bag.

Re: "Enduro" Full Face or Two Helmets?

jimmy — Sat, 10 Sep 2016 14:25:05 +0000

That Leatt looks good to me

Re: "Enduro" Full Face or Two Helmets?

Akegata — Sat, 10 Sep 2016 14:02:43 +0000

I have been mulling the exact same thing over and found a shop this week that had both the super 2r and parachute in stock. The new giro looks good but it's over the ear in half helmet mode looked very cumbersome to me.

Tried both helmets on and the super 2r felt awkward and didn't inspire confidence in either mode, it felt compromised fit wise. The parachute slipped on and was like a glove and didn't feel like a full face at all.

End result I will be riding the parachute all the time and not care how silly it looks.

Re: "Enduro" Full Face or Two Helmets?

deadkenny — Sat, 10 Sep 2016 12:46:26 +0000

"Enduro!" look is regular lid and goggles. Full Face is not the done thing. And chicks dig scars.

(I say regular lid, must be "Enduro Specific" of course, along with all your clothing).

Re: "Enduro" Full Face or Two Helmets?

shooterman — Sat, 10 Sep 2016 12:22:36 +0000

Went to the showroom of a large retailer today. The Bell is too small. It was really pressing in at the temples with the chinguard on.

I had phoned ahead to check they had the Bell and the MET Parachute in stock and was told they had. They didn't in fact have the parachute. 100 mile round trip and then the staff member just looks at me knowing I had come 100 miles on a false errand. No effort to sort the situation by suggesting alternatives etc.

I swear I am as close as I have ever been to packing this sport in. Online bike shops just seem to be incapable of doing the simplest things / what they say they will do.