[Closed] POC Tectal - opinions ?

i got one for christmas,- tectal race totally love it, very comfortable on my massive dome and light. not tested its life saving ability yet!

first poc helmet after replacing my mangled mavic notch.

Seems ok, reasonably well vented, reasonably light, reasonably comfortable. I have no frame of reference for similar helmets as I've pretty much only used and still continue to mostly use road helmets (Octal currently).

love mine, fits my bonce very well.

Had mine since Christmas, really pleased with it.
Feels really well made and fits very nicely. Lightweight and comfortable with light fitted to the top.

For comparison I tried loads:
Troy Lee A1
i7
Bell Super
Giant
6DP
Met Lupo

None fitted as well as the POC.

great, thanks, will get one ordered in to try, cheers

Hi Iainc, my latest Montaro went out for a couple of hours in the snow yesterday, guess what happened to the original orange pads. next ride I'll try the black replacements sent from Giro but I think I know what will happen.

I tried the Tactel before the montaro but for me, the problem is, it wouldn't work with my existing Oakley Racing Jackets. The helmet seems to sit too low at the front.

I'll be therefore, watching this thread with great interest.

Onzadog - I have a bag with a set of grey Montaro pads and 3 sets of black ones, all in tatters after between 1 and 3 rides each. I still have a few black sets left as Giro sent me 2 sets FOC, as did Evans. Stupidly I put them all in same bag, and the labels are identical, so i don't know if any are the 'new, sorted' ones. Interestingly, the ones I popped in new yesterday pre-ride are fine after a sweaty 3 hr ride, they appear to have a shiny seal on the join which is intact. I intentionally gave them a post ride rinse in warm water and dried on a radiator to see what would happen, and they are fine, for now....

I want to have a backup option though, as my old MTB helmet went in the bin a month ago, hence Tectal idea.