hi all. whats the score on these helmets.
i want a bit more protection but dont realy want a cumbersome full face.the chin guard looks a bit sus.is it strong or are they prone to cutting your face to bits.
has anyone got any horror stories about them or basicaly should i stay well clear.

They're a good idea, but mine was uncomfortable. Not a replacement to a full face, so no good for DH stuff.

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yer todd.didn,t want it for dh just crazy fun riding if you know what i mean.

My personal opinion is that a met parachute is a trade off – the have a small amount of protection from moderate impacts such as hitting branches or low speed falls, but the trade off is a rare chance of the chinbar splintering and causing more damage or the very rare chance of the chinbar catching on something and breaking your neck.

I think they are activly dangerous because of this. want face protection the casco viper is better

spesh deviant looks pretty well vented for a full facer.

Specialized Deviant is about as airy and comfy as full facers get. Not the worlds lightest but good gear for the money. I'd definately go for a proper full face.

Do you want this for XC or DH? If XC whats wrong with a normal helmet? If DH buy a proper helmet – Giro Remedy has plenty of ventilation. MET parachute, I'd steer clear!

i use mine without the chin 80% of the time round the roads and tracks around sunny Coventry. A trip round hope and the chin goes on. def provides more protection although clearly not a proper ff. but for the occational mad decent, it's got to be worth it. i think it covers more of your head then some without the chin?
and it it is light.

I use a 661 p*ss pot for mucking around on, a Giro Xen for most riding and a Spesh Deviant for the bigger more obviously dangerous stuff and tbh its as comfy and well vented as my Giro.

Bring back the Giro Switchblade.

As a Parachute owner I would not want to have a chin first wipe-out, but – touch wood – I have never had a chin-first crash. That said I'd rather go chin-first in the Parachute than in my normal open lid. My crashes tend to be wash-outs on corners or slow offs. On one such off at the bottom of Cave Dale I cut and bruised the side of my face and broke my glasses wearing a normal lid. I'm sure that wouldn't have happened if I had been wearing the Parachute.

They are what they are. More protection than an open XC lid, less than a full face. That's what I wanted and that's what it gives me. I've never actually heard of anyone who's had a face-slashing incident with a cracked chin guard

Were they not originally a ski slalom helmet, and the chin guard designed to deflect the slalom poles rather than hard impacts?

I used one for my first year in morzine and it is as comfy as a normal helmet. Never crashed in it so can't comment on that.

Second year in Morzine I used a mk1 spesh deviant. Felt much more secure than the parachute, but again have never crashed on it so can't really comment on the protection.

The deviant is well vented for a full face helmet, but it is still MUCH too hot for 'normal' riding