New Helmet

spanner
spanner Posts: 38
edited June 2009 in Road buying advice
looking to buy new helmet for the summer.Decided it between spiuk daggon and bell volt.I already have giro atmos but want cheaper alternative for summer ie. if it gets to warm leave in a hedge and come back later otherwise it would be ionis .Anyone recommend either who are using them at the minute

cheers
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  • rjsmith
    rjsmith Posts: 1,924
    Is the Bell Volt really a cheaper alternative than the old atmos? It's not really something I'd want to leave in a hedge.

    That aside, I've got an Ionos and Volt (and an atmos, met 199 :oops: ), pretty similar really and I like both of them. Both seem to fit my head well but of course it's an individual thing.
  • giant_man
    giant_man Posts: 6,878
    spanner wrote:
    looking to buy new helmet for the summer.Decided it between spiuk daggon and bell volt.I already have giro atmos but want cheaper alternative for summer ie. if it gets to warm leave in a hedge and come back later otherwise it would be ionis .Anyone recommend either who are using them at the minute

    cheers

    The Spiuk Daggon didn't fare that well in the recent C+ test. Looks nice though have to say. I have a Spiuk Nexion and it's good for the money (£65), and they both have an insect net. Wish the Daggon was a bit cheaper though. Having said that it does come in two different sizes, the Nexion is one size fits all.

    I am also looking for a new helmet myself at the moment, might come down to an Atmos, Ionos or Volt myself. The Bell Sweep R still looks good too.
  • bendertherobot
    bendertherobot Posts: 11,684
    I got a Ionos yesterday. Night and day to my old Decibel. Much better front section, can't tell it's there in your vision field.

    And just mega mega comfy. THat's before I mention just how much air gets through it!
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  • hase
    hase Posts: 9
    Before I picked up my Atmos (very happy with it), I was using a Bell Delirium. There's a near identical road bike version with no visor mounting holes, "Alchera" I think. It was very well ventilated and comfortable for a sub $50US helmet.
  • sward29
    sward29 Posts: 205
    I bought a Bell Volt to replace my Gireo Atmos. The Bell fits me much better and is more comfortable to wear for log rides but I don't think it vents as well as the Giro. Nearly bought an Ionos but it looked huge in comparison to either the Atmos or Volt.

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