Full Face Helmets

johnboe

I am in the market for a full face helmet for around £60, I here the 661 comp 09 is good for the money what does everyone think? 8)

Andy B

Depends if it fits correctly

No point getting a helmet if it doesn't fit right, it's next to useless.

RealMan

Well duh.

http://www.mtbr.com/cat/mtb-apparel-and ... 05crx.aspx

HandjobDan

If you can get hold of them I bought a Fox Rampage, good helmet and it cost me £49.99 as it was a sale item, it's usually a £100 pound lid.

delcol

double your budget and you could get a nice carbon fiber one from shhhhh sorry wintstanleys (my bro bought one today) £129.99

or look at that link to the right and see what smart bell and the one's crc has.. i just got a the one colseium. nice helmet.. was going to get the vegas night one. £124,99..

Joe_Pineapples

HandjobDan wrote:

If you can get hold of them I bought a Fox Rampage, good helmet and it cost me £49.99 as it was a sale item, it's usually a £100 pound lid.

+1 for the Rampage. Mine has saved my noggin a few times, but you really need to try a helmet on before buying it. An ill fitting helmet can be dangerous and won't protect you as well as a properly sized one. Find someplace that stocks the 661 lid you fancy, try it and find out your size, THEN order it cheaper off of the net.

RealMan

Joe_Pineapples wrote:

Find someplace that stocks the 661 lid you fancy, try it and find out your size, THEN order it cheaper off of the net.

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delcol

thats what i did went to leasuire lakes to try on the one helmets i got a carbonfibre one cheaper than they were selling there normal composites ones for..

SDK2007

The comp doesn't look great - get the Strike instead, can be found within your budget on Chain Reaction etc

xtreem

Just so you don't make a mistake, this is the nicer Comp II 2009:



You don't want the Comp 2008 which CRC sells it like the 2009:



That one is the ugliest fullface helmet ever. Who ever bought it here regret it, they were
all mourning that they didn't spend £10 more to get the Strike. But I may be wrong, CRC
are selling the newest Comp but they didn't changed their pictures.

As I have one I recomend the 661 Strike, 2008 or 2009,
which ever you like it, it's the same helmet but with different paintjob.

Try before you buy as everyone says.

anonymouse

Has anyone tried out the new Comp II helmet? I noticed this thread with a lot of excited rambling before they were released in the UK, just wondering what people's experiences of them were:

http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtop ... t=12630328

I noticed the Strike has a higher RRP, does this mean it has better features than the Comp II?

xtreem

[b]anonymouse[/b] wrote:

I noticed the Strike has a higher RRP, does this mean it has better features than the Comp II?

Not really, just different desing, and actually the Comp II has 1 feature that the Strike doesn't have:
"Removable liner for easier cleaning"

Because it's still not available overhere, and no one has it, I can't compare it like the 2008 one.
But from the pictures I can say that the Comp II looks to have a design that is closer to the Strike than the last year's Comp.

lawman

id push the boat outn and spend an extra couple of quid getting the evo from crc, great helmet, nice and cool, looks amazing and at that price its a steal

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=24915

crc also have THE one helmets goin cheap as well, almost as good as troy lee imo

nonnac85

Find someplace that stocks the 661 lid you fancy, try it and find out your size, THEN order it cheaper off of the net.

Or just take a print out of the online price and get the shop to match the price. Just make sure you have the phone no. of the online store so their price can be checked. It always works for me when I shop in Evans.

johnboe

Thanks for the advice, I eneded up getting the Fox Rampage so far it seems good

HandjobDan

Nice choice, bonus is not everyone has one!

Yukon Lad

i got a 2008 bell drop from evans, they're worth £100 and they might even still have a few left, they can heat up a bit when you stop but they're great for protect and realy comfortable but the new 2009 drop looks awesome with the new paintjobs.

Check out the limited edition Brian Lopes one here, its £15 more but it looks mint for just over £80
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=36672

Oh and you're right the 2008 comps look farely shit, but that 2009 one looks good.

THE composite ones are also a good buy with some of the sockest graphics i've seen

Yukon Lad