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I have my GoPro on the chin bar. If you use the curved mount it's possible to get it to stick pretty well. Helps to build up the area with some extra pieces of the adhesive tape (3M 4991 on Amazon). Mounting it slightly off-center is usually fine too.
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I'm sure I've seen people put the mount off to one side on the chin bar and then have a longer arm to place the camera in the middle.
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Renaissance Robot posted:I'm sure I've seen people put the mount off to one side on the chin bar and then have a longer arm to place the camera in the middle. I've done this. I think there's a guide to what you need on reddit. It looks kind of odd but I like the picture without the helmet in the view and I like where it puts the perspective. As Nero Danced posted:Does anyone here have a pair of Racer R-safes? I've seen them come up in discussion every now and then and supposedly they're one of the best pairs of gloves available. I'm just wondering if anyone here has first-hand experience with them. I do. I really like them and think they compare well to the other fancy gloves I've actually worn which were A*. They feel safe and they've held up quite well, but I only got them last Christmas so who knows long term.
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I've had it both on eye-level on the side and off center on the chin bar. Both works. You get some of the helmet in the shot with eye-level, but I got a lot more pull and turbulence from the camera when it is on the chin, plus top heavy when I open up my flip-up lid when stationary . Get a go pro grab bag or side mount kit and experiment.
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Jul 25, 2016 00:13
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Nitramster posted:Has anyone here mounted a go pro to the chin on their helmet? I got a session recently and put it on top my helmet, but I don't like the perspective. The chin area on my helmet is occupied by a vent slider, and most helmets I thin kI want are the same. is there some sort of clip that can be used to mount it sort of inside the helmet and then hold the go pro above the chin-vent apparatus?
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I'm looking for a quality open face helmet with a visor and separate drop down sun shield. Trying not to spend like 500 bucks for the super premium helmets (Shoei j-cruise, schuberth m1, for example) but I'm willing to spend around, say, $300 for a badass helmet. Any tips?
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Jul 25, 2016 16:04
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Find the cheapest one so you can save some money for jaw reconstruction
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Jul 25, 2016 16:08
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Any specific reason you want to leave the most commonly injured part of your face exposed instead of getting a full face or modular helmet?
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Jul 25, 2016 16:23
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Always found them very restrictive, uncomfortable, hard to put on/take off, don't play well with glasses... I guess a modular could solve a lot of my problems and I honestly probably just haven't actually tried on one that fit right. I've only ever used them when bumming a helmet from a friend. Maybe I'll reconsider.
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Jul 25, 2016 16:28
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Full face helmets are more restrictive than other kinds, yes, if you consider things like "not being able to eat a burger with your helmet on" to be restrictive. They don't restrict anything when you're on the bike. If the helmet is uncomfortable, it's sized wrong. Get one that fits better. It should only take about 5 seconds to pull your helmet on once you get the hang of it. I've always worn glasses with my full face helmets and never had a problem. Maybe if you're wearing giant 80s retro shades. More than 40% of all impacts to the head happen in the jaw and face area. How much do you like your teeth?
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Jul 25, 2016 16:35
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Tree Dude posted:Always found them very restrictive, uncomfortable, hard to put on/take off, don't play well with glasses... Yeah, go find a helmet place and try a bunch on. If one brand doesn't fit well, try another brand. Modular helmets are great if you wear glasses, but they're not necessary. Please protect your face.
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Jul 25, 2016 16:41
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Certain helmets work better with glasses than other. Some that work very well are Icon, Arai, and Shoei.
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Jul 25, 2016 17:00
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Partial Octopus posted:Certain helmets work better with glasses than other. Some that work very well are Icon, Arai, and Shoei. I've always found Shark to play very nicely with glasses too.
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You won't have to worry about glasses after you crash with an open face helmet though. You won't have a nose to rest them on.
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I'll probably end up spending a bill or two more than I originally wanted but y'all are selling me on full face... Edit: phone posted a totally different sentence than my brain wanted. I do kinda like my face. Tree Dude fucked around with this message at 18:10 on Jul 25, 2016 |
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Tree Dude posted:I'll probably end up spending a bill or two more than I originally wanted but y'all at taking me into full face... Your brain will be fine in an open face, since your jaw will act as a crumple zone. Someone link him to the crash thread post where the poor goon in a 3/4 helmet had to have her jaw rebuilt (if I recall correctly) after a truck mirror clipped her while she was stopped. That's not even a crash, that's just bad luck.
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Partial Octopus posted:Certain helmets work better with glasses than other. Some that work very well are Icon, Arai, and Shoei.
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Tree Dude posted:I'll probably end up spending a bill or two more than I originally wanted but y'all are Good. You can get a nice fullface for <150 btw.
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Whenever I contemplate going to an open face helmet, I end up looking at this and changing my mind: The jaw facing away from us is 19% I don't know how accurate those numbers are, but to my recollection they came from a study on crashes. The percentage is how likely that area was impacted during a crash.
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Lynza posted:Yeah, go find a helmet place and try a bunch on. If one brand doesn't fit well, try another brand. Modular helmets are great if you wear glasses, but they're not necessary. Please protect your face. I wear glasses, and tried a few modular helmets on and still had to take them on and off to put the helmet on or take it off. I just went with the full face anyways.
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As Nero Danced posted:Does anyone here have a pair of Racer R-safes? I've seen them come up in discussion every now and then and supposedly they're one of the best pairs of gloves available. Love my Racer Guide Gloves. Have put a couple thousand miles on them and they're comfortable and obviously high quality. Great summer gloves. Those R-Safes look good. Probably get those next.
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As Nero Danced posted:Whenever I contemplate going to an open face helmet, I end up looking at this and changing my mind: It's based on this graphic, which is originally from a German study of motorcycle accidents.  Also, can't let a discussion of "are full-face helmets really worth it?" go by without posting this (a bit  but it's only CT scans, no real pictures)
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I have an Alpinestars Viper Air jacket, I bought that model in particular because it has a zipper connection for Alpinestars pants. I haven't bought a pair of pants yet, but I realized the jacket seems a little short on me (I'm 6'3"). Are most of their pants going to be extra high waisted and be able to connect with the jacket without restricting movement?
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MomJeans420 posted:I have an Alpinestars Viper Air jacket, I bought that model in particular because it has a zipper connection for Alpinestars pants. I haven't bought a pair of pants yet, but I realized the jacket seems a little short on me (I'm 6'3"). Are most of their pants going to be extra high waisted and be able to connect with the jacket without restricting movement?
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MomJeans420 posted:I have an Alpinestars Viper Air jacket, I bought that model in particular because it has a zipper connection for Alpinestars pants. I haven't bought a pair of pants yet, but I realized the jacket seems a little short on me (I'm 6'3"). Are most of their pants going to be extra high waisted and be able to connect with the jacket without restricting movement? Yes, probably, but be sure that you don't have a bare flap of your back exposed when you're wearing both. If you hit the ground moving, the jacket can ride up and leave you with a really fabulous scar. I was reminded of this as I saw a woman on a bike this morning, weaving through traffic, and I could clearly see her really badly-done tattoo.
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I had a friend who had his jacket ride up and lost a bunch of skin on his lower back, which is why I'm making sure to get pants that zip to my jacket. I'll get a one piece eventually, but at least my mesh isn't too bad right now when it's the mid-90s as I'm riding.
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I had that happen the last time I crashed. Got some rash on my lower back which healed fine thankfully because I didnt clean it out except with soap and a shower. I've got a larger better fitting jacket now and I got the Icon Raiden Arakis pants which have lower back protection and suspenders but I hosed up the zipper connecting it to the pants so I can't use it now.
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Icon helmets work really well with glasses and have a really wide range of sizes, the Alliance GT is decently priced and has a flip down internal sun visor and neat graphics. I understand the whole mouth covered thing, it can take a bit to get over the clostophobia but I like my jaw. Bell are also decent with glasses, but to parrot what everyone else has said go try some on and you'll find one you like.
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Keket posted:Bell are also decent with glasses,
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I tried on a few Icon helmets today and they seemed like they were sized suuuuper small. In most helmets a large is snug on me and an XL is a lil too big. I couldn't even get the Icon large on my head. Don't remember if I tried the XL. I wasn't too excited about the Icon helmet I was looking at anyway. The air venting on it made it look like Daredevil's helmet.
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Oh no, you guys, no more Skully helmets. I am so sad. https://techcrunch.com/2016/07/26/once-promising-ar-motorcycle-helmet-startup-skully-has-crashed-and-burned/ quote:Last week TechCrunch came to you with the dramatic departure of AR helmet maker Skully’s CEO and co-founder Marcus Weller and now several sources from inside the company tell us the startup is no more. E: Awe I missed this posting in the Discussion thread! its all nice on rice fucked around with this message at 05:05 on Jul 27, 2016 |
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Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester posted:Not all of them. Gotta try some on to be sure.
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Schroeder91 posted:I had that happen the last time I crashed. Got some rash on my lower back which healed fine thankfully because I didnt clean it out except with soap and a shower. Why didn't you pour salt on it??
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Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester posted:Not all of them. Gotta try some on to be sure. It was a MT that I had, not a Bell, that's what i get for late-night posting. Another thing to consider when you're looking at helmets is how good they are if they actually need to stop you from being hosed up/ded http://sharp.direct.gov.uk/ is good to have up as they test pretty much every new helmet that comes out.
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The only 5 star rated helmet I saw that also has the drop down sun shield I'm after is the Shark Evoline 3. It was on my short list already. Might have to try one on. Edit: anyone have experience with Shark helmets? Nobody near me sells them so I'll buy online if I decide to go with it. I'm getting conflicting reports on their sizing. Some say they run a little big just as many maybe more say a little small. I'm like right on that L/XL line. Tree Dude fucked around with this message at 16:50 on Jul 27, 2016 |
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Keket posted:Another thing to consider when you're looking at helmets is how good they are if they actually need to stop you from being hosed up/ded http://sharp.direct.gov.uk/ is good to have up as they test pretty much every new helmet that comes out. Remember that this website is based in Europe, so they only test European models of helmet. Sometimes you also have to look for alternate model names; e.g. the Shoei RF-1200 isn't listed on the SHARP website, but in the EU it (or a nearly identical model) is sold as the NXR, which is in their database.
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MomJeans420 posted:I had a friend who had his jacket ride up and lost a bunch of skin on his lower back, which is why I'm making sure to get pants that zip to my jacket. I'll get a one piece eventually, but at least my mesh isn't too bad right now when it's the mid-90s as I'm riding. Yeah, I got one of these for my Dainese jackets: http://www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/dainese-union-belt Works great. Tree Dude posted:I tried on a few Icon helmets today and they seemed like they were sized suuuuper small. In most helmets a large is snug on me and an XL is a lil too big. I couldn't even get the Icon large on my head. Don't remember if I tried the XL. I wasn't too excited about the Icon helmet I was looking at anyway. The air venting on it made it look like Daredevil's helmet. Just got an Icon Airmada. Went medium, same as my Bell RS-1. The... opening... is a ton tighter, but once you get it on, the actual helmet fits similarly. The shell is for sure physically smaller though. The visor is closer to my face. I like it. Way bigger field of view. Still plenty of room for glasses. And glasses arms fit better than my Bell. The helmet also seems to buffet less at high speed on my naked bike.
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Tree Dude posted:The only 5 star rated helmet I saw that also has the drop down sun shield I'm after is the Shark Evoline 3. It was on my short list already. Might have to try one on. Shark are incredibly inconsistent on sizing. The S range are almost Shoei-shaped but a tiny bit rounder and the sizes run pretty true. The R range is apparently made for coneheads because despite being tight on my brow and ears there was still a massive void above. And the cool robot-looking modular they do runs at least two sizes smaller than the others. Basically never buy a helmet online without trying it on first. And extra-double-triple never buy a helmet from an online place that lets you do returns because then you're putting your head in the hands of every random chucklefuck who ordered it before you.
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goddamnedtwisto posted:The S range are almost Shoei-shaped but a tiny bit rounder and the sizes run pretty true. Is there a guide somewhere to how different brands of helmets are shaped?
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goddamnedtwisto posted:Shark are incredibly inconsistent on sizing. The S range are almost Shoei-shaped but a tiny bit rounder and the sizes run pretty true. The R range is apparently made for coneheads because despite being tight on my brow and ears there was still a massive void above. And the cool robot-looking modular they do runs at least two sizes smaller than the others. Seconding this, shark's size designations have little relation to anything at all and seem to be applied randomly. pokie posted:Is there a guide somewhere to how different brands of helmets are shaped? Going into a shop and physically trying them on is the one and only way of getting a helmet that actually fits you. There is no magic method or handy lifehack for this.
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