minislim Posted September 26, 2012 Report Share Posted September 26, 2012 a friend of mine asked me for some advice on helmets the other day. he's been out of the trials world a about ten years and when he pulled out and dusted down his trusty nolan helmet he found the foam mites had eaten away all the padding. anyway. he asked me what budget helmets are on the market as i have a fair bit of knowledge on trials gear out there. or so i thought. the budget helmet market seems to have exploded with so many new brands with their own trials based open faced helmets. having looked there does seem to be some models out there that look similar to each other. one in particular is the wulfsport one. its reasonably priced at approx £60. i know quite a few people who have them and say they are comfy to wear. then i noticed that JTsie one looks almost the same in its shell design, that retails at approx £90ish. why is it dearer? but then to really confuse the situation a helmet branded Wildcat looks just the same and has full ACU gold label standard too. at only £30!! why so cheap??? then i was suprised to find that airoh who made good quality helmets for under £100 have gone and lost the plot and only make £200+ helmets now. nzi dont seem to do many budget models anymore too. nau still look good and affordable. spada do one that looks good on a budget. some places still have nitro "dougie replica" ones about. what sort of experiences of these sort of brands have fellow riders had? advice would be muchly appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cleanorbust Posted September 26, 2012 Report Share Posted September 26, 2012 I've found the Xpeed trials helmet to be up to the job at a reasonable price (you can get them for £25 on eBay). Also there's a Nitro X526 trials helmet at only £19.99! You're right about there being a profusion of makes at the low end of the price scale these days. As ever it'll be best if your pal can get to a shop to try on first.as helmets are such a personal-preference item. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richt Posted September 26, 2012 Report Share Posted September 26, 2012 'Shiro' helmets are very popular, I bought mine for £50. 3+1/2 years ago and still doing well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilh Posted September 26, 2012 Report Share Posted September 26, 2012 i have a old hebo helmet that i bought second hand. the fit is good but what i dont like is the size of the outside. it makes me look like buzz lightyear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minislim Posted September 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2012 many thanks for the advice. i remember the hebo helmets being one size smaller than they stated because their padding was a bit excessive. and that in turn made the helmet look massive on your head as neilh mentions. ive had a few helmets myself in my years riding but most manufactures have dissapered. MPA, CTS, boeri to name a few. more recently its been a couple of NZI carbons and now its a NAU which is a great helmet but the cheek pads have come a bit loose. my friend still isnt sure if he'll fully get back into trials yet so he's reluctant to spend alot if its only used a few times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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