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Re: Crash Helmet
[Re: AnnieMac]
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28/05/2017 11:48
28/05/2017 11:48
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knight7660
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Im an open face man i just prefer having the clearer vision, if i had a kit car then full face all the way
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Re: Crash Helmet
[Re: DaveG]
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01/06/2017 09:31
01/06/2017 09:31
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Fishy_Dave
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I'd rather have a full face for maximum protection. If you're going to wear one, might as well wear the best type there is Yup, full face for me, but with a GT/rally peak.
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Re: Crash Helmet
[Re: AnnieMac]
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01/06/2017 09:38
01/06/2017 09:38
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Joined: Dec 2005
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DaveG
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Wasn't even sure what a GT/rally peak was...why do you like that Dave? Doesn't it restrict movement in the cabin?
1996 Portofino 20vt & 2000 Pearl White Plus 1985½ & 2016 2017 Fiat 124 Spider + XF Sportbrake
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Re: Crash Helmet
[Re: AnnieMac]
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01/06/2017 10:35
01/06/2017 10:35
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magooagain
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I have both types. I tend to use open face for hill climb and full face for track days.
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Re: Crash Helmet
[Re: AnnieMac]
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01/06/2017 10:44
01/06/2017 10:44
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Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 8,852 Cambridge & Cotswolds
MeanRedSpider
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I have those peaks on my lids - ideal for when the sun is low. Only downside is that my Bell lid, at least, then didn't have the capability to fit a visor if you wanted to use it in an open car (or kart). I'd still contend that open-face is far more convenient in a closed cockpit and, if you're needing that small extra bit of protection, you're probably in worse trouble than you realise. I'm also not sure how I'd manage in one of those crazy series where they make you jump out and back in again Seeing the harness buckle in a race seat (quite upright) in a full-face can be quite awkward. The cheek pieces on an open-face extend quite a way forward so offer much of the same oblique protection. As an addendum to this, a school friend crashed his moped into the back of a parked Land Rover. They reckon that having an open-faced helmet saved him from having his neck broken.
Last edited by MeanRedSpider; 01/06/2017 10:44.
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