Modular Helmet Evaluation

henzilla said:

Have been using Nolan for some time. Recently upgraded and having break in issues on same size as usual,guessing my head has swollen the temple and forehead are painful after an hour. Most other models were not this tight.

I have had two head scraping events and the chinguard held its own.
Mine came from a non US locale and didn't search for certification stickers as its never been questioned since about '74 by a bored Houston PD officer who measured my reflective stickers for compliance just looking for anything to write a young guy a ticket and asked who painted the helmet and removed stickers... Not worried about having one now...Ill play the old guy card now

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rick601 said:

You bring up an interesting thought- Does sizing or head or both or neither change? When I replace say, my neotec with a neotec II can I be certain the sizing is the same as my 6 year old Neotec? If I were certain, I'd be more cost-comparison conscious re: vendors. (vis a vis return policy and price)

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rick601 said:

You bring up an interesting thought- Does sizing or head or both or neither change? When I replace say, my neotec with a neotec II can I be certain the sizing is the same as my 6 year old Neotec? If I were certain, I'd be more cost-comparison conscious re: vendors. (vis a vis return policy and price)

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Lee said:

Sometimes the same brand will change head shapes.
I have the Schuberth C4 which fits good but Schuberth changed the head shape on the C4 Pro and that one does not fit me well. There was also a head shape change between the C3 and C4.

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akbeemer said:

Lee, maybe your head’s shape is changing…….

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henzilla said:

Have been using Nolan for some time. Recently upgraded and having break in issues on same size as usual,guessing my head has swollen the temple and forehead are painful after an hour. Most other models were not this tight.

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Lee said:

Sometimes the same brand will change head shapes.
I have the Schuberth C4 which fits good but Schuberth changed the head shape on the C4 Pro and that one does not fit me well. There was also a head shape change between the C3 and C4.

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mikegalbicka said:

I worried about that as well and was pleasantly surprised. We both thought the new ones fit even better.

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mcmxcivrs said:

I had a C3 and tried the C4 and C4 Pro. Neither was even close to a tolerable fit for even a short time trying them on. Same with a couple other brands so I ended up back in a Shoei with a Neotec II. I've never tried a Shoei helmet of any model that was not a good fit for me so it seems they've kept a consistent head shape for several decades. Hope they never change or I may have a heck of a time finding a good fitting helmet.

I'm glad to see the Neotec reviewed well in this evaluation.

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akbeemer said:

Sharp just posted their evaluation of the Schuberth C4 Pro. Four out of five star rating. Percentage of impacts where the face guard remained fully locked = 93%.

https://sharp.dft.gov.uk/helmets/schuberth-c4-pro/

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akbeemer said:

Sharp just posted their evaluation of the Schuberth C4 Pro. Four out of five star rating. Percentage of impacts where the face guard remained fully locked = 93%.

https://sharp.dft.gov.uk/helmets/schuberth-c4-pro/

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