Kali invader... cheek pads in my pocket on really hot days... you can do that on most enduro full face or convertible helmets... and it makes those helmets feel truly like a half shell... very surprising the first time you do it.
I used a Bell Super 2R previously, crashed it, chin bar held up admirably... got a crash replacement and sold it because I found I was just riding it with the chin bar attached almost all the time anyway, so I thought, why not get one of those new one-piece enduro full faces without the design sacrifices of a convertible version?
Maybe it's just me... but I seem to be seeing more and more people wearing them all the time... even more of the pros. And I think more of the pros (Remy, Yoan, Steve etc) should be wearing them more often... which honestly seems to be happening. Because I think that's the biggest reason we don't see more people wearing them. Mountain biking is rife with the super-cool-dude-bro-Pffft-full-faces-are-for-losers-I'm-too-awesome-for-a-full-face-don't-touch-my-taco culture and the influencers have a responsibility to do more of the right thing more of the time. Not only will it influence my 11 year olds to keep wearing their full faces, but protect their own future as well. With the number of people getting into riding and how capable bikes are now a days and how easy it is to go just stupid fast... full faces need to becomes accepted as the norm for our local enduro style riding.
A secondary reason I wear a full face and elbow pads is because it's mandatory for my sons to wear the same gear. And I think it's total bullshit while contributing to the whole mtb culture problem when parents tell their kids to wear full gear and pedal away in a half-shell, sans gloves and elbow pads... wtf?
At least my 11 year olds think my Kali Invader is "super cool" and asked for cooler (than their Bell Super 2R's) full face helmets for Christmas... maybe I'm doing something right? They got the new IXS Trigger and were super excited. It's also one of very few proper full face helmets that comes in a size (XS) that actually fits a youths/kids head properly. Yes all your kids wearing small bell super 2R/3R/Air's are wearing helmets way to big for them... I know... my kids did it as well... there was no other choice!
3rd... my kids needed braces so our ortho plans are tapped = until they can pay for their own cosmetic dental surgery... full face it is!
Anyway... viva la revolution... I just wish the revolution came with a better dental plan!
Jan. 12, 2022, 4:05 p.m. - IslandLife
Kali invader... cheek pads in my pocket on really hot days... you can do that on most enduro full face or convertible helmets... and it makes those helmets feel truly like a half shell... very surprising the first time you do it. I used a Bell Super 2R previously, crashed it, chin bar held up admirably... got a crash replacement and sold it because I found I was just riding it with the chin bar attached almost all the time anyway, so I thought, why not get one of those new one-piece enduro full faces without the design sacrifices of a convertible version? Maybe it's just me... but I seem to be seeing more and more people wearing them all the time... even more of the pros. And I think more of the pros (Remy, Yoan, Steve etc) should be wearing them more often... which honestly seems to be happening. Because I think that's the biggest reason we don't see more people wearing them. Mountain biking is rife with the super-cool-dude-bro-Pffft-full-faces-are-for-losers-I'm-too-awesome-for-a-full-face-don't-touch-my-taco culture and the influencers have a responsibility to do more of the right thing more of the time. Not only will it influence my 11 year olds to keep wearing their full faces, but protect their own future as well. With the number of people getting into riding and how capable bikes are now a days and how easy it is to go just stupid fast... full faces need to becomes accepted as the norm for our local enduro style riding. A secondary reason I wear a full face and elbow pads is because it's mandatory for my sons to wear the same gear. And I think it's total bullshit while contributing to the whole mtb culture problem when parents tell their kids to wear full gear and pedal away in a half-shell, sans gloves and elbow pads... wtf? At least my 11 year olds think my Kali Invader is "super cool" and asked for cooler (than their Bell Super 2R's) full face helmets for Christmas... maybe I'm doing something right? They got the new IXS Trigger and were super excited. It's also one of very few proper full face helmets that comes in a size (XS) that actually fits a youths/kids head properly. Yes all your kids wearing small bell super 2R/3R/Air's are wearing helmets way to big for them... I know... my kids did it as well... there was no other choice! 3rd... my kids needed braces so our ortho plans are tapped = until they can pay for their own cosmetic dental surgery... full face it is! Anyway... viva la revolution... I just wish the revolution came with a better dental plan!