I rode MX bikes before getting into mtb so wearing a full face felt normal. About a year ago I was feeling very confident in my riding and decided to take the chin bar off of my Bell super dh. I really enjoyed the extra peripheral vision and air flow until I clipped a bar in a narrow shoot which catapulted my face into a boulder. I don't know how I didn't knock out my front teeth but I do know that barely being able to eat for a week because of the pain as well as anything I put into my mouth naturally wanting to fall out of the rather large hole my teeth put into my lower lip, really sucked. Never again. I think I will forego the removable chin bar on my next helmet purchase and just go with a lighter weight one piece.
Jan. 13, 2022, 3:04 p.m. - Distrakted
I rode MX bikes before getting into mtb so wearing a full face felt normal. About a year ago I was feeling very confident in my riding and decided to take the chin bar off of my Bell super dh. I really enjoyed the extra peripheral vision and air flow until I clipped a bar in a narrow shoot which catapulted my face into a boulder. I don't know how I didn't knock out my front teeth but I do know that barely being able to eat for a week because of the pain as well as anything I put into my mouth naturally wanting to fall out of the rather large hole my teeth put into my lower lip, really sucked. Never again. I think I will forego the removable chin bar on my next helmet purchase and just go with a lighter weight one piece.