HAHA, the strudel test is a new metric. It's much tighter on the ABUS which is probably a good thing.
It's interesting, when we were riding in Cumberland or when we were climbing the gravel road up Fromme I'll carry Claire's chin bar for her on a hot day, no problem. And if that was our regular M.O. then I'd care more about it being removable.
But we tend to ride technical climbs and she eats it awkwardly going uphill as much as downhill. She's put her chin bar into a few rocks high-siding off the trail. I'm also informed by the fact that I wear a chin bar ~ fulltime now and after a few rides I was perfectly used to it for technical climbs. I'm not a helmet evangelist - I'll take my lid right off for long car-free gravel climbs, but on the trail once I committed to wearing the full face I haven't looked back.
It's an interesting aspect of the gravel riding I do because very occasionally I'll be on (light) single track with 40c tires and an open lid where I'd otherwise find myself with a 2.8" front tire, slack geo, and a chin bar. Such is life.
Feb. 20, 2023, 10:43 a.m. - Andrew Major
HAHA, the strudel test is a new metric. It's much tighter on the ABUS which is probably a good thing. It's interesting, when we were riding in Cumberland or when we were climbing the gravel road up Fromme I'll carry Claire's chin bar for her on a hot day, no problem. And if that was our regular M.O. then I'd care more about it being removable. But we tend to ride technical climbs and she eats it awkwardly going uphill as much as downhill. She's put her chin bar into a few rocks high-siding off the trail. I'm also informed by the fact that I wear a chin bar ~ fulltime now and after a few rides I was perfectly used to it for technical climbs. I'm not a helmet evangelist - I'll take my lid right off for long car-free gravel climbs, but on the trail once I committed to wearing the full face I haven't looked back. It's an interesting aspect of the gravel riding I do because very occasionally I'll be on (light) single track with 40c tires and an open lid where I'd otherwise find myself with a 2.8" front tire, slack geo, and a chin bar. Such is life.