I'm curious,
Who rides open face and who rides full face? Obviously your style of riding (DH vs XC) will dictate this choice for sure, however I'm noticing more and more Open Face helmets for the All Mtn/Freeride category.
I'm moving away from Full Face as I'm enjoying the pedals up more and more so Open Face it is.
However I'm still choosing the knar on the way down and have been haunted (causing slight hesitation at times) when charging into a bombed out rooty chute section. I'm now getting more accustom to the open face and barley taking that last second gulp before charging gaps or knar.
However, my recent cheat has been to throw on googles with the open face as it mimiks more protection, and they quiet things down quite a bit. The googles also offer a great view as oppossed to my Oakley Jawbone bouncing around quite a bit. I guess what I'm saying is that the googles are my crutch and they seem to inspire some much needed confidence that the full Face used to offer me.
Anyone else rocking the "Cool Guy Enduro" look or am I gonna be the only Poser …..ha
(Perhaps I need to move to Oregon)