Shox Helmets

[shereen]

Just spotted these online:

https://i959.photobucket.com/albums/ae74/Clearancelines/lrgscaleShox-Identity-Motorbike-Helmet-UK-11_zps9d539c10.jpg

https://i959.photobucket.com/albums/ae74/Clearancelines/lrgscaleShox-Axxis-Powerhouse-Motorbike-Helmet-Red-1_zps8f0f807c.jpg


https://www.ghostbikes.com/products/ghostbikes.com-brands-shox-road-helmets/9355-shox-axxis-powerhouse-motorcycle-helmet---free-smoke-visor.html

https://www.ghostbikes.com/products/ghostbikes.com-brands-shox-road-helmets/9354-shox-axxis-identity-motorcycle-helmet---free-smoke-visor.html

Anyone know if these are any good? Might get 1 for a spare - cant go wrong for £35 surely.
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[yambabe]

Not heard of them before.

Personally although I might buy one online I wouldn't without going to a shop/dealer and trying it for fit first.

For me, a good fitting lid is way more important than the price.
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[yambabe]

A little digging suggests they are made in Spain, and are a re-brand of MT Helmets.

MT have been around for a while and have a reputation as a decent budget-price brand, a couple of their lids score well on the Sharp test.
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[P.]

Brother picked one up at MCN expo. Nice lid!

[groovylee]

Just ordered the bottom one
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[groovylee]

update, got it delivered a day after I ordered it, so can't fault the service.

the lid seems pretty good. tight fit for a medium, but no doubt it'll bed in a little. it has a nice chin curtain thing to stop the greenfly pissing me off inside my lid. all the vent controls feel positive, unlike my ducchini D701, where the chin vent keeps falling off........

i'll update on the noise aspect once ive been out for a ride in it

oh, and it comes with a free tinted visor

thanks for the heads up Shereen

Lee
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[DottyDuck]

has it got a drop down sun visor? and are they heavy? i have a caberg justissimo and it is heavy for a helmet.. so when looking at future helmets i want it to be lighter! the second design looks awesome
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[clancy]

[-Matt-]

Top ones nice.

Would of thought they're to a decent standard ghostbikes are usually pretty good all be it fairly cheap stuff - but i'm not one for buying into the whole 'you need a 400 quid helmet or your head will crack open' stuff, you can get a perfectly good helmet on a budget if its a respectable brand.

I would check about returns for exchange should it not fit though, ive found budget helmets vary quite a lot amongst sizes. Half the time people get poorly fitting helmets, so even with 400 quid its no good if its incorrectly fitted

[groovylee]

[shereen]

[-Matt-]

https://www.ghostbikes.com/products/ghostbikes.com-brands-shox-visors/8889-shox-sniper-helmet-with-50-off-additional-visor.html

35 quid, 45 with dark smoke visor

Cooler than robocop

[dave666]

apologies for bumping an oldish topic but does anybody know the weight of the helmets?

[groovylee]

1404 grams (just weighed it )
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[dave666]

[groovylee]

Yep, it does It's quite a snug fit on the cheeks, but I guess it'll bed in. I would add that it's quieter than my duchinni d701 too The chin strap is a ratchet affair, which I like as I can undo it with my gloves on
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[dave666]

[groovylee]