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Practical test cross helmets
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Practical test cross helmets

Practical test cross helmets
Shield citizens

Not only ambitious cross-professionals choose well-ventilated helmets with a protective shield as headgear – street-oriented enduro riders also like to reach for the colorful hats.

Holger Hertneck

05/27/2004

Crossers don’t plow through terrain wearing full-face helmets for good reason. Three essential characteristics ih-
res head protection are indispensable in off-road sport: the helmets have one
adjustable visor to protect against falling rocks, a slightly protruding chin section that allows plenty of air to breathe, and a large face cutout that offers space for the obligatory cross goggles and for
provides adequate ventilation. A removable inner lining is also very important. Sweat, dust and dirt can be easily removed in the washing machine. To represent the huge range on offer, MOTORRAD bought six current helmets at prices between 240 and 360 euros and one
Subjected to a practical test.
The most important criterion in the purchase decision is an optimal fit.
Helmets that are too tight, of course, inevitably squeeze, and those that are too wide slip due to the many bumps and blows when driving off-road. Therefore you should take a lot of time to try them on
and if possible take a test drive. Smart contemporaries have their cross goggles with them to try on, as not all glasses fit into every helmet. And one more tip at the end: do not blindly trust every manufacturer’s information. When it comes to weight, for example, many are not so precise and are a little too optimistic about their values.

Agv AX-6 – Provider: Imag-Germany, Telephone 07182/805900, www.imag-germany.de Price: 239 euros Sizes: XS to XL Colors: blue, red or silver decor Weight *: 1374 (1250) Gram

Practice evaluation
Plus: great fit; good leadership
on the cheeks; lots of space in the chin area;
enough space for cross goggles; for
Very suitable for people who wear glasses; Strap ends-
Fixation by push button; inconspicuous driving characteristics; high freedom of movement; Nose spoiler; pleasantly soft inside-
lining, easily removable and reinserted; good workmanship
Minus: extremely hooked double-D closure, difficult to readjust or
to solve; Strap end fixation on strap difficult to find when tightening; Adjustment-
area of ​​the screen small; Inner lining
slips easily

IXS HX 165 – Provider: Hostettler, phone 07631/18040, www.ixs.com Price: 249 euros Sizes: XS to XXL Colors: blue, red or silver decor Weight *: 1400 (1390 +/- 50) grams

Practice evaluation
Plus: great fit; good leadership
the cheeks; lots of space in the chin area; sufficient space for cross goggles; very suitable for people who wear glasses; Ear area free; inconspicuous driving characteristics; high freedom of movement; Inner lining can be removed and reinserted very easily; good workmanship
Minus: turns out to be very large; Chin strap presses; hooked double D closure,
can only be readjusted with difficulty; no push button to fix the strap ends ??
the loop intended for this does not hold; train-
air in the temple area; Screen position
too deep, adjustment range small

m2r Revelation – Provider: Zupin Moto-Sport, Telephone 08669/8480, www.zupin.de Price: 298 euros Sizes: XS to XXL Colors: Patriot (photo), white / blue / orange, Lusk replica Weight *: 1270 ( 1110 +/- 50) grams

Practice evaluation
Plus: lots of space in the chin area; sufficient space for cross goggles; still suitable for people who wear glasses; still smooth-running double D-lock; Adjustment range of the umbrella
very large; Nose spoiler; pleasantly soft inner lining, easy to remove and
reinstall
Minus: moderate fit, does not lie flat on the head at certain points; Cheek pads
reach to the corners of the mouth and press; no strap end fixation; Helmet shell
reaches far down the neck ?? restricts movement; Insufficiently slotted umbrella ensures strong buoyancy at higher speeds (from 100 km / h); umbrella
made of plastic that is too hard and prone to breakage

Premier Predator – Provider: Bewa Motorsport, phone 06284/920910, www.bewa-motorsport.de Price: 359 euros Sizes: XS to XXL Colors: seven decor variants Weight *: 1254 (1150 ?? 1200) grams

Practice evaluation
Plus: great fit, fits neatly everywhere; sufficient space in the chin area; still suitable for people who wear glasses; smoother,
easily adjustable double-D fastener with strap end fixation by push button; inconspicuous driving characteristics; high freedom of movement; surprisingly quiet for a cross helmet; Nose spoiler; pleasantly soft inside-
lining, easily removable and reinserted; good workmanship
Minus: the adjustment range of the umbrella is low, and the umbrella is made of plastic that is too hard and prone to breakage; Space for voluminous cross goggles is a little tight

Shark MXR – Provider: Krawehl, Telephone 040/78919495, www.krawehl.de Price: from 289.95 euros Sizes: XS to XXL Colors: four mamba decors, three tsunami decors (photo; 299.95 euros), Vuillemin -Replica (342.95 euros) Weight *: 1326 (1300) grams

Practice evaluation
Plus: great fit and fit despite
quite short cheek pads; lots of space in
Chin area; still suitable for people who wear glasses; smooth-running, easily adjustable double-D fastener with strap end fixation by push button; inconspicuous driving characteristics; high freedom of movement; Screen adjustment without tools; removable noses-
spoiler; very soft inner lining, simple
removable and reinserted;
good workmanship
Minus: The adjustment range of the umbrella and space for the cross goggles are a bit small

Suomy Specter – Supplier: Suomy Germany, Telephone 07181/980881, www.suomy.com Price: 349 euros Sizes: XS to XL Colors: five decor variants Weight *: 1388 (1350 +/- 50) grams

Practice evaluation
Plus: great fit, lies everywhere
clean on; lots of space in the chin area; a lot of
Space for cross goggles; for glasses wearers
well suited; easily adjustable double-D fastener with strap end fixation by push button; inconspicuous driving characteristics; high freedom of movement; Screen off a lot
soft, elastic plastic adjustable without tools; Adjustment range of the umbrella is very large; Inner lining extreme
easily removable and reinserted; very good workmanship
Minus: seams in the forehead area (can
lead to pressure points); Inner lining scratches
when putting on and taking off

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