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Submitted by
boscoboy
a Weekend Warrior
from Wilmington, DE
Date Reviewed: October 14, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Middle Run | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$24.00 | | Purchased At: | Performance | | Strengths: | It's a helment - goes on your head - adjustable | | Weaknesses: | Wont keep your head as cool as a $200 helmet | | Similar Products Used: | Specialized | | Bike Setup: | 2000 Supercaliber XT/XTR | | Bottom Line: | Great value for weekend warriors - Liked it so much i got a 2nd one for my son. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
flieger
a Weekend Warrior
from Keller,TX
Date Reviewed: September 5, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$29.00 | | Purchased At: | Sun, Ski & Sports | | Strengths: | Comfortable fit, decent looks, excellent protections. | | Weaknesses: | Mushroom look. | | Similar Products Used: | Cheapo helmets | | Bike Setup: | Specialized Rockhopper '08. | | Bottom Line: | I bought this helmet for the fit and the price. Two weeks after I bought it, I took a flip over the handle bars of my mountain bike, and landed full force on the top of my head. Although my neck suffered a bit from the compression, the helmet did a great job of protecting my skull.
Since it is recommended to replace the helmet after a significant crash, I purchased the same model again.
The only drawback is the "mushroom" look, due to its width. However, in this price class you'll be hard pressed to find a better looking helmet. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
XCkiller
a Weekend Warrior
from North Royalton Ohio
Date Reviewed: August 12, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Reagan Park, vultures, mine | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Purchased At: | Dicks sporting goooo | | Strengths: | Light, well ventilated, looks cool, and doesnt make me look like an idiot | | Weaknesses: | none, its does what its supposed to | | Similar Products Used: | other helmets... nothing specific | | Bike Setup: | IBEX Ignition Super w/ a Manitou Relic fork | | Bottom Line: | great helmet for the price, it has saved my skull on several occasions and i look good doin it | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
nixburemi
a Downhiller
from
Date Reviewed: August 7, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | la primavera | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Strengths: | fits perfectly, well breathing, cool design, hard and protective.....REALY | | Weaknesses: | no one ....... I Think | | Similar Products Used: | bell | | Bottom Line: | i liked it a lot becase it perfectly fits my head and im very confident aboyt riding with that helmet.it doesnt moves from my head indeed... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
corralitos4x4
a Weekend Warrior
from corralitos
Date Reviewed: July 17, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Anything in Soquel DEMO | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Small intro price, vast color matching, (wife got to pick the color) | | Weaknesses: | Once visor comes off, not going back on | | Bike Setup: | santa cruz-superlight
lake fs | | Bottom Line: | good look, with not a big price, save on 2 small branch straight to the head
Great if you've lost your helmet nad need a quick money save one. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
josh nemec
a Cross Country Rider
from NR, OH USA
Date Reviewed: May 24, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | The Knob | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Purchased At: | Dick's Sporting Goods | | Strengths: | Light, airy, adjustable (easily), Now i don't have to worry about cracking my skull open. | | Weaknesses: | None that i can think of | | Similar Products Used: | other helmets... | | Bike Setup: | IronHorse | | Bottom Line: | For the price this is a great helmet, i never leave the house on my bike without it. Should suit just about all your riding needs, especially if you ride XC | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
David
a Weekend Warrior
from Cincinnati
Date Reviewed: May 7, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$38.00 | | Purchased At: | Bishops Bicycles | | Strengths: | Very reasonably priced, tough helmet (took a hard spill and it held up like a champ), very comfortable. | | Weaknesses: | Could use a little better air flow. | | Bottom Line: | This is a fantastic, strong, comfortable, and extremely well priced piece of equipment. I would definety reccomed this product. Works just as well as any $100 helmet I have owned. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jeff
a Weekend Warrior
from Los Angeles, CA
Date Reviewed: March 24, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Marshall Canyon | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | Jenson USA | | Strengths: | Fairly light, comfortable, cool in the summer and quite inexpensive. Acu Dial adjustment is very easy to use. | | Weaknesses: | It's ugly. | | Similar Products Used: | Giro Semi MX(?) - don't even think about wearing this in the summer sun! | | Bike Setup: | Specialized FSRxc | | Bottom Line: | As long as a helmet is comfortable and meets all the safety standards, it's perfectly usable, which is why I bought the Indicator. The price was so low that I bought two other ones for my sons also! The only real concern is that it's a "universal" fit, so it's big enough to fit large heads. Smaller heads may find it too loose, even with the Acu Dial. I wear a Halo headband underneath, so it's fairly snug. Without it, the helmet would definitely move around a bit.
I've been fortunate enough to NOT crash and really test the helmet's protection. However, I've knock it several times from the side on low tree branches, side of a hill, etc. It has done its job. After two full years of abuse in the So. Cal. sun and knocks and scrapes, I'm retiring it this month and getting a much better looking, although more expensive helmet. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tyson
a Weekend Warrior
from Peoria, AZ, USA
Date Reviewed: January 10, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | DH at Sunrise | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$27.00 | | Purchased At: | Performance | | Strengths: | Cheap, adjustability, Doesn't bounce around | | Weaknesses: | Not best paint job
can be a little warm in the summer (It's Arizona, what do you expect) | | Similar Products Used: | Specialized somethin or other | | Bike Setup: | Mongoose Canaan Elite
and old style Schwinn set up for DH and Freeride | | Bottom Line: | It's made mostly for beginning riders, so the more experienced riders might want something a little more "High End"
I still use it and lend it out when needed
I'd get it again. It's cheap and protects my noggin. Don't be afraid to buy it. Not the best but not the worst | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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