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Submitted by
Tim Olson
a Cross Country Rider
from Spokane, WA, USA
Date Reviewed: September 18, 2003 | | Favoriate Trail: | high drive | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$90.00 | | Purchased At: | Spokane Bike and Board | | Strengths: | Light weight, VERY well ventilated, fits perfect (on me anyway) | | Weaknesses: | Zero | | Similar Products Used: | Specialized and older Bell's | | Bike Setup: | Stumpjumper M2 | | Bottom Line: | Love this helmet!!!! When I first put it on, it was like putting on your old favorite baseball cap. Seriously, I didn't adjust it or even click the chin strap and it fit like a glove!!!! It also is very well ventilated. I never thought that "ventilation" was a very big deal nor could you really feel the difference. Man was I wrong!!!! I can actually feel the breeze hitting my mellon. It gets pretty hot in the Inland Northwest so this helmet helps a ton!! Light weight too. Little pricy but good things usually are. At least this one is!!!! Try one out!!!!!!!!! | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
David
a Weekend Warrior
from Los Angeles
Date Reviewed: July 22, 2002 | | Favoriate Trail: | Santa Monica Hills | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | It really protects. | | Weaknesses: | None. | | Similar Products Used: | Usual suspects. | | Bike Setup: | 2002 Bullit. Hope brakes, Easton bars, Panaracer DH, Magura rims, Mavic 219 Disc... | | Bottom Line: | This helmet will protect you. I'm living proof. I've taken some nasty spills in the past, including three maaaaaasive endos. The third endo actually cracked by helmet but saved me. I strongly recommend this helmet. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Alex
a Weekend Warrior
from Calgary, AB
Date Reviewed: June 3, 2002 | | Favoriate Trail: | urban trials | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$90.00 | | Purchased At: | Bowcycle | | Strengths: | Sooo cool (and trust me, it gets mondo hot doing trials), fairly light, fits super snug, fairly easily adjustable retention, pretty inexpensiv | | Weaknesses: | flimsy stem that got snapped off on a bench thingy, but whatever, visors don't do lots anyway, uuuuhhhhmmmm..... could use less vents when riding in slightly chillier conditions? i don't know??? | | Similar Products Used: | Giro Gila, Specialized mountainman, Specialized king cobra, this sh*t nashbar one, Giro exodus | | Bike Setup: | 99 specialized sworks m2 pro w/ 00 componetns, magura hs33, blackspire bashring, amoeba stem n bar, sun ryhno n mammoth rims (both w/ deore hubs) | | Bottom Line: | For the money, it's awesome! There's nto much wrong w/ the helmet, it's cool enuf for trials n a lil DH or FR, n that Tom dood from japan must hav a pretty odd shaped head if it duzzint fit him -- last time i checked u can choose from S,M,L. but whatever, it's obvious enuf that the exodus or E2 or king cobra cost a lil bit too much and yeah. even with half a visor, it's still an awesome helmet, and u can get pretty funky colors (like canadian flags or the stars n stripes). The nemisis is the middleman that's a step up from louis garneau crap and gila, but a lil below the exodus n king cobra!
Ride hard ppls!
PARTEE HARD! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Richard Bloomfield
a Weekend Warrior
from Calgary, Alberta
Date Reviewed: September 25, 2001 | | Favoriate Trail: | anywhere in the Alberta/BC mountains | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$33.00 | | Purchased At: | The Bike Shop | | Strengths: | Fits great. Very easy to setup out of the box. Real good price. Like the visor. I can still see through the slits
when I have my head down. I cycle to work, and this helmet is really easy on the hair. | | Weaknesses: | None yet. | | Similar Products Used: | Bell | | Bike Setup: | Old brodie climbmax | | Bottom Line: | My old Bell helmet saved my head in a crash which broke my arm; so I have to feel good about Bell. The Nemesis compares to other models costing much more. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Scott Clements
a Racer
from Tassie
Date Reviewed: September 9, 2001 | | Favoriate Trail: | Any without bushwalkers | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | Treadlys | | Strengths: | This helmet is great, it has good ventelation, fits like a helmet should. It even stays on my head without the strap!!! It is a snug, fit, it doesn't just sit of ur head!!! | | Weaknesses: | Not full microshell, and foam dents easily. But who cares!!!
velcro stuff looses its stickiness, I had 2 replace it. | | Similar Products Used: | um, Image 2000, (but more vents) | | Bike Setup: | Trek!!! Old. | | Bottom Line: | This is a good helmet for just about any purpose. It looks awsome, and fits good. Needs a full fusion wrap around!!! It has the best viser, and is so comfy, u dont even know its there!!! Looks awsome with Rudy Project Tayo sunglassas!!! | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike
a Cross Country Rider
from Copenhagen, Denmark
Date Reviewed: July 31, 2001 | | Favoriate Trail: | Skaane and North Sealand | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$55.00 | | Purchased At: | Jupiter | | Strengths: | Keeps your head cool. Fits good. Looks like a million. | | Weaknesses: | Well, it IS a helmet... | | Similar Products Used: | None (I just grew up!) | | Bike Setup: | Sintesi X-wing, Mazzorchi Z2, Mavic Crossland, XT '98 | | Bottom Line: | I don't have that much experience with helmets. I've been riding without it for over 5 years. But it wasn't ½ as bad as I thought it would be. Actually it made my driving slightly more aggressive and daring. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
+HaVoQ+
a Weekend Warrior
from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Date Reviewed: July 18, 2001 | | Favoriate Trail: | Anywhere with drops and downhill | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Purchased At: | Bell crash replacement | | Strengths: | Light
Strong
Good looking
Cool (almost too cold in winter) | | Weaknesses: | Weaknesses?????? | | Similar Products Used: | Image 2000, Tsumani Pro | | Bike Setup: | K2 Proflex Beast | | Bottom Line: | After snapping my Image 2000 in a jumping crash bell were more than happy to replace the old helmet with a new one and upgrading to a nemesis pro for less than half price. Keep making great helmets Bell and keep up the crash replacement. It rocks! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Wade
a Cross Country Rider
from Mid TN
Date Reviewed: June 25, 2001 | | Favoriate Trail: | twisty and fast | | Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | PricePoint | | Strengths: | Looks good, fits good. | | Similar Products Used: | Giro (5 years old) | | Bike Setup: | Turner | | Bottom Line: | I just opened the box and can't believe how sexy this sucker is!. It's the 2000 model in red. Popped it on and it fits almost perfect. Jest a bit of tweaking and I'll be stylin'.
This thing has GOT to be lots cooler than my old 13 holer. These vents are huge and functional looking. There are also air channels inside-unlike the old Giro.
A new Giro may be as good, but I'm really happy with the Bell purchase. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Katy
a Cross Country Rider
from Everett, WA
Date Reviewed: June 24, 2001 | | Favoriate Trail: | Japanese Gultch - Mukilteo, WA | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Purchased At: | rei-outlet.com | | Strengths: | Keeps my head cool. 27 vents! Fits great. Shape and color (blue and pearl white- 1999 model?). Metallic Bell Decals! | | Weaknesses: | Visor attachment- visor flips up sometimes.
Hair gets caught under pads - adhesive is too sticky.
I'm grasping for straws here. | | Similar Products Used: | Bell Tsunami (crashed it) | | Bike Setup: | 1999 Gary Fisher Kaitai (tangerine- yummy) | | Bottom Line: | A great helmet at an excellent value!! Would have paid more. Luckily I wear size small or I wouldn't have found the price I did. My husband is thinking about crashing his old Bell so he can get one of these. : ) Five hot jalepanos! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mario Javier
a Weekend Warrior
from Oakville, ON, Canada
Date Reviewed: June 8, 2001 | | Favoriate Trail: | KLelso | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$55.00 | | Purchased At: | Cyclepath | | Strengths: | Very light, have lots of vents, looks sleek | | Weaknesses: | N/A | | Similar Products Used: | Giro Ricochette, Incline | | Bike Setup: | Gary Fisher X0 full XT and Raceface | | Bottom Line: | The Giro Ricochette was the best helmet I have ever owned and I paid $80 in 1996. In 1997 I had a major crashed that wrecked the seat off my bike and totalled the fork. The helmet had a big dent on the side and cracked the styrofoam in the middle. I had a bruised and major scratches on my right hip and shoulder but no concussion. I would say that the Ricochette saved my life. The helmet was replaced by Incline for $25 and although never had a crash with it, I am sure that the helmet is also good. Giro have a good product and I felt really bad that I am now changing brand. However, Giro and Bell are carried by the same dealer in Canada and their warranty was good. Now, I just purchased the Nemesis, and right away I find a major difference between this helmet and the previous helmets I owned. If the helmet is as good as what other people said, then I would say that this helmet is probably so. My first impression was good, I don't see anything that could change that. Oh yeah, I paid $55 CDN tax included for a yellow 2000 model. Not bad for a helmet. So buy one if you need one now! Bell or Giro, you can't go wrong. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tom
a Cross Country Rider
from Sapporo, Japan
Date Reviewed: May 21, 2001 | | Favoriate Trail: | silk road | | Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only | | Price Paid: |
$69.00 | | Purchased At: | Nashbar(I forgot) | | Strengths: | Completely air-conditioned, no more sweat bleeding into my eyes on those summer climbs. | | Weaknesses: | Didn't fit, too tight. Bell musta changed its sizing rof this one because my other too bells ( old styrofoam one and tsunami ) both fit well. I tried the next size up, that was like wearing a stew pot(size wise). The helmet fit my buddy just fine and he likes to remind me how great it is for him to be wearing one. What about me Bell? | | Similar Products Used: | Bell Tsunami, Giro Gilla | | Bike Setup: | Cannondale($1000) mtb and a refurbished c-dale road | | Bottom Line: | If it fits great if not it ain`t worth ****. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mark
a Weekend Warrior
from Monroe, Louisiana USA
Date Reviewed: April 16, 2001 | | Favoriate Trail: | Lincoln Parish Park | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Purchased At: | Price Point | | Strengths: | Fit, fit, fit! Retention system and ventilation is incredible. Cool color (red!). Bell seems to pay more attention to detail than other manufacturers do. | | Weaknesses: | The only thing I can think of that I would have put 1 pad across the entire forehead area instead of 2 with a gap in between. Sweat drips down between my eyes with the 2 pad setup. | | Similar Products Used: | Trek Vapor, Giro Gila. | | Bike Setup: | Specialized HardRock. | | Bottom Line: | The bottom line that I should have gotten a Bell first, but I didn't know enough about what I needed. I sold the Vapor to a friend who needed a helmet, and I've had velcro problems with the Gila ever since I got it. Giro was kind enough to send a replacement Roc-Loc and a new pad kit, but the new velcro came off 2 months after I put it on. I don't want to have to worry whether my helmet is going to come off while I'm riding, and the Bell lets me enjoy riding without worry. That hasn't put me off Giro totally, but the Bell has more of what I'm looking for as far as fit and comfort. It fit great right out of the box, but some minor adjustments are in order for a truly personal fit. The pad issue is a personal preference. The ventilation is phenomenal. I wore it on a road ride yesterday, and my head never got overheated. I think the solid colors are the best looking, I don't really like the new flag color scheme. The Nemesis-2 Pro is for anyone looking for great fit, great ventilation, and an extremely comfortable helmet. It's the first helmet I've worn that felt really light, almost like I didn't have one on. Got it at Price Point for $49.98, now they are on sale even cheaper for $39.98. I give it 5 flamin' hot dogs for value (price!), and 5 overall because it's a fantastic helmet. Go get one before they are gone!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Adam Hellström
a Weekend Warrior
from Lund, Skane, Sweden
Date Reviewed: April 11, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$60.00 | | Purchased At: | CykelCity | | Strengths: | The helmet fits perfectly on my head and really stays in place, even on the roughest of trails. The ventilation works fine and the helmet looks great. | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | Specializes helmet | | Bike Setup: | -99 Kona Explosif | | Bottom Line: | A great helmet. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tom
a Cross Country Rider
from Waterloo, IA, USA
Date Reviewed: April 7, 2001 | | Favoriate Trail: | Lupton's | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | From ad at this site | | Strengths: | The fit, the venting, the little side adjustment 'grabbers' | | Weaknesses: | Excessive venting may require something windproof in the colder months, took quite a time to initially set up. | | Similar Products Used: | Specialized Air Cut, Specialized Air Speed, an older Giro | | Bike Setup: | Pro-Flex 856 with all the bells and whistles | | Bottom Line: | The fit, out of the box, was phenominal! I have never had anything fit my head and look so good doing it. I know that I will probably never have to worry about my helmet adjusting itself while I'm riding. I jsut can't say enough about the great fit, Bell has outdone itself here. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jeff
a
from FL
Date Reviewed: April 1, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$49.00 | | Purchased At: | pricepoint.com | | Strengths: | fits like a glove
excellent ventilation
flashy color scheme | | Weaknesses: | flashy color scheme | | Similar Products Used: | giro hammerhead- doesnt have as many sizes and the closest size for my head didnt fit very well | | Bike Setup: | trek fuel 80 | | Bottom Line: | This helmet if very comfortable. I can actually feel air flowing over the top of my head and it fits so well that it doesn't budge no matter the terrain. Go to your lbs find out what size you need and how it fits and then buy from pricepoint for about half the price. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kyle B
a Cross Country Rider
from Pickering,on,canada
Date Reviewed: March 20, 2001 | | Favoriate Trail: | lumps & bumps in victoria BC | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | Bay Cycle | | Strengths: | oh canada graphics are sick as hell. kick ass vents.looks,better than e2 and $100 bucks cheper | | Weaknesses: | the little clicks on retention system at the cack keep moving up and down on 1 side.and on 1 early season ride my head got cold (oops thats a good thing) | | Similar Products Used: | paradox,evo,e2 | | Bike Setup: | 00 shwinn homegrown pro With sidxc,full xtr,xt crank,titec helbent xc,time carbons, avid arch rival 50's,avid speed dial levers. | | Bottom Line: | best helmet on earth. best graphics on earth.but i gotta rplace the retention system (it was just worn out because it was the desplay model). geat vents. it rules nuff said | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Smitty
a Weekend Warrior
from Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Date Reviewed: February 21, 2001 | | Favoriate Trail: | Tons in A.B. and B.C. | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$60.00 | | Purchased At: | The Bike Shop | | Strengths: | Fits extremely well(like a glove) Has lots of vents to keep your head cool. Mine is silver/wht so it doesn't heat up at all. Adjustible straps, big bonus for comfort. | | Weaknesses: | none that I found | | Similar Products Used: | Louis Garnou | | Bike Setup: | 2000 Stumpjumper m2 comp (comp) | | Bottom Line: | Well worth the money(although I got mine for 1/2 price) but I would definately pay full price for it. Very comfortable, light, and ventilated. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Steel Man
a Cross Country Rider
from Connecticut
Date Reviewed: February 8, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$60.00 | | Strengths: | Fits like a glove, black color is cool, inexpensive. | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | Fisher Caliber | | Bike Setup: | Curtlo, with lots of goodies | | Bottom Line: | This helmet fits my noggin like a glove, and I got it on sale at Performance. The retention syslem is very adjustable and the helmet's pretty light. Defenitely a good buy if you get it on sale. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mad Monkey
a Weekend Warrior
from Redfield
Date Reviewed: February 2, 2001 | | Favoriate Trail: | any | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Stable, good fitting, protective, ventialted | | Weaknesses: | Ugly | | Similar Products Used: | Image pro, walmart special | | Bike Setup: | VRX 200 stock, 7000 With Marzocchi z5 | | Bottom Line: | Good helmet for the money, got it for under a hundred bucks and fits like a glove. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
KenS
a Weekend Warrior
from NC
Date Reviewed: January 30, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$55.00 | | Strengths: | Many helmets come only in S/M and L/XL. I am between M and L. This helmet comes in *3* sizes, and the medium fits my head correctly. It doesn't slide down over your eyes when going down rocky trails. The extensive vents keep you very cool. | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | Giro. it used to slide down over my eyes after big bumps. | | Bottom Line: | A great helmet! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Skiee
a Cross Country Rider
from Brea, CA
Date Reviewed: January 29, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$60.00 | | Purchased At: | Performance Bikes | | Strengths: | Love this helmet! Very comfortable. Love the in-molding. Great helmet. | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | Specialized, Giro | | Bottom Line: | Worth the $80. Even better for $50 at Performance. Order it online!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jay
a Cross Country Rider
from Orange County, CA
Date Reviewed: January 27, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Purchased At: | dot.com outta biz sale | | Strengths: | Light, looks good, fits well, lots of vents | | Weaknesses: | Venting is so good the top of my head got sunburned right through!
I'd like a better brow pad to reduce the flow of sweat down my face. | | Similar Products Used: | Giro | | Bottom Line: | Bought this only because I got an awesome deal when a dot.com went belly up. I wish I'd bought more for spares and friends. It's now my favorite helmet and I was largely a confirmed Giro owner because they always fit my head better than other brands. Adjustments on the Nemesis are easier than most helmets (although that's an area where almost all could use improvement) and I haven't tried on any helmet that's lighter weight and better ventilated yet. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Anthony Lovatt
a Weekend Warrior
from Tokyo,Japan
Date Reviewed: December 16, 2000 | | Favoriate Trail: | Edogawa river trail | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$80.00 | | Purchased At: | REI | | Strengths: | Excellent design.Comfortable.Fits my head-which was surprising,Cool colors. | | Weaknesses: | None. | | Similar Products Used: | Giro | | Bike Setup: | Cannondale. | | Bottom Line: | Truly,a wonderful helmet.I have tried for so long to find a comfortable helmet-this is it.I think Bell have done a great job in designing this helmet. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Richard
a Weekend Warrior
from San Diego,CA, U.S.
Date Reviewed: December 13, 2000 | | Favoriate Trail: | In Front and Behind my rear tire | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$27.00 | | Purchased At: | PlanetOutdoors.com | | Strengths: | Light weight, Ventilation, comfort and secure. | | Weaknesses: | None yet | | Similar Products Used: | Other Bell Helmets | | Bike Setup: | Sugar 2 (Kick Ass XC Bike) | | Bottom Line: | The Nemesis pro 2 is better formed for my head shape and has more secure strapping devices. Its also not as bulky and Goofy looking than the others I've tried. My previous Bell helmets would give a Kamakazee affect going down hill when it decides to slide down over my eyes.
If your head fits Bell Helmets this is the best one for all around Biking.
I guess I got good deal when this helmet went on sale for $27.00 and free shipping. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
David
a Weekend Warrior
from Tampa
Date Reviewed: November 27, 2000 | | Favoriate Trail: | Santos | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$49.00 | | Purchased At: | Performance Bicycle | | Strengths: | Price, look, and design | | Weaknesses: | visor setup is a little weak, broke a tab in my carry bag. | | Similar Products Used: | Other Bell and Gyro helmets | | Bike Setup: | Cannondale sv700 & sv900 | | Bottom Line: | Great helmet for the price, compares to the Cratoni Maniac for 150.00. Put it on and it was like I wasn't wearing a helmet the big vents are great beat the hell out of any other helmet I have owned. When you ride the air flows great cooling you off good, much needed for summer rides in Florida. Broke a visor tab and expected to have to buy another visor, Bell sent a new one out N/C. Haven't had to replace due to any other damage but if the response time is anything like the visor I'll stick to Bell.
Thanks Bell | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Daniel
a Cross Country Rider
from Ventura
Date Reviewed: November 18, 2000 | | Favoriate Trail: | Anyone away from traffic (cars or bikes) | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Purchased At: | http://Pricepoint.com | | Strengths: | They must have used my mellon when they molded this one. It fits my head PERFECTLY! Extremely secure fit with no rattle, bounce or extra movement. | | Weaknesses: | Vison has two slits that allow the sun pass through when its near the horizon. Vison would be better without these "vents". | | Similar Products Used: | Giro, Bell, Specialized | | Bike Setup: | Does not matter here. | | Bottom Line: | Great fit, stays in place, looks good, worth twice the price! The Yellow is so easy to see (great for road rides). | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kaspar Pflugshaupt
a Weekend Warrior
from Zurich, Switzerland
Date Reviewed: November 14, 2000 | | Favoriate Trail: | Uetliberg near Zurich | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$128.00 | | Purchased At: | Elsener, Zurich | | Strengths: | Visor. It was the only helmet that would fit my huge head ... | | Weaknesses: | ... after a fair bit of working over. Quite expensive, too (due to $ exchange rate?) | | Similar Products Used: | Uvex Defender (was great, but got too old >> insecure) | | Bike Setup: | Trek 8000, just got stolen :-( | | Bottom Line: | After three days of searching a replacement for my ageing Uvex helmet, I finally found this one, and it would fit. Quite.
My problem is head size - I need a large helmet, but a narrow one. I found some Giros that had the length, but were loose at the sides.
So I bought it and re-woked it with a pocket knife, taking out some material at the front and back. Now it fits great. BTW, the shop assistant told me that he had quite some customers with "nonstandard" heads who liked this helmet.
What's more, I really like the visor - it's shorter than some others and does not obstruct my view. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dave Cox
a Cross Country Rider
from Havertown, PA
Date Reviewed: November 3, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$75.00 | | Purchased At: | Performance | | Strengths: | Yellow. It fits my huge head like no other, sometimes I almost forget it is there. Great ventilation. Stays in place. | | Weaknesses: | It looks kind of ugly from the rear. | | Similar Products Used: | All the old helmets that were laying around my house when I got my bike. | | Bike Setup: | VRX 200 upgraded to full XT | | Bottom Line: | At pricepoint.com you can get 2 for $89.00
I haven't "used" it yet but I feel confident that it will do the job.
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Submitted by
captain_clever
a Weekend Warrior
from Toronto
Date Reviewed: October 31, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Saves your skull, great ventilation, fits well, looks cool. | | Weaknesses: | No | | Similar Products Used: | Bell Psycho Pro, Pro-tec skate helmet | | Bottom Line: | Bell sent me this helmet as a replacement for my Psycho Pro when I cracked it last year, now I'm on my third Nemesis. Each time I sent it in for replacement, Bell had a new one to me within a week! Without this helmet I probably wouldn't be writing this review right now (three times over!). For protection, fit, ventilation, styling, and customer service, Bell rules!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jim Mosley
a Cross Country Rider
from Los Alamos, NM, USA
Date Reviewed: October 25, 2000 | | Favoriate Trail: | Arizona Firebreak | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$100.00 | | Purchased At: | REI Albuquerque | | Strengths: | Lightweight good ventilation. I crashed on my first one and in less than a week Bell had sent me a new one. | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | Bell Image Pro | | Bike Setup: | GT Avalanche | | Bottom Line: | This is a great helmet that does the job. Customer service is excellent. The retention system has alot of adjustment so you get a great fit. This is a great helmet like all of Bell's helmets. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kevin
a Weekend Warrior
from NY NY
Date Reviewed: October 23, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$70.00 | | Purchased At: | Colorado Cyclist | | Strengths: | Worked well when it counted - no damage to brain case after a headplant into solid rock in Slickrock Trail (Moab, Utah)
Fits well. Appeared solid enough even before crash. | | Weaknesses: | None for what it is meant to offer, however I'm going to buy something with face protection for aggressive mountainbiking and may buy a new Nemesis for more moderate stuff and roadbiking. | | Bottom Line: | Head planted on Slickrock (Moab, Utah) on last serious downhill of the 10 mile loop (on last day of a six day biking vacation out in Utah). Suffered face abrasions and two or three stitches to lower cheek, however head and neck were fine and that's what counts. Bottom line is that all helmets will meet standards that should save your life, however the fit of a helmet will increase protection and if it looks OK, then all the better. This helmet worked for me, and I'll buy one again. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Russell
a
from Ellicott city, MD, USA
Date Reviewed: October 1, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
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