I really like my Super 2R MIPS. It feels more substantial than my old Poc Trabek, is better ventilated (with chin bar off), and I like the boa/dial-style adjustment mechanism.

I can take the chin bar off while riding. Haven't figured out how to put it back on without a dismount though.

I used the chin bar at Downieville and Northstar. I did a little climbing (going around to Pauley Creek - about 600 feet or so) and found it bearable in ~85 degree heat. Any hotter, longer, or more intense of a climb and that thing is coming off. Takes all of 30 seconds to do. Worth it for the piece of mind.

The chin bar does make it a little hard for other people to hear you. I think my wife appreciates that sometimes...

 

Can I get some pros and cons here? Any real world experiences where this was a good idea...or not so good? I am leaning towards dealing with a broken nose over a possible wheel chair. But maybe the chin guard is ligit. I dunno.

Lemme know.

You would think that after years of motocross, BMX racing and downhill people figured it out.

 

Why do you bother posting when you offer zero information. Just h8tarade.

 

$202 with free shipping/no tax:

Bell Super 3R MIPS Helmet

 

if you are grabbing air, they are nice to have


many impacts, that would smash the helmet and your neck harder because you
have a chin bar, would break your jaw/teeth and smash your head the same if
you didn't have a chin bar, IMHO

 

I'm embarrassed to admit that I don't wear my full face nearly as often as I should because it makes me feel like kind of a kook if the trails aren't super gnar. That said, when I torpedoed a boulder at Mammoth last September and snapped my radius, the full-face definitely saved my teeth.

 

Three big wrecks for me this year...none that hurt my head but easily could have. I'm opting to look like a kook moving forward which really isn't a big stretch for me anyhow.

 

I have the bell super 2r with mips. I find it pretty comfy with and without the chinbar. It usually goes on my pack for the climb up, and then goes on at the top. I use it on new trails and rougher stuff, but I'm thinking I should use the chinbar more often than I do, some of my crashes are on easier trails!