I want to love this helmet in the worst way. My initial overall impressions are favorable. It is well constructed, quiet, and fits great which is a huge plus. Most helmets have my mouth very close to the chin bar. Flip down shades come down on my face as they are just too short front to rear for my head.
Shield: My shield is not as clear as it should be. I removed the protective films inside and out and wiped it clean, but it appears to have some clouding between the layers. Kind of like the clouding that is left when you remove the cling film. Also just seems to be less clear than others that I have used. I'm not going to do anything with it right now, but figure I will submit for warranty at some point.
Operation: I found that it works better when you connect the magnetic connector to the helmet
This is very easy to forget. It takes a good bit to get caught up once it gets fogged. It turns any frost to moisture that remains on the shield. Also once wet the shield seems to get a film much like a smokers car windows and the view just is not clear at all. I'm planning to clean it again and have a look indoors to see if it loses the film look or not. I still think it needs a rear exhaust vent so it can have a nice slow flow through to exhaust the moisture.
Being a heavy breather it is quite wet inside like a small house that is sealed too tight and needs an air exchanger. I know that this is the way BRP designed it but it's just too stuffy inside. I'm looking for a non-permanent way of allowing air to pass out the top edge of the shield so I can have fresh air wash the inside of the shield and carry moisture out. Something like a small piece of electrical tape holding down the upper rubber seal or a hunk out of the corner foam seal. Possibly just put a small stopper of some sort to prevent it from fully closing?
My previous helmet was a Bell Star Carbon -convertible to snow. More than the Oxygen helmet and this was back in 2011. This helmet with a Klim arctic works very well for me. It has plenty of air flow which I do really like. I did get some frost in the beak, but no big deal never really got cold. I could just get one finger flat between my mouth and the chinbar and that was snug. The beak of the Arctic was pretty well flat. The O2 I can get 2 fingers on edge and I welcome the space.
Using heated shields since the late 90's Lazer/Coldwave helmets...
Shield: My shield is not as clear as it should be. I removed the protective films inside and out and wiped it clean, but it appears to have some clouding between the layers. Kind of like the clouding that is left when you remove the cling film. Also just seems to be less clear than others that I have used. I'm not going to do anything with it right now, but figure I will submit for warranty at some point.
Operation: I found that it works better when you connect the magnetic connector to the helmet
This is very easy to forget. It takes a good bit to get caught up once it gets fogged. It turns any frost to moisture that remains on the shield. Also once wet the shield seems to get a film much like a smokers car windows and the view just is not clear at all. I'm planning to clean it again and have a look indoors to see if it loses the film look or not. I still think it needs a rear exhaust vent so it can have a nice slow flow through to exhaust the moisture.Being a heavy breather it is quite wet inside like a small house that is sealed too tight and needs an air exchanger. I know that this is the way BRP designed it but it's just too stuffy inside. I'm looking for a non-permanent way of allowing air to pass out the top edge of the shield so I can have fresh air wash the inside of the shield and carry moisture out. Something like a small piece of electrical tape holding down the upper rubber seal or a hunk out of the corner foam seal. Possibly just put a small stopper of some sort to prevent it from fully closing?
My previous helmet was a Bell Star Carbon -convertible to snow. More than the Oxygen helmet and this was back in 2011. This helmet with a Klim arctic works very well for me. It has plenty of air flow which I do really like. I did get some frost in the beak, but no big deal never really got cold. I could just get one finger flat between my mouth and the chinbar and that was snug. The beak of the Arctic was pretty well flat. The O2 I can get 2 fingers on edge and I welcome the space.
Using heated shields since the late 90's Lazer/Coldwave helmets...
