Longtone Posted February 22, 2004 Report Posted February 22, 2004 I've got a skate helmet which I use mostly for boarding in light winds, but I've also got a full face dirt helmet for buggying and gusty days. my skate helmet was £15 and my Dirt was £59 Quote
fly boy benny Posted February 22, 2004 Report Posted February 22, 2004 i prefer to use a full face helmet especially when im bording after and incident of being pulled from the board:D and dragged directly into a goal post and bounced my head of it! Quote
Gingerbloke Posted February 22, 2004 Report Posted February 22, 2004 The daddy of all helmets ( available from all good snowboard shops ) http://store4.yimg.com/I/skishop_1779_379583 Quote
windy Posted February 22, 2004 Report Posted February 22, 2004 The daddy of all helmets ( available from all good snowboard shops ) http://store4.yimg.com/I/skishop_1779_379583 if you wear that through the summer you sure are gonna have a sweaty helmet. Quote
Plugus Maximus Posted February 22, 2004 Report Posted February 22, 2004 Dad's Army would be proud of that one! :D With a helmet I see it as doing one major job ... stopping your head getting concussed. Full faced helmets just prevent 'cosmetic' damage to your face. With full face helemts your visability is restricted, the helmet weight is increased and therefore your mobility reduced, and as pointed out above ... you lose hearing the wind .. quite important! This could be more dangerous, no? When kiting on flat areas it's not really a requirement to go full faced as there are no boulders, kerb edges, posts to spike you .... only hard surfaces to bang your head on! If there are then don't kite there! IMHO. K Quote
Gingerbloke Posted February 22, 2004 Report Posted February 22, 2004 if you wear that through the summer you sure are gonna have a sweaty helmet. Better to have a sweaty helmet and be protected than not to be protected at all............ Quote
Ally Posted February 22, 2004 Report Posted February 22, 2004 Dad's Army would be proud of that one! :D damn, someone beat me to it. Quote
windy Posted February 23, 2004 Report Posted February 23, 2004 Better to have a sweaty helmet and be protected than not to be protected at all............ very true. but its even better to have a NON sweaty helmet and still be protected. Quote
Gingerbloke Posted February 23, 2004 Report Posted February 23, 2004 very true. but its even better to have a NON sweaty helmet and still be protected. But I do have this one for the summer!!! NON SWEATY HELMET Quote
Simon Bailey Posted February 24, 2004 Report Posted February 24, 2004 Full face Rayven helmet in black from Atmosphere Kites £49.99 Quote
whiteb0y Posted March 30, 2004 Report Posted March 30, 2004 I use a skate helmet. My friend uses a cycle helmet, that I use sometimes. I've noticed that the cycle helmet is much lighter, also more air-vents. I'd say the cycle helmet is better. Lets the sweat out and is less heavy on the head. Quote
Lem Posted March 30, 2004 Report Posted March 30, 2004 I've just bought a dainese snowboard lid with removable ear-flaps for those summer days. It's very comfy, light and has adjustable vents. Going cheap at most places as it's the end of the snowboard season. Quote
2 Xtreme Posted April 17, 2004 Report Posted April 17, 2004 I use a Skate-Side helmet, which I got for my birthday Quote
SkintMonkey Posted April 17, 2004 Report Posted April 17, 2004 I use a white wate kayak helmet....seems to do the job. Where it all the time even when static flying. Warning: NEVER trust the strength of your skull. It may someday let you down;) Quote
SkintMonkey Posted February 3, 2005 Report Posted February 3, 2005 Ha funny how this thread has resurfaced....silly poll bumpers.....i now use a full face moto cross helmet:D:D:D I love my skull...maybe not my face tho....its an ugly pile of cr*p pmsl:p Edit: sorry KOTS my spelling wasnt up to the usual stambards:p Quote
Wee Andy Posted February 3, 2005 Report Posted February 3, 2005 i just got a pair of dirtsurfer wristguard gloves. they do seem a bit hard to hang on with. i to have small hands though so they dont fit THE best. to the bar or especially the handles. i think id be scared of doing a jump and slipping off in mid air. but i suppose.at least you wouldnt break your wrists. oh and i wear a skate helmet. not really needed it... yet Quote
Goose1599968659 Posted February 4, 2005 Report Posted February 4, 2005 I use my lovely DIRT FULL FACE HELMET, and i wouldn't go anywhere without it. I saw someone get skragged without a helmet and rip off half their jaw, scared me sh*tless! Full face all the way, accept no exceptions! lol Quote
Fire Exit Posted February 4, 2005 Report Posted February 4, 2005 Mines a Jingle, supposedly designed for kiting. Paul Quote
Ally Posted February 6, 2005 Report Posted February 6, 2005 who is this arron willis bloke anyway? :D Quote
The Geoff Posted February 6, 2005 Report Posted February 6, 2005 I use my lovely DIRT FULL FACE HELMET, and i wouldn't go anywhere without it. Same here. I have trouble finding helmets to fit (narrow, long head - think "Alien"), and the Dirt is the mutts proverbials. Looks cool to Quote
hobokiter Posted February 6, 2005 Report Posted February 6, 2005 halfords has a full face helmet for 25quid if anybody is lookimg for one and it has adjustable padding to suit different shaped heads thats wot i've got and its very light in weight aswell Quote
ben setter Posted February 6, 2005 Report Posted February 6, 2005 what you need is a reenforced kevlar beenie. Quote
PaulLaurie Posted February 7, 2005 Report Posted February 7, 2005 What’s encouraging about this thread is that 90% of people wear a helmet regardless of what sort. Or is it that those who don't are ashamed of voting or lie? I would recommend the guys who wear bike helmets get something better; they are not good enough for any sizeable impact. As for the 10% who don’t wear a helmet the reason is always one of the the following two catagories... 1. You have not had a spill yet where you hit your head, you WILL wear a helmet from then on. 2. Those whose 1st spill where they hit their head results in death! I fortunately fell (no pun intended) into the 1st category, it was only a boarding on grass incident but it wasn't pleasant & I now always wear one. So to those 10%... just go get one Quote
Ned1599968590 Posted February 7, 2005 Report Posted February 7, 2005 i want one of those snowboard helmets with the built in speakers! Quote
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