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oldrookie
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Received the helmet for Christmas. Got the Rallye version. Great looking helmet. Modular, which is why I wanted it. I wear glasses and am tired of the glasses off, helmet on, glasses on dance.
Had read the reviews before I asked for the helmet. Most were of the earlier version of the Revolver and they all mentioned how loud the helmet was. Bell supposedly worked on it to resolve customer complaints--hence the EVO part of the name--but if the earlier one was louder, there are some deaf riders out there.
The helmet looks good and all the latches work as they are supposed to work. It fits as well as my other Bell (an Arrow--which I like a great deal) and I have no concerns about how it feels on my head.
The front latch works easily with gloves on and I can easily get my glasses on and off. The face shield has a lot more adjustment settings than does my Arrow and it holds position easily. Makes it nice when dealing with fogging. It is incredibly easy to take the shield off and back on. Great design on that part of the helmet.
It has an internal sunshield that easily goes up and down with the latch on the left side of the helmet. The latch is on the underside of helmet and is easily managed with gloves on. It isn't real dark, but does cut sun glare. It sort of "clanks" up and down, but it works.
The real problem is with noise. I wore it first without earplugs and could have sworn there was a low-flying jet fighter in the area. Grew up near an Air Force base and am familiar with the noise they make. Turning your head side-to-side while at speed replicates the sound pretty well.
A couple of things contribute to the problem, IMHO. One is the additional breaks in the helmet required to have the modular faceshield move. Second, Bell says this is a speaker-ready helmet and there are significant indentations in the foam to allow the owner to install some good size speakers. (They'd have to be to be heard above the wind noise.) Third, there are air vents on the lower side of each speaker pocket to allow air to move out of the helmet. They do not have any vent controls to close them. Seems that air enters at the modular seams, blasts directly past your ears and then exits right at the back of the ear after swirling around the ear pocket--right next to your ear canal.
Decided after the first ride that there is no way to ride without earplugs. Never felt that way with the Arrow I used all of last season.
Second ride, with earplugs, was far more manageable. Still loud, but it'll work with earplugs. I'll keep using it, but it may not be a long-term helmet for me.
YMMV
Had read the reviews before I asked for the helmet. Most were of the earlier version of the Revolver and they all mentioned how loud the helmet was. Bell supposedly worked on it to resolve customer complaints--hence the EVO part of the name--but if the earlier one was louder, there are some deaf riders out there.
The helmet looks good and all the latches work as they are supposed to work. It fits as well as my other Bell (an Arrow--which I like a great deal) and I have no concerns about how it feels on my head.
The front latch works easily with gloves on and I can easily get my glasses on and off. The face shield has a lot more adjustment settings than does my Arrow and it holds position easily. Makes it nice when dealing with fogging. It is incredibly easy to take the shield off and back on. Great design on that part of the helmet.
It has an internal sunshield that easily goes up and down with the latch on the left side of the helmet. The latch is on the underside of helmet and is easily managed with gloves on. It isn't real dark, but does cut sun glare. It sort of "clanks" up and down, but it works.
The real problem is with noise. I wore it first without earplugs and could have sworn there was a low-flying jet fighter in the area. Grew up near an Air Force base and am familiar with the noise they make. Turning your head side-to-side while at speed replicates the sound pretty well.
A couple of things contribute to the problem, IMHO. One is the additional breaks in the helmet required to have the modular faceshield move. Second, Bell says this is a speaker-ready helmet and there are significant indentations in the foam to allow the owner to install some good size speakers. (They'd have to be to be heard above the wind noise.) Third, there are air vents on the lower side of each speaker pocket to allow air to move out of the helmet. They do not have any vent controls to close them. Seems that air enters at the modular seams, blasts directly past your ears and then exits right at the back of the ear after swirling around the ear pocket--right next to your ear canal.
Decided after the first ride that there is no way to ride without earplugs. Never felt that way with the Arrow I used all of last season.
Second ride, with earplugs, was far more manageable. Still loud, but it'll work with earplugs. I'll keep using it, but it may not be a long-term helmet for me.
YMMV
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