Last night I rode for a couple hours wearing the new helmet. It is very comfortable. The venting is very good and very adjustable. The aerodynamics are terrific, I didn't feel any lift at all from it, even when looking to change lanes.
My only complaint is the wind noise. You hear the wind, but unlike my old helmet, you don’t hear and feel the wind in your ears, you just hear it, so it's a different kind of wind noise, like a recording of a wind tunnel. But, it isn't loud noisy and the sound varies if you are going into or against the wind. It's tough to describe noise. I am thinking that it may sound like that because of the aerodynamics. You do hear the sound above your head.
It also might be a little unfair for me to give a really good review since I am going from a cheap $55 Zeus helmet that I bought on ebay last year. The Zeus lets in all kinds of wind from underneath and around the face shield so you hear it and feel it into your ears (after a couple hours, my ears would start to hurt). And ventilation? Maybe the Greek god Zeus didn’t need it?
I have read a ton of reviews on helmets by people that use the helmets. One of my favorites is
Motorcycle Gear Review. After reading a bunch of other reviews on other helmets it seemed like the biggest complaint about almost every helmet is wind noise. So I figure there just isn't any way to get away from it at all, even with much more expensive helmets.
Next real test will be today since the temps are supposed to be in the upper 80’s.
Does anyone else here use either the Scorpion EXO-700 or EXO-400? If so, what do you think?
Soren
