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Any recommendations for a decent adv type helmet?

I have a street/full face helmet and a MX/offroad helmet that are both pretty long in the tooth.

I was looking to get a helmet that has a visor that can pull down for street riding. Or remove the visor and use w/ goggles/glasses for offroad.

(I still have a chinbar/mtn bike helmet for warm weather offroading).


Scorpion used to be my go to for street helmets but its been almost a decade since Ive looked at those things.

On my way driving back home from NJ I stopped in to the Revzilla mothership store near Philly to try on helmets. My Klim had hit the ground a few times it was just time to retire it. They have an entire wall of helmets to choose from. I looked at Touratech, Arai, Schuberth, and a few others but nothing fits me as well as the Klim. I replaced my old one with another one.

The main thing, well, two things actually, that pushed me to justify the cost is that the shape and interior padding design fits my head perfectly; and, the transitions face shield is a game changer for me. I used to have to worry about my long rides going in to the night looking for a place to camp. I don't like wearing sunglasses in my helmet so I always had a smoked shield that I'd have to leave open or change it out for a clear one after dark.

I have a Klim Krios and I added the Transitions lens from the Krios Pro. It's a bit long in the tooth and needs replaced. I will certainly be replacing it with a Krios Pro. It isn't a hardcore off-road helmet with a sharp chin bar so it is fairly safe for rolling down the pavement and the peak flows air through it well enough not to be a big issue on the road. I wore it riding to Idaho and back. I liked it well enough I am planning on getting another one, but the Pro version. I like the Transitions lens, the Pinlock, and the Fid-Lock. Both the basic and the Pro versions are carbon fiber. I certainly wouldn't buy a helmet that wasn't made out of carbon fiber or something lighter at this point anymore.

Thanks guys, keep the suggestions coming if you have them

Wonder if any local shops are marking down the XD-4s now that it's discontinued. If it fits well for you they seem to be worth the investment. I ended up getting a killer deal on a Schuberth E1 which I couldn't pass up but regret it. I would not recommend the E1.

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Sun Apr 21, 2024 10:00 am

Wonder if any local shops are marking down the XD-4s now that it's discontinued. If it fits well for you they seem to be worth the investment. I ended up getting a killer deal on a Schuberth E1 which I couldn't pass up but regret it. I would not recommend the E1.

Ive never owned an Arai, but maybe. Im not sure if JT’s in Frederick carries Arai. Prices marked down is always good