Budget Helmet

[EddyP]

Afternoon guys,

Going to start having a go this year in our Clubmans car so need to sort a helmet out, with Hans posts.
There’s obviously a huge range of helmets and not many places where you can try them on, have been to GPR but they never have the budget helmet in stock in my size (OMP GP R)
Then there’s the like of Headtec and V2 etc which are quite a bit cheaper.
I don’t mind paying a little more to be comfortable any tips as to what you’ve found? How have the different suppliers been with buying one, trying it and sending it back it it’s too tight or not comfy etc

Thanks

[EddyP]

Trev450 said:

Demon Tweeks have an excellent returns policy. You don't need a reason to return anything but just ensure you keep all the boxes, labels and everything else it comes with just in case.

I've been using a V2 for the last couple of seasons and apart from being a bit heavier than my previous Bell, it's comfortable and feels quite well made.

Edited by Trev450 on Friday 4th February 13:48

Thanks Trev, just had a look at V2, look good but really poor stock at the moment! I need a large and can’t find one anywhere.

[EddyP]

stevieturbo said:

Weight is a huge factor...strangely looking at some Sparco and Arai online, they offered no weight information at all. Which seems bonkers.

I ordered the Koden last night though, so will see if it is what I remember from Autopsort....some 5 years go ! lol

Thanks for all the useful info all.

Stevie - Would love to hear about the Koden when it arrives please. I did go to Grand Prix Raceway and tried on a few Bells but didn't really thing any of them were comfy.
The rebuild of the car is really really behind so it might not be too much of a rush for the helmet anyway, suspect we'll miss the first race of the season.

[EddyP]

Just to follow this up I went for a Koden in the end, little tight on the forehead but hoping it'll bed in with time. Quality seems good, nice and light, can't complain really.

[EddyP]

rjracin240 said:

Had a Bell K1 Pro which was a great helmet for me, like them tight with very little movement and then let them wear in. The bell factory guys are at Daytona quite a bit for different events as a service to the drivers. They adjust the helmets where there are hots spots as you mention by using there thumbs and compressing the foam in these area's. Worked for me and the amount of compression I had to do on the foam was minimal which I feel did not compromise the safety of functionality of the helmet.

Recently got a Roux helmet based on the safety features of the helmet and the fact that the SNELL 2020 helmets were FIA approved also in case I get the opportunity to do a track day on one of my visits to the UK.
Not sure why Speedcom only list the 2015 SNELL helmets but my purchase of a 2020 was just last month so they should have 2020SNELL/FIA approved helmets in stock.

https://www.speedcomracing.com/helmets

I'll give that a go thanks!
Having more time in it certainly helps, wore it for my ARDS course earlier in the week and it felt fine towards the end of the session. Now to learn Donington for my first race