Helmet review: Can-Am ST 1 Hybrid vs Nolan Trilogy N43
Nolan Trilogy N43 & Can-am Hybrid ST 1 Helmets
First off let me state that I have both helmets but I have worn them for different lengths
of time. Thus as this is being written I am still in the evaluation stage of the Can-am
helmet. When I got my RTS at the end of January the Can-am Helmet was scheduled
for release in March of 2010, it eventually arrived for those that pre ordered in late
May. I needed to protect my head before that and did allot of research. I did not want
to purchase a temporary helmet, since I don't have a temporary head .
This is the only one I was born with!
So with that being said I will be continuing my evaluation of these in part two
and part three of this evaluation.
I have owned the Nolan Helmet since the beginning of the year.
I am taking a trip this weekend with my wife to Big Bear and Lake Arrowhead California.
We will be bringing both helmets and using the intercom and blue-tooth capabilities
in the same environment to evaluate along with our impressions of sound, clarity and
communication. (and anything else you can suggest.)
My experience may be different than yours and I am encourage to hear
your opinions, insight, and experience so that others that
are looking for
a helmet to use to tour with may find this thread beneficial
in their own
search for comfort and safety.
The reason that I chose this type of helmet was because of the versatility it
offered in just about every type of circumstance of weather and riding circumstance..
When Nolan advertises a 6 in one helmet it truly is. If you want full face with shield
down or sun visor at the touch of a button or you wanna remove the face shield
altogether you can with the tools provided. In fact if you don't wanna have the chin
guard (although I never ride without it) you can easily detach it. Probably the
best exclusive feature for the Nolan Trilogy is the quick release chin buckle. Better
than any on the market. I called up Nolan USA to see if could purchase the buckle
from them separately to place on my Can-am Hybrid ST1 communication helmet and
the answer was, "no!" So I did some investigation and came up with the "Echo
quick release", that is easily attachable and for under $10, makes the
Hybrid helmet a very tough choice as to which one to ride with.
But more about this later..........
My previous helmet experience is very limited, as I only had a Simpson car helmet
that i purchased a bit too snug. And when I went to purchase it I went to the store
and tried on many different versions.
In my attempt to get the right helmet for my experience most important was visibility
(looking out of the helmet) too many of the full face modular helmets although they
provide max protection limit what can be seen out of the peripheral vision. And I thought
this was extremely important as i will be the first line of pro active defense in ryding.
Next was comfort. I mean if you are gonna be wearing these helmets for any extended
length of time, you don't wanna have to be concerned with neck fatigue or an irritation on
your ears checks etc. Both models were very comfortable in different ways.
more about that later......
so for now I leave you with pictures and more comment and evaluation in the up coming
presentations of my two favorite helmets for long range/short range touring.
The up coming evaluations and reviews
will discuss All the options : Blue-tooth
vs wired vs the options offered ; radio, cell
phone, ipod, talking back and forth with
passenger. don't miss out !
Oh and did I mention CB
and we will get into the nitty gritty of it all so bring your
questions,
for the experts of this forum to answer.
There is so much to know and consider in your purchase
of the most impotant item to protect your nogin.
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