Helmets Schuberth News.

[Blue One]

I have been in correspondence with a fellow at Schuberth over the last few days.

I had asked them why Schuberth does not participate in the North American Market.

He told me there were several reasons, one of them being certification.

He said that Schuberth is presently barely able to keep up with demand for product in the domestic market in Europe.

He also said that very soon they will be changing their entire line of products to achieve DOT and Snell certification. At that time they will consider upping production and re-entering our market.

Sounds like something to look forward to.

 

[sherob]

Look for Scorpion to offer a DOT/Snell flipup soon too

 

[Blue One]

Look for Scorpion to offer a DOT/Snell flipup soon too

That would be good, although I don't think the Scorpion helmets are as high end quality as Schuberth.

 

[ocho nueve]

They're not in terms of finish quality and wind noise. But they test well and are affordable. Both will save your grape in a crash.

 

[ocho nueve]

A good read if you haven't yet. If you get bored with the article, the meat and potatoes is at the end of the artilcle with Snell's response and the editors rebuttal.

http://www.motorcyclistonline.com/gearbox/motorcycle_helmet_review/index.html

 

[Rob Hephner]

I am not aware of a single Flip-up helmet certified by Snell.

Can you show me one?

 

[nybryan]

I think the flip ups would only get the snell rating required of a 3/4 helmet. I'm not sure about that but i think that was in a conversation i had a while back.

 

[Rob__]

Here's the SNEL2005 list: http://www.smf.org/certlist/std_M2005.html

 

[Rob Hephner]

Here's the SNEL2005 list: http://www.smf.org/certlist/std_M2005.html

Not a single Flip-up.

 

[ocho nueve]

Not a single flip up....YET

Does anyone have a link to Scorpion's supposed soon-to-be modular helmet release?

 

[patiodadio]

A friend asked why I would wear a flip front Nolen. I told him after years of wearing an open face helmet with a plastic face shield , I thought the Nolan was a great improvement . After going to a flip front about 10 years ago (Kim & I are on our second set of Nolan N100's) we will always go with flip front helmets. I would love to have Schuberth helmets but we have had very good luck with the N100's. We will need new helmets soon so I am very interested in the Schuberth. Cost will be a big factor in our next purchase tho.

 

[Blue STreak]

The fact that no flip-front helmet has a Snell cert now doesn't mean none can. Or that none of the current one's could pass. Unlike DOT, Snell cert is completely voluntary, and costs manufacturers money. There are lots of reasons a manufacturer may choose not to submit a helmet for certification, including that they don't think it's important for the target market. The Snell foundation also doesn't comment on what they've tested or what helmets failed.

WebBikeWorld.com claims to have seen test results from a Euro flip-front that passed Snell testing.

Finally, if Snell does test a flip-face helmet, it will be tested as a full face. They test all the impact surfaces the helmet offers.

 

[Blue STreak]

A good read if you haven't yet. If you get bored with the article, the meat and potatoes is at the end of the artilcle with Snell's response and the editors rebuttal.

http://www.motorcyclistonline.com/gearbox/motorcycle_helmet_review/index.html

Snell has already release their 2010 standards, and they've listened to motorcyclist, and reduced the maximum g-loads allowed. They've also decided to test small (and medium size?) helmets with lighter head-forms, which will have the effect of lowering impact levels on those sizes still more.