I purchased this helmet about 30 days ago in the flat black color. Fit and finish are excellent, although the matte black tends to show fingerprints. I've had it on from temps ranging from 35 to 71 degrees in both rain and bright sun.
Pros:
1. The ability to go from full face to 3/4 face in less than 5 seconds.
2. The internal sunshield works well in bright sunlight (for me anyway)
3. The interior liner is comfortable for about 2 hrs (see also cons)
4. I personally like the matte black finish
5. Limited fogging
6. The helmet is fairly quiet, much more so than the Nolan N102
7. The chin bar has great room between your mouth and the helmet, this will work well for microphones
8. I haven?t been in real hot weather yet, but venting seems to be ok. The top vent is tiny. The dealer told me that there are a series of ridges that run along the top that move the air to vent out at the bottom. I haven?t had the liner out to see this, so I can?t comment further. The bottom vent does seem to work better that the top.
9. The rotating mechanism is smooth and can be executed with one hand. (Don?t even think about this while riding!!!!)
10. Weight is well balanced and is not noticeable, I did not experience wind buffeting, but I have a strong neck
Cons:
1. To make the sunshield work, you must position the helmet so that the liner is just above your eyebrow. Otherwise, it cuts across your line of sight.
2. Because of the helmet positioning, I found that after about 2hrs plus of riding that the ridges in the liner that goes across the front, will bury themselves in you forehead (a bandanna might prevent this). It was tolerable, but annoying at the same time. When I took the evoline off, it looked like a road map across my forehead.
3. My other helmets don?t use D rings and use a ratchet type fastener, I really prefer this over the much slower to use D ring (personal preference)
4. The liner is really a solid/tight fit and might create a problem for installing some types of communications, although I?ve seen the scala rider Q2 installed on an evoline
Other Notes:
1. With the chin bar in the retracted position, it gives the helmet a rather odd look (personal opinion)
2. The latching mechanism is metal, which means secure locking when in place
3. Tinted, smoke, and clear external visors are avail at some dealers for the evoline for about 30.00
Pros:
1. The ability to go from full face to 3/4 face in less than 5 seconds.
2. The internal sunshield works well in bright sunlight (for me anyway)
3. The interior liner is comfortable for about 2 hrs (see also cons)
4. I personally like the matte black finish
5. Limited fogging
6. The helmet is fairly quiet, much more so than the Nolan N102
7. The chin bar has great room between your mouth and the helmet, this will work well for microphones
8. I haven?t been in real hot weather yet, but venting seems to be ok. The top vent is tiny. The dealer told me that there are a series of ridges that run along the top that move the air to vent out at the bottom. I haven?t had the liner out to see this, so I can?t comment further. The bottom vent does seem to work better that the top.
9. The rotating mechanism is smooth and can be executed with one hand. (Don?t even think about this while riding!!!!)
10. Weight is well balanced and is not noticeable, I did not experience wind buffeting, but I have a strong neck
Cons:
1. To make the sunshield work, you must position the helmet so that the liner is just above your eyebrow. Otherwise, it cuts across your line of sight.
2. Because of the helmet positioning, I found that after about 2hrs plus of riding that the ridges in the liner that goes across the front, will bury themselves in you forehead (a bandanna might prevent this). It was tolerable, but annoying at the same time. When I took the evoline off, it looked like a road map across my forehead.
3. My other helmets don?t use D rings and use a ratchet type fastener, I really prefer this over the much slower to use D ring (personal preference)
4. The liner is really a solid/tight fit and might create a problem for installing some types of communications, although I?ve seen the scala rider Q2 installed on an evoline
Other Notes:
1. With the chin bar in the retracted position, it gives the helmet a rather odd look (personal opinion)
2. The latching mechanism is metal, which means secure locking when in place
3. Tinted, smoke, and clear external visors are avail at some dealers for the evoline for about 30.00
