FOX V3 HELMET VS COMPOUND BOW!?

For the past of 15 years, I’ve consciously only worn quality helmets; a decision crystallised by a bad concussion from a relatively small head knock. And it has undoubtedly paid dividends. Despite plenty of get-offs in the years since, I haven’t been concussed once. Yes, the top-of-the-line models from quality helmet brands such as Fox, Bell, Shoei, Arai and (more recently) Alpinestars may cost between $600 and $1000, but isn’t there an old adage about the correlation between how much you value your head and what you’re prepared to pay for a helmet that properly protects it?

Admittedly, being in the motorcycle media game, I’ve had the luxury of getting free (or at least heavily discounted) helmets. But for me, paying a little extra for a well-constructed motorcycle helmet with a systematic approach to rider safety is … well, it’s an absolute no-brainer (if you’ll forgive the pun).

So it was interesting to see those sentiments echoed by Motology’s Adam Riemann in a recent vlog where he exposed the potential dangers of using cheap or poorly constructed helmets. Riemann’s video also reinforced the often-overlooked point that, once you’ve had a decent crash in a helmet (decent enough for the EPS liner to have been crushed/compressed, rendering its impact-absorption properties ineffective), that helmet should not be used again.

Riemann also reinforces the importance of the helmet shell’s strength and integrity by shooting his Fox V3 (whose shell uses a combo of uni-directional and multi-directional woven Pre-preg Carbon and Aramid fibres) with an 80-pound compound bow. Sure, it’s a dramatic way to make the point, but it also underlines just how far Fox’s new-gen V3 helmets have come with their construction and safety features.

Anyway, check Riemann’s vlog out. It’s both entertaining and informative…

GOOD & BAD HELMETS