Full-face helmets

[G]

some other company did that like 5 or 10 years ago, cant for the life of me remember who though

Possibly this Giro SWITCHBLADE.

Hardly the same, that looks like it would take 10 minutes and an allen key to fit the chin bar and back of the head looks left pretty exposed, whereas the Bell:-

The new Bell convertible helmet looks like a neat idea. http://reviews.mtbr.com/spotted-new-bell-super-2r-trailenduro-helmet-with-removable-chin-bar

Looks pretty good to me, and from what I have heard they have done some decent testing on it.


G.

[blueee]

I feel safer with peripheral vision
I prefer my periphreals

[bluebmx]

Goggles for BMX? Why?

I think it's just a trend. Over the past 15 years they've come and gone. Back now I think because of pros racing the SX tracks. It makes sense there due to the speeds and danger, it's more lf a protective layer than anything to do with dust or roost. Non pros are running them again because the pros are. my 2 cents

[rickylarryyy]

Goggles for BMX? Why?

I think it's just a trend. Over the past 15 years they've come and gone. Back now I think because of pros racing the SX tracks. It makes sense there due to the speeds and danger, it's more lf a protective layer than anything to do with dust or roost. Non pros are running them again because the pros are. my 2 cents

I started racing in the south with no soil tac tracks and the amount of sand in the clay there is unimaginable. I rode without goggles for a while and now it's just habit. The sand will get everywhere and in your eyes. Lenses get ruined less than 6 months after purchase because of the sand getting all over everything. Love me some red clay.

[MilkyWilky]

Hardly the same, that looks like it would take 10 minutes and an allen key to fit the chin bar and back of the head looks left pretty exposed, whereas the Bell:-

The new Bell convertible helmet looks like a neat idea. http://reviews.mtbr.com/spotted-new-bell-super-2r-trailenduro-helmet-with-removable-chin-bar

Looks pretty good to me, and from what I have heard they have done some decent testing on it.


G.

I agree with you here. I remember even as a young, aggressive teen thinking that entire Giro looked about as substantial as their visors.
The Bell helmet that this one is based on would be my top pick for an MTB helmet today. The added protection on the back of the head made sense to about everyone in the shop, and a gopro mount is just icing. Would have got one but I fell somewhere between a M and a L, and it just didn't sit right.


EDIT: Actually I renege. I think the new (Non-full-face) Smith helmets are dope.
http://www.smithoptics.ca/Root/Men%27s/Helmets/Cycle/Forefront/p/HB14-FOADMD/sizeVariants
Plus that drinking-straw Koroyd lining just might get recycled, unlike the foam. I think that's good because helmets should not last forever. I've also read their roady helmet is like ... 290g?