mzflorida
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I purchased the Schuberth C5. I'm not trying to open the discussion on how long one should continue wearing a helmet, but the Arai was six years old, the detents stopped holding the visor, and the protective wings that cover the visor mechanism blew off and broke free of their lanyards. Plus, the interior padding needed replacement and that was 2/3 of the price of the Schuberth.
The quality seems excellent, it is relatively light for its category; and though helmets' aesthetics are not very important to me, it is nice looking. I did order the black with HiViz first, but I was uncomfortable with the perceived visibility. I replaced it with the white with orange HiViz and I'm satisfied with the conspicuity. I have a very long oval head and the C5 fits perfectly without any hotspots. The detents are solid, the drop-down visor is smooth and will not it my glasses, and ventilation is generous. The interior padding has a very premium feel to it and the straps are the quick release type. It also comes with a pinlock anti-fog insert installed. If comms are important, it comes prewired to accept a Sena product designed specifically for the helmet, which isn't cheap but is pretty slick. I did order that, and it seems pretty good and is Siri and Google compliant. Nice to have when you want to change navigation waypoints.
I recall @the Ferret mentioning he could not tolerate one iteration of this helmet for more than a few minutes (I think it was that short) which gave me a little concern. For me, it is more comfortable than the Arai. A quick spirited ride this morning proves to me that it is the quietest Helmet I've had. Schuberth publishes 85DB internal noise at speed on a naked bike and I'd guess it is close (though I wear earplugs now...tested without). The helmet is designed to be able to fit any head shape with additional internal padding options, but I did not need any of them.
I test fit it locally then ordered it from Europe. It was $554.00 and $25.00 shipping from FC Moto vs. $869.00 from Revilla.
The quality seems excellent, it is relatively light for its category; and though helmets' aesthetics are not very important to me, it is nice looking. I did order the black with HiViz first, but I was uncomfortable with the perceived visibility. I replaced it with the white with orange HiViz and I'm satisfied with the conspicuity. I have a very long oval head and the C5 fits perfectly without any hotspots. The detents are solid, the drop-down visor is smooth and will not it my glasses, and ventilation is generous. The interior padding has a very premium feel to it and the straps are the quick release type. It also comes with a pinlock anti-fog insert installed. If comms are important, it comes prewired to accept a Sena product designed specifically for the helmet, which isn't cheap but is pretty slick. I did order that, and it seems pretty good and is Siri and Google compliant. Nice to have when you want to change navigation waypoints.
I recall @the Ferret mentioning he could not tolerate one iteration of this helmet for more than a few minutes (I think it was that short) which gave me a little concern. For me, it is more comfortable than the Arai. A quick spirited ride this morning proves to me that it is the quietest Helmet I've had. Schuberth publishes 85DB internal noise at speed on a naked bike and I'd guess it is close (though I wear earplugs now...tested without). The helmet is designed to be able to fit any head shape with additional internal padding options, but I did not need any of them.
I test fit it locally then ordered it from Europe. It was $554.00 and $25.00 shipping from FC Moto vs. $869.00 from Revilla.