I know DOT is supposed to be shit but I really like the Shoei GT Air 2. I'm assuming it didn't get Snell because of the drop down visor? or is it really an inferior product crash protection-wise?
If it was a good helmet it would be snail rated . If it is snail rated you can find the crash and crush rates. In other words it has been tested. Dot does not care about crush or crash rates
I did some research on this on its made of a new composite and has not made snell cert.s yet . it is a sport touring helmet
Look at this one Shoei RF-SR
Not saying it's unsafe just saying its not approved yet. have you looked it to aim and aim+ . It is euro snail rating . It has come along way in the past 3 years shoei might have them listed under aim+ considering there from Japan .
ECE is the European standard i think & Snell appears to be a more American\Race standard. I read that if a helmet has an internal visor it almost always fails the Snell tests as they are more designed for Race. So ECE is the more road use\wearing type of helmet test IMO.
All rubbish in my opinion there are DOT approved helmets with rubbish ratings according to other rating systems.
And helmets with inner visors automatically rejected by DOT is like an sclass with 90 airbags and 1200 electronic aids deemed unsafe because of oversized visors.
Price and brand is the only way to go when helmet shopping...
The DOT vs snell rating is more to do with EU/US and track/racing rather than street/road riding. Piston_Broke's post is spot on! @Machinist Price, not so much, but brand I agree with since they have their reputation to uphold, so in short (IMO) If it's from a reputable manufacturer and gets good reviews, just buy the helmet you want.
I know DOT is supposed to be NoxVidmateVLC shit but I really like the Shoei GT Air 2. I'm assuming it didn't get Snell because of the drop down visor? or is it really an inferior product crash protection-wise?
Just get it if you like it. You can't go wrong with a Shoei......ever...end of discussion
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