The Scorpion EXO-R410 is a SNELL-rated helmet at an incredible price. By going the extra mile to improve the perennially popular EX0-400, Scorpion kept the price nice, but made the R410 lighter, more compact, and gave it more features than its predecessor. The SNELL M2010 safety rating means the R410 meets a safety standard that [...]
Full articleAn Arai Helmet is something to be experienced, and an experience that words can’t quite translate. However, it should be said that the Vector II is another example of the incomparable fit, comfort, and safety that only Arai can deliver. The Vector II is the rebirth of the classic Vector. The redesign means a wider [...]
Full articleOne new kid on the modular block has earned a lot of fans over the past year, and for good reason. The Shoei Neotec offers an array of new features and improved design elements, making it a solid improvement on the popular Shoei Multitec. The rigorously engineered Neotec shell incorporates modular innovations that were developed [...]
Full articleThe Bell RS-1 is a high-end helmet with the same quality and aggressive looks as their track-savvy top-of-the-line model, the Bell Star, but redesigned for street riders. The result is a Snell certified full face helmet boasting all-around excellence for riders around town, on the freeway, and through the back roads. The RS-1 stands out [...]
Full articleThe Shoei RF-1100 delivers the best features and performance Shoei could pack into one full face helmet for sport riders. The combination of aggressive looks, amazing all-around performance, first-rate graphics, colors, and quality has ensured a loyal following. The unique design and features of this helmet come together with Shoei’s legendary development, innovation and never [...]
Full articleThe Bell Star Carbon is the grand-mammy of cool helmets. It’s built for speed, ultra-lightweight, and looks mighty fine, especially from behind when you’re on the track. It’s shaped to cut through air and it shows. The rear spoiler and aerodynamic design minimizes buffeting and lift at high speeds. The profile combined with the incredibly [...]
Full articleWe want everybody who comes to Road Rider looking for a helmet to leave with a safe, quality-built helmet that they love. The Arrow is a fantastic offering from Bell that helps us with that mission. At around a hundred dollars, it presents quality and safety at a price that everyone can handle. The Arrow [...]
Full articleIt’s no surprise that the engineers at the Bell Helmets lab in Scotts Valley are churning out innovative new helmet designs and graphics. They’ve been doing it for years and we’ve been loving it. But nothing we’ve seen yet has come as close as the Bell Rogue to being a complete reinvention of a genre [...]
Full articleBell Helmet’s Revolver EVO Modular helmet is just what we’d expect from a brand that simply keeps getting better. Every feature, angle, and cog on the Revolver displays a deliberateness of design that is noticeable at first glance and feel. And, at around two hundred dollars, the Revolver EVO is all the more impressive. There’s [...]
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