Just wanted to share with ya'll my own review of a new modular helmet that's been released in the last year or so.
Till about a month ago, I'd never heard of Zox. Apparently, from what I can gather, they're rather new, but are producing some excellent products. My wife and I attended the International Motorcycle Show in Atlanta and ran across a vendor (Gear Up Direct) who was selling these Zox Genesis SVS flip front helmets. I was VERY impressed by the quality and design of them as well as the price (Under $200). At the same show, we tried on the Shoei of similar design and were not impressed. It seemed to be just about the same thing as the 5 year old HJC Symax that I already owned. The quality and "feel" of the Zox just seemed to stand out to me when compared with the Shoei product.
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In any case, we purchased two of these helmets from this vendor and couldn't be happier. They fit as they're supposed to, come standard with a very high quality quick release buckle AND feature an internal sunshade that drops down when the lever on the left side is pulled. In additon, it also comes standard with no fog shields that actually work.
This may not be the absolute best out there, (obviously opinions will differ) but it sure seemed to me to at least be several steps ahead of it's much more expensive competition. It's my understanding that Coolhand has also tried these and found much the same as I. I am truly pleased when a new product is released that not only is of a higher quality than it's competition - it's also half the price. That's a no brainer in my book any day.
Coolhand mentioned he bought his at Motorcycle Closeouts.com for less money, but the folks at Gear Up were very patient with my wife and I trying on most of their stock and even offered us chairs for our weary feet so we gave them our business. They seemed like good folks.
Anyway...just figured I'd throw this out there. Let the brand bashing and praise singing begin.
This is just MY OPINION guys...yours may differ and that's OK.
On a side note - I don't think ANY modular helmet is really quiet (this one included), but I've got an idea that involves some dense foam pads with sticky backs. I'm going to try some different configurations and see if I can come up with some ideas. I happened to think of this while riding and noticed that if I placed my index finger up on the sides of the shield..it got a lot quieter. What I mean is - put your index fingers up on your face beside your eyes and I think you'll get the jist of what I'm trying to say. Anyway - it ocurred to me that why couldn't we just stick a couple small foam blocks up there to accompish the same thing? They're really not in your line of vision and if they quiet the thing down like I think they might - this could be a REALLY cheap and easy helmet mod. More on this later.....going to bed for now.
Goodnight all.
Till about a month ago, I'd never heard of Zox. Apparently, from what I can gather, they're rather new, but are producing some excellent products. My wife and I attended the International Motorcycle Show in Atlanta and ran across a vendor (Gear Up Direct) who was selling these Zox Genesis SVS flip front helmets. I was VERY impressed by the quality and design of them as well as the price (Under $200). At the same show, we tried on the Shoei of similar design and were not impressed. It seemed to be just about the same thing as the 5 year old HJC Symax that I already owned. The quality and "feel" of the Zox just seemed to stand out to me when compared with the Shoei product.
In any case, we purchased two of these helmets from this vendor and couldn't be happier. They fit as they're supposed to, come standard with a very high quality quick release buckle AND feature an internal sunshade that drops down when the lever on the left side is pulled. In additon, it also comes standard with no fog shields that actually work.
This may not be the absolute best out there, (obviously opinions will differ) but it sure seemed to me to at least be several steps ahead of it's much more expensive competition. It's my understanding that Coolhand has also tried these and found much the same as I. I am truly pleased when a new product is released that not only is of a higher quality than it's competition - it's also half the price. That's a no brainer in my book any day.
Coolhand mentioned he bought his at Motorcycle Closeouts.com for less money, but the folks at Gear Up were very patient with my wife and I trying on most of their stock and even offered us chairs for our weary feet so we gave them our business. They seemed like good folks.
Anyway...just figured I'd throw this out there. Let the brand bashing and praise singing begin.
This is just MY OPINION guys...yours may differ and that's OK.On a side note - I don't think ANY modular helmet is really quiet (this one included), but I've got an idea that involves some dense foam pads with sticky backs. I'm going to try some different configurations and see if I can come up with some ideas. I happened to think of this while riding and noticed that if I placed my index finger up on the sides of the shield..it got a lot quieter. What I mean is - put your index fingers up on your face beside your eyes and I think you'll get the jist of what I'm trying to say. Anyway - it ocurred to me that why couldn't we just stick a couple small foam blocks up there to accompish the same thing? They're really not in your line of vision and if they quiet the thing down like I think they might - this could be a REALLY cheap and easy helmet mod. More on this later.....going to bed for now.
Goodnight all.
