How many kinds of motorcycle helmets?

Motorcycle helmets are mainly divided into 4 kinds:

1, full helmets

Full helmets: protects all the positions of the head, including the chin, is the best protective effect of a helmet. But this helmet because of bad breathability, winter is okay, summer wear it is more stuffy. If you often travel between urban and rural areas, to be on the highway from time to time with the car, then you can consider this helmet.

2, 3/4 helmet

3/4 helmet: this helmet only protects three-quarters of the head, so get this name. It balances protection and breathability and is one of the more common helmets. It's the one to go for if you want good protection but not too stuffy.

3, half-helmet helmet

Half-helmet: is more common on the road helmets, although easy to wear, but it can not be very good protection of the driver's safety, because it only protects the top of the head area of the safety. It does come in quite handy if you need to take off and put on your helmet often.

4, upward lifting helmet

upward lifting helmet: it is a full helmet of a kind of "complementary models", it can be completely turned up the chin device, from a full helmet into a 3/4 helmet. It is easy to wear for cyclists with large heads, but also offers the protection of a full helmet.

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Misconceptions about the use of helmets

1, the lighter the helmet, the better

Relatively speaking, the helmet The more lightweight a helmet is, the better it is. But the lighter the riding helmet, the less chance it has of passing the national safety certification test standards, the higher the relative price.

So the premise of choosing a helmet is that it must pass the national safety certification test standards, most of the helmets of more than 200 yuan can do about 260G, this weight even if the long-distance won't make you feel tired, so you don't have to pay too much attention to the weight index of the helmet. Unless you are for a bike race. To minimize deadweight, otherwise it's not worth spending the extra silver on a helmet that is super light in weight.

2. The bigger or more holes in the helmet, the more breathable it is

Breathability is the key to a helmet, ensuring that your head stays dry on long rides. The more or larger the ventilation holes in your helmet, the greater the airflow around your head and the cooler you will feel. However, keep in mind that the more or larger the holes in your helmet, the more of your head is exposed and therefore less protected.

Road bike helmets will have more or larger ventilation holes than mountain bike helmets. Similarly, road cyclists have to consider the weight factor of the helmet more than mountain bikers.

In general, the lighter the weight of the helmet, the more expensive it is. So, unless you are racing your bike to minimize deadweight, it's not worth spending the extra money on an ultra-light weight bike helmet.