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I've skied in a full face helmet (flint sc) for the past 2 seasons. And, with the exception of maybe a couple tiny tree branches, I don't think I've ever had any reason for the chinguard. And, to be honest, the thing looks kinda ridiculous. I think I might pull the chinguard and/or use the extra Fuse I have lying around for this coming season.
Of course there's a poll. Chinstrap not included.
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Originally Posted by seldon
But are you ugly enough? Maybe you're doing the rest of us a favor.
unless you are hucking to the point where you may eat your knees, don't pose it out w/ a FF
I have definitely stepped it up to fugly for this coming season. You better watch out irul.
How can you look like Blurred if you lack the FF and down jacket??
where is the "I have a mangina" choice?
No one named Seldon can be rad enough for a full face helmet.
No, you can't.
A Seldon can do your income taxes.
If you need a root canal, Seldon's your man.
But huckin' and jumpin' is not Seldon's strong suit.
It's the name.
'Do it to me, Seldon.'
'You're an animal, Seldon.'
'Ride me, big Seldon.'
'Huck that cliff Seldon.'
'Hit it switch and ride it into the road, Seldon.'
Nope, it just doesn't work. :fmicon:
I wear one for skiing and mountain biking now.
Skiing:
The first time you catch a rock with your face, you'll understand. Plus it's nice for the occasional tree branch.
Mtbing:
The first time you dig a small rock out of your face, you'll understand. Plus it's nice for those LZs with unexpected berms in them.
I have used it wayyyyyyyyy more for mountain biking than skiing.
I always ski in a FF. I've used the chin guard many times and it has saved my face and teeth multiple times. Before I skied with a FF I had facial injuries almost every year. Many chipped teeth, and even a branch stuck through my jaw. So the FF has the extra advantage of hiding my ugly face :)
To preface, I pretty much only Tele and I refuse to let that slow me down. However the "teleroll" is an official turn in my repertoire. Also, in rag doll falls the tips of my skis have cut my face and messed up a lot of goggles. No more with the FF. The only flaw is that I can’t kiss my wife while out skiing ;)
The last 2 seasons I’ve had a RED helmet from Burton, and soon I will have a new Giro DH MTB helmet. The non-carbon versions are only $99 retail, but I went carbon :D I kinda trust the DH MTB helmets more than just ski helmets because the tests done on them are more relevant for high speed ski crashes.
I use a Giro Flint SC and a mouthguard. It's enough to stop the occaisional knees when the landing's flatter than it looks and you eat them. I've had way to many bloody and cut noses (well, only the one nose really, but multiple times) before the FF to realise I was getting off lightly and could be in for dental work. The Flint isn't the very best protection, but it's not a bad compromise.
I've had no real issues that would have even warranted a chin guard except for one last year. Took a knee under the right cheek bone from overshooting a gap by a mile and landing on some dead flat hardpack...ended up with a swollen face and some missing skin where my knee cap hit. Although that didn't feel too swell after it happened, it is an isolated incident for me and I won't consider anything with a chin guard unless I start hitting stuff big enough to take a knee to the face regularly, or if I am continuously dumb enough to misjudge kickers and launch to flat. :the_finge
I know where you are coming from. I've been wearing a helmet for years but haven't gone to FF, yet. A friend of mine keeps asking why I bother wearing a helmet without a chin guard, if you eat it big it's so easy to loose your face. I'm dumb as but real pretty so it would be a shame to mess it up. ;)
Since wearing a helmet I have lost a tooth, cut my chin, had two black eyes and at least two nosebleeds, all through impacts that would have been saved if I had a FF.
Last winter I couldn't justify a new helmet, just a mouthguard that I only wear when going hard. I'm thinking I'll get a FF for this winter and hopefully before I need it...
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Originally Posted by phatfreeheeler
Ditto here, also with teles.
unless you are hucking into gnarly rock-face superexposure where, if you fall, you are going crush your face on rocks-type terrain, skip the full face.
I throw the full face on when towing behind the snowmobile. But not by choice. I only own a motorcycle helmet.
You mean like Heart Chute?Quote:
Originally Posted by Skip Dooley
Only Sonny Bono should wear helmets. Oh shit, that's right , he munched a tree. If you ski that reckless that you need a helmet, then get off my mountain jong boy:FIREdevil