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LIDLS helmets have TUV safety approving, their (TUV) standards are more stringent than what is or was basic British standards I believe, though not as good as ACU approved ones as I understand it.

I tend to get through lidls and aldis helmets really quickly, as I simply treat them like crap, and throw them away when the visors are all scratched.

Some LIDL's stuff is junk, most is okay, some is awesome.

Original tank bag, they've changed now, still going strong despite loads of abuse, it holds strong on the motorway in all weathers with just the magnets
water proof gloves - junk
regular gloves - okayish - their idea of XXL hands is different to mine I guess
water proof 2 piece suit, pretty good, zips broken on the jacket now, still got the trousers
locks - okayish, downgraded to bicycle use in our house
helmets - I liked the old open face ones with the full visor, they don't tend to stock those now, I'd keep them for two years, throwing the visor away after one
kidney belts - very happy with them



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PLEASE STOP DOING THAT and post my message already phpBB!!
 
First off, I wouldn't touch a 2nd hand helmet, Cheek pads may have been nicked, but do you think they handled it lightly & thought, oh, best not drop this, No.
Secondly, a helmet isn't just to soften the 'blow' to the ground, when I wear a helmet I'd like it to be comfortable, & a £40 helmet will not be comfortable. I wouldn't wear it commuting, city riding, country riding any riding atall, becuase it doesn't matter what type of riding you do you crash at 70 it my be a lowside, crash at 30 it could be over the top job so the theory on riding styles to the helmet doesn't work.
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firstly it was hanging from the helmet lock on his bike so couldn't touch the floor.

second my £23 helmet and £25 are comfortable i can barely feel my mx lid when riding, the ls2 is kinda heavy but comfy and the lidle ones are soft as and my dad said his one is comfy and one of the nice's helmets he has worn.

Agreed to a point, but I've crashed wearing Arai, my boss has crashed wearing Arai, Arai is by far the comfiest helmet to me.

& if its worked for me why should I change? I wouldn't brag about spending that much money on a helmet, I'm just saying you get what you pay for.

If you choose to spend £50 on something that has to protect your head so be it, bear in mind you now ride a faster bike capable of crashing at higher speeds.

Personal preference at the end of the day. You can only go as far as telling people, the rest is upto them.
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did u replace that £400 helmet when you crashed?

that's the bit that does me if i crash in a 20 odd quid helmet ill just chuck it and get a new one if i crash in a £400 helmet i wouldn't be able to as it was so dam expensive.

" if its worked for me why should I change?"

totally agree with that mate as my £23 helmet works for me and the lidl helmet works for my dad and the many people i have seen wearing them.

i have a photo somewhere of a lidl helmet the first light grey ones that someone had crashed in the visor had snaped on he crashed at 55 i think he said and his head is fine.
 
Personally (not trying to start a war here), I like to look at helmets i can afford at the top of my budget range, then read reviews on the helmets see what is reccomended and what isn't.

Like recently i found a HJC IS-16 which is £115~ and has been reviewed and been placed alongside the arai chaser helmet for comfort, noise, safety and features so.. I'd just say yes get the best you can afford but don't go with something that costs an extortionate amount of money without looking at reviews first.

Also different helmets fit different heads like i find Shoei and Arai are not comfertable for me at all but HJC fits just perfect along with the Caberg Trip helmet which fits "ok" but i still prefer most of HJC's helmets

Just my views :)

P.S The helmet i'm currently using is the HJC CL-14 which is cheap but is ACU approved so 'twas ok for me :D plus was free from a family friend who intended for his son to use but was never taken out of box ... *Thumbs Up*

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senthx said:
Original tank bag, they've changed now, still going strong despite loads of abuse, it holds strong on the motorway in all weathers with just the magnets
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I agree with this .. Are you on about the square one with brand name "B-Square" on it? lol
 
just thought i would post this safety rating 4 so not 5 but 4 is still good and the helmet costs £35 link below.
so a cheap helmet witch is shrap rated 4

http://sharp.direct.gov.uk/testsratings/box-bx1

http://www.ghostbikes.com/products/Helm ... elmet.html

now look at these
£370 helmet safty rateing 3
http://www.infinitymotorcycles.com/prod ... lmet-/1514

http://sharp.direct.gov.uk/testsratings/arai-quantum

£250 helmet safty rateing 3

http://www.helmetcity.co.uk/Arai-Chaser ... AZL8D.aspx

http://sharp.direct.gov.uk/testsratings/arai-chaser

£150 helmet safty rateing 4

http://www.ghostbikes.com/products/On-R ... elmet.html

http://sharp.direct.gov.uk/testsratings/caberg-sintesi

£150 helmet safty rateing 4

http://www.ghostbikes.com/products/On-R ... elmet.html

http://sharp.direct.gov.uk/testsratings/shark-s900


so the £35 helmet has the safty rateing of 150-370 helmets now myself id rather the buy 3 or 4 £35 helmets that if i crash i throw it away and get a new rated 4 helmet then one expensiv rated 3 or 4
and be gutted when i have to replace a £150-370 helmet

now that second hand helmet i got is £80 new and safty rated 5

http://www.bikersbargains.co.uk/caberg-18.html

http://sharp.direct.gov.uk/testsratings/caberg-v2-407


so the safest helmet out of the hole lot is £80 just as safe as your £400 helmet i might add.

i could buy 5 caberg v2's for the price of your one helmet or buy 2 then have (one as a spear) £360 petrol money i know what sounds right to me
 
also take into account the extra features of the £400 helmet ... Better ventilation, Visibility, Noise ok not totally justified but thats why many helmets cost more than they should
 
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also take into account the extra features of the £400 helmet ... Better ventilation, Visibility, Noise ok not totally justified but thats why many helmets cost more than they should
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i know that there are extra features but non warrent £320 more then the caberg if its to loud but some ear plugs there cheap as chips if its to hot in there ride with the visor open if its to cold wear one of them snood tube things
 
I can afford a £400 helmet, I can afford to replace a £400 helmet.

Yes when I crashed I replaced it, I also replace my helmets every 3 or 4 years, unless it's been dropped or crashed which will be within a week.

When you are on the M/way & it gets too hot "open your visor", No. you can't see,

You don't buy a helmet that is cheap & then start to replace little bits. you buy a overall helmet, Arai's are loud helmets, I've got custom ear plgus so I don't hear any noise atall, My Xlite helmet is one of the quietist helmets you can get it's also one of the lightest helmets you could buy along with one of the best internals you could buy, now if I wanted that from a £80 helmet it would have to be a 2nd hand one & used for many years.

a £80 helmet from lidis not as comfortable, quiet, well made, replacable parts & not as approved as a shoei.

& thats only a £270 shoei helmet, if they where as good as you say they are, then BSB riders would use them. But they don't, if you did reasearch on helmets you would find that more than 75% of riders, ride with helmets costing over £300 brand new.
 
AZZ3R said:
I can afford a £400 helmet, I can afford to replace a £400 helmet.

Yes when I crashed I replaced it, I also replace my helmets every 3 or 4 years, unless it's been dropped or crashed which will be within a week.

When you are on the M/way & it gets too hot "open your visor", No. you can't see,

You don't buy a helmet that is cheap & then start to replace little bits. you buy a overall helmet, Arai's are loud helmets, I've got custom ear plgus so I don't hear any noise atall, My Xlite helmet is one of the quietist helmets you can get it's also one of the lightest helmets you could buy along with one of the best internals you could buy, now if I wanted that from a £80 helmet it would have to be a 2nd hand one & used for many years.

a £80 helmet from lidis not as comfortable, quiet, well made, replacable parts & not as approved as a shoei.

& thats only a £270 shoei helmet, if they where as good as you say they are, then BSB riders would use them. But they don't, if you did reasearch on helmets you would find that more than 75% of riders, ride with helmets costing over £300 brand new.
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Did you know that more than 107% of statistics are made up entirely on the spot? :P
 
Well the people who I watch on YT, who have spent "big" money on their helmets.

Friz - Arai
Calsant - Shoei
RCN - Schuberth

I'm only saying if you want to spend so little on helmets then thats your choice, as you've said I can spend my money on what I like, I'm just saying they way I see cheap helmets, some of the other gear they have forsale looks great but just helmets a no, no for me.
 
Personally I would never touch a second hand helmet. How do you know its got no damege? You cant always spot damage on the outside of the lid.
Always buy the best you can afford, I had £130 to spend on a helmet, so I went into a bike dealer, and tried many different types of helmets for that money, and left with the Caberg I have now.
All helmets have to pass standardised and rigorous testing before they can go on sale, however they may not be as comfortable as a £400 Arai.
Personally, I would say a sub-£100 helmet is fine for town riding under 60mph, but if you go long distance, then a more expensive, more comfortable lid would be better.
 
AZZ3R said:
Well the people who I watch on YT, who have spent "big" money on their helmets.

Friz - Arai
Calsant - Shoei
RCN - Schuberth
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How is this relevant to anyone, I'm on youtube, and I wear a Caberg Konda, If I make that known on my channel, will everyone think theyre great helmets. Helmets are an individual thing, just because Friz has an Arai, doesnt mean I will even like them
 
I think you'd find that 99% of those riders would buy pepsi not panda pops Aka they're brand whores.

The Box helmet mentioned above was available in argos for £29.99

Beats the shit out of a £340 helmet in a crash.

Granted it's ventilation is lacking and maybe the longer isn't as comfortable (not the case for the lidl helmet, said to be one of the most comfy to wear), but it will protect your head just as well in a crash if not better than the £400 one.

Providing you're not looking for a stunning paint job, pinlock, more ventilation than you can shake a stick at and other luxury items, a cheap helmet is just fine.

Don't believe the hype, do your research and but based on what you want not on what your bank balance will stretch to.

Helmet: £165
Jacket:£379
Trousers:£125
Gloves:£89
Boots£189

Decent kit for nice prices.

I did my research and bought the kit I wanted, only high price item is the jacket which is a 4 season jobbo, goretex and bloody worth the money, comes with those luxury features that I wanted.


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Why are we all of a sudden having a go at Azzer lol
He's just stating an opinion which i fully agree with but without the arai part... If you can afford the £400 helemt get it, if not don't.

If you want to trust your head with something from lidl's fine i do believe me and Azzer are just saying we'd rather not .. lol
 
Bikermole said:
How is this relevant to anyone, I'm on youtube, and I wear a Caberg Konda, If I make that known on my channel, will everyone think theyre great helmets. Helmets are an individual thing, just because Friz has an Arai, doesnt mean I will even like them
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Your miss reading what me & CB where talking about, People are arguing their point when I'm simply stating my opinion on the subject of helmets, I never said anything along the lines of these are the people I watch because of their helmets did I. No, thats you interpreting it that way.

There just some of the people I watch with regards to what people call 'Big' money helmets, I've wore a HJC nothing wrong with them, Chuckles, 7hunted, LDR ride with them I've had one as a back up helmet before. I'm simply stating the fact of what people are saying with regards to what they see as a expensive helmet & why a £80 is just as good.

I've said it before, theres no difference in speed invloved with a crash it's how you crash, you could flip 3 time at 30mph & land on your helmet, you crash at 60mph you may lowside, so you can't buy a helmet just on the basis of you city riding, what if you get caught out & you need to get on the M/way?

It's what people can afford & what people want to spend at the end of the day
 
Anyway back on topic ... the new style lidl's tankbags are ok not great. But great for sportsbikes and the like due to curvy design :D also great value i think .. Can fit a ton of stuff in there
 
I only buy helmets based on reviews. I have seen £100 lids that have better reviews than "the leading brand". if i like the look of a helmet and its a good price and safe enough, I will buy it. Simple as that. :)
 
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