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Equipment => Helmets => Topic started by: brokenbat on October 02, 2015, 12:32:50 AM

Title: how does the extra bar increase vision?
Post by: brokenbat on October 02, 2015, 12:32:50 AM

not sure i understand how the double bar version offers more vision than the single bar helmet? the distance between peak and grille in both seems identical. is this not correct?

Title: Re: how does the extra bar increase vision?
Post by: gerhard303 on October 02, 2015, 02:35:54 AM

This topic has been discussed elsewhere on this forum.

In addition, VKS made this useful video review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0l3r6iuvQY (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0l3r6iuvQY)

Title: Re: how does the extra bar increase vision?
Post by: brokenbat on October 02, 2015, 12:30:50 PM

Still looks like the same gap between bar and grille!

Title: Re: how does the extra bar increase vision?
Post by: Vitas Cricket on October 02, 2015, 12:35:50 PM

The gap is larger, it isn't much larger, but it is enough to make a difference.

The double bar allows for this larger gap (and better vision) whilst still being able to offer the same level of safety.

Its a simple as that really.

Title: Re: how does the extra bar increase vision?
Post by: smilley792 on October 02, 2015, 12:50:19 PM

Extremely poor and quickly sketched phone drawing.

(http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h76/smilley792/E43D1801-EEB5-4A3C-8561-854C9E947B2B_zpsvxxghgh6.jpg) (http://s61.photobucket.com/user/smilley792/media/E43D1801-EEB5-4A3C-8561-854C9E947B2B_zpsvxxghgh6.jpg.html)

The top bar(fig a) on both helmets are at the same width,
but as the double bar allows this to be set further back and line up with the lower bar.
It gives a larger viewing angle(fig b) when looking out.

This inly works if you wear the helmet correctly so the double bar lines up.

Title: Re: how does the extra bar increase vision?
Post by: brokenbat on October 02, 2015, 04:05:45 PM

Quote from: smilley792 on October 02, 2015, 12:50:19 PM

Extremely poor and quickly sketched phone drawing.

([url]http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h76/smilley792/E43D1801-EEB5-4A3C-8561-854C9E947B2B_zpsvxxghgh6.jpg[/url]) ([url]http://s61.photobucket.com/user/smilley792/media/E43D1801-EEB5-4A3C-8561-854C9E947B2B_zpsvxxghgh6.jpg.html[/url])

The top bar(fig a) on both helmets are at the same width,
but as the double bar allows this to be set further back and line up with the lower bar.
It gives a larger viewing angle(fig b) when looking out.

This inly works if you wear the helmet correctly so the double bar lines up.

brilliant. nicely done @smilley792