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Equipment => Helmets => Topic started by: Buzz on February 19, 2016, 01:06:22 PM
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Here is a pic of their new 1977 range... I will be right behind you all in the queue to buy one...
(From https://www.facebook.com/albion1941 (https://www.facebook.com/albion1941))
(https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xlf1/v/t1.0-9/12742640_966379316743935_1049464986024886190_n.jpg?oh=3aef6f188daff8206fe6f0d03a52e5f8&oe=5758D711)
(https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xtf1/v/t1.0-9/12745723_966803386701528_6210891112619144311_n.jpg?oh=e01bd701a7b99bc33b3cfd78871a21d7&oe=57676627)
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(http://i766.photobucket.com/albums/xx307/19reading87/961BE499-A6E4-44D5-A1D4-D09F908F35AA_1.jpg) (http://s766.photobucket.com/user/19reading87/media/961BE499-A6E4-44D5-A1D4-D09F908F35AA_1.jpg.html)
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Looks very GCSE DT project, I wonder if they're not showing proper photos because of the looks rather than to hype it...
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http://youtu.be/IK0t38Al4_E (http://youtu.be/IK0t38Al4_E)
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Thats an awful shaped neck gaurd..? Cant see that being of much use!
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Interesting ... so a neck guard was present in the older helmets and was removed in the newer ones until Phil's incident ??
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Looks very GCSE DT project, I wonder if they're not showing proper photos because of the looks rather than to hype it...
I find that offensive as a GCSE student!
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It looks absolutely poo
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I'll reserve judgement until I see a front quarter image. I like the triangular profile used in the grill. Looks a bit more sophisticated than the usual round rod.
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Different angles and some bold claims in this photo... Under 600g? That might get some people interested despite the looks.
(https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpa1/v/t1.0-9/12705350_968524023196131_8930093427796108365_n.jpg?oh=2589e9d0083031bf0acf7eb9148977ae&oe=575403A4)
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Where was that helmet @edge ??
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Where was that helmet @edge ??
That photo? Found it on the Albion Facebook page.
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Lol yes! Sorry, I meant the photo! Cheers mate, I'll go take a look
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Am still using my old Ultimate 98 and I love it!!! I rate Albion lids will be nice to see them come back to the market place with some new products!!!
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I'm hoping the design changes slightly - slightly like the Masuris did when they was first released with the new design
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Different angles and some bold claims in this photo... Under 600g? That might get some people interested despite the looks.
(https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpa1/v/t1.0-9/12705350_968524023196131_8930093427796108365_n.jpg?oh=2589e9d0083031bf0acf7eb9148977ae&oe=575403A4)
As of 16th February it hasn't passed the test though. I could make a helmet made of paper thats the lightest in the world, but it won't do anyone much good to wear it, an extreme example i know but the point is relevant. Shrey started off with some extremely bold claims about their original design and have since had to bodge on loads of extra features to get it through the test.
Albion have a long road to get back to where they were. If this helmet does pass the test, they have at least a year or so where they will go through what Masuri went through; negative reaction to the looks. Combined with the fact that many pro players have recently been forced to change by their counties/international boards, are they going to want to do so again? Spend all that time at nets getting used to another change?
Specifically in the UK they will face the obstacle of their distributor. Maybe we are an isolated case but they used to use a distributor that we had a superb relationship with, the same guys who distribute TON. When Albion switched to another company our whole experience was awful, incorrect orders (colours/sizes/quantities all wrong) were a regular theme as were completely wrong invoices and multiple attempts to deliver to us but at an address in Croydon?! Woeful.