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Equipment => Helmets => Topic started by: Mr Cricket on November 29, 2010, 11:04:23 PM

Title: Albion Ultimate 98
Post by: Mr Cricket on November 29, 2010, 11:04:23 PM
claims to be the lightest on the market with f1/aircraft design technology, must admit that its my favourite looking lid - even nicer than the masuri

costing £120 in most shops at the minute i was just wondering if anyone knows any more about them? are they that good to justify the price?
Title: Re: Albion Ultimate 98
Post by: Simmy on November 29, 2010, 11:10:10 PM
"claims to be the lightest on the market with f1/aircraft design technology"

Aytek was 1st to use this 2 years ago

and there claims to be lightest and safest could be bullshit as they havnt bsi tested toms lids
Title: Re: Albion Ultimate 98
Post by: Talisman on November 29, 2010, 11:10:49 PM
I think they are quite a bit heavier than the Ayrtek and nowhere as safe.
Title: Re: Albion Ultimate 98
Post by: procricket on November 29, 2010, 11:13:59 PM
i had a old 98 was bulky and not the best also got a ayrtek which all in all after the initial shock has the best vision a helmet could
Title: Re: Albion Ultimate 98
Post by: Ayrtek Cricket on November 29, 2010, 11:14:59 PM
Started a thread on this a few weeks ago...

Had noticed that they had copied our sales lines from 2 years ago lol no details of weight or safety results that they will list as I have asked out of interest. Unless they know our Bsi test results I can't see how they can justify their claims either? (Which aren't disclosed to other brands hence why we had to pay to test Albion and masuri helmets against our own).

Ps...If u read the details it's a carbon re-enforced plastic still rather than actual carbon fibre in it's raw format!

Title: Re: Albion Ultimate 98
Post by: Mr Cricket on November 29, 2010, 11:20:47 PM
not worth the £120 then! just wondering if there was something really unique or special about them to explain that price tag, obviously not!
Title: Re: Albion Ultimate 98
Post by: Ayrtek Cricket on November 29, 2010, 11:24:58 PM
Mention the wording carbon fibre and everyone assumes it's an expensive product....depends if it's actual CF or not being used or just particles of it ???

Still quite flattered they are resulting to copying our sales lines and materials to try and make up ground on us....
Title: Re: Albion Ultimate 98
Post by: Mr Cricket on November 29, 2010, 11:28:42 PM
must be nice to have a big company like that trailing in your wake
Title: Re: Albion Ultimate 98
Post by: Ayrtek Cricket on November 29, 2010, 11:32:23 PM
Our time will come as we have done our homework and have evidence to back up our claims we make :)
Title: Re: Albion Ultimate 98
Post by: Mr Cricket on November 29, 2010, 11:39:57 PM
thats the way to be! like a well oiled machine ;)
Title: Re: Albion Ultimate 98
Post by: Damo1583 on November 30, 2010, 10:43:32 AM
Looks very smart, but Ayrtek will be getting my custom for next season!!!!
Title: Re: Albion Ultimate 98
Post by: Howzat on November 30, 2010, 12:42:38 PM
So its washing up bowl with carbon dust in it?!
Title: Re: Albion Ultimate 98
Post by: Ayrtek Cricket on November 30, 2010, 12:44:10 PM
who knows as havent seen one in the UK as yet ??? will be interested to see what its like though and how much it weighs ;)
Title: Re: Albion Ultimate 98
Post by: 19reading87 on November 30, 2010, 06:05:43 PM
Any pics of it??
Title: Re: Albion Ultimate 98
Post by: Ayrtek Cricket on November 30, 2010, 06:56:23 PM
Yeh looks the same as the normal 98 model
Title: Re: Albion Ultimate 98
Post by: 19reading87 on November 30, 2010, 06:58:17 PM
Yeh looks the same as the normal 98 model

Alreeeet
Title: Re: Albion Ultimate 98
Post by: Mr Cricket on November 30, 2010, 07:08:30 PM
(http://www.shopatlords.com/images/products/250x250/3851_1.png) (http://www.shopatlords.com/images/products/250x250/3851_2.png)

like how it looks but 120 sheets for something that noone knows too much about... nah
Title: Re: Albion Ultimate 98
Post by: johnnyw on November 30, 2010, 07:11:38 PM
Better off with an ayrtek for less notes!
Title: Re: Albion Ultimate 98
Post by: chipsticks on November 30, 2010, 07:35:12 PM
dont like the look of it, stick to my masuri :)
Title: Re: Albion Ultimate 98
Post by: Colesy on November 30, 2010, 09:30:38 PM
It's my favourite looking lid, but don't like anything else about it lol
Title: Re: Albion Ultimate 98
Post by: Ayrtek Cricket on November 30, 2010, 09:33:51 PM
IMO the peak will still bend if a ball hits it due to the 90 degree angle that's present....will have to find one in a shop to see lol