Ventura Downhill Helmet

Delivery: Ordered it on saturday or sunday night, with 3-5 day delivery. So, the expected date as the friday, however, it came on tuesday, 3 days before they estimated! This was a surprise as I live in a rural area in south west scotland. Brilliant service.Packing: The helmet came in a company box, this contained a manual, a change of pads for the inside to allow a better fit and stickers. Didnt use them, although they seem good quality, adding stickers to a lovely sleek helmet is a bit pointless. This company box was then in a much larger amazon box, the space between the two boxes was fulled with rolled up brown paper, despite how it sounds, im in no doubt that this was enough and the box came perfectly undamaged.Item: As a person with a big head I was surprised to see this fit so well, and the addition of extra pads, to change the shape specifically was handy. The visor and jaw guard come free. The neck strap is easily adjustable to any position. The helmet feels slighty lighter than I would of thought, however as it meets standard safety regulations I cant complain. Very sleek and beautiful helmet, its a kind of matt black with smooth groves to help air flow and looks stylish also.At the back it has a leather studded strap to allow you to use goggles with the helmet. Not yet tried it, hwever im in no doubt they would work. It has a mesh covered area in the front to allow you to breath and help air flow, as well as mesh bits for your ears to help you hear better too - this is surprisingly helpful.For the price, you cnat get much better service, nor can you get a better looking helmet.Ill be using this for cross country riding and some trail riding, if you are into extreme downhill, its obvious you will need a much more expensive helmet, the kind to use at a professional level.For me, this is a cracking buy

I was looking to purchase a helmet for road use around London that provided more protection after a friend came off wearing a standard helmet & suffered a facial scaring and severe dental damage. Having been cyclist in London for just under a year without wearing a helmet and without incident with winter approaching it was time.Before I found this product on amazon I purchased a similar helmet in gloss black made by Apex in a M size (54-58cm) from a rival site for £27. Having measured my head at 58cm it meant that I had to remove the velcro pads inside the helmet and it was to tight a fit. So I returned it and my search for larger size full face helmet led me here.The reviews here were helpful including the video review so thanks for that and the fact the visor & chin guard could be removed and it comes with extra pads ticked the box. So if the pads get dirty you have spare set to use whilst you wash the others. These features combined with price make it five stars.If you're a 61-62cm head I would recommend getting an XL as you'll have to remove the pads meaning less comfort and the velcro squares that hold the pads will scratch your dome if you are follicle challenged!Being in my 30's I was aware of the inevitability of being labelled a 'hipster' for wearing a full face helmet in the city but safety comes first! Once the visor is removed it has more of a Mad Max 2 look to it and leaves me confident that if I do come off I won't smash my face to pieces. Add a pair of chopper style sunglasses and you can hold up a post-office on your way home!!! Hahah just Kidding!!

Update to a previous review, on new years eve this helmet saved my bacon. Went for a ride near to Honister slate mine in the lake district with family, during a steep fast downhill section my bike caught the side of a rock and pitched me over the bars, I landed headfirst onto a large rock followed by further rag-doll rolling down the hill. In the end, the outer casing of the helmet while scratched up significantly on both the main head part and the chin guard it remained intact, the inner lining had a crack at a small area which is why I'm replacing it with a new version. aside from some significant whiplash my head and neck had no injuries. I have zero doubt that this helmet saved me from a life in a vegetative state or worse and have zero worries in ordering a new replacement. My first review is below."Tight on the head just above the ears, solid build and easy to remove the mouth guard. only quality issue i had was the pads were glued to the mouth guards and such that i had to rip it away from the mouthguard to remove it."

I got the helmet with straps missing, the faceprotecton off, and no screws to fasten it.... Did send it back, and received a few days later a new helmet in perfect condition. The helmet is very light, feels very secure, and even without googles, it's able to sway away most of the branches going for my face by turning the head down a bit. Biking in Denmark, the fly-plague can be substantial, so I like putting googles on, and the faceprotection is also an effective fly protection = fly-proof :-). I have no problems with breathing, but it can be a bit cumbersome to use the camelpack or have an energy bar. I guess that goes for all full-face helmets.I've only had one good tumble with the helmet (old hidden fence), and it worked fine. If you want to, you can probably screw off the face protection and use it as an oridnary bike helmet, I've never tried that...I prefer to use another helmet.If you like to be well protected, then go for this helmet, it might just save you for a visit to the ophthalmologist, the ENT-doc or the dentist.