Early days as yet but did 100 miles or so this morning trying out my new AGV Tourmodular helmet.
To cut a long story short after a number of Schuberth lids over the past 20 years (C2,C3, C3pro x2 ,S1 pro ) which always fitted well the new C5 in my normal size was like a bucket and no amount of jiggery pokery with alternative linings was ever going to make it fit well , the next size down was far too small , the fit was very much the same as the C4 and C4 pro lids I tried in the past.
Neotec 2 was tried and the XL fitted but was a little on the loose side and would just get worse with wear , the size L was again too small.
The Tourmodular was a perfect fit for me . like my old C3 Pro but with a bit more room around the ears , initial impressions when out were very good , the venting both the 3 chin vents and the large top vent were flowing a lot of air (much more so than the C3 pro) .
The visor is very good with a wide field of vision and the pinlock works with no sign of steaming up with the visor closed , also the visor has a positive lock mechanism which also acts as a positive stop when riding with the visor just cracked open, the internal drop down sun visor is as good if not better than my C3pro .
The helmet is light for an XL lid and the shell seems appreciably more rigid than my old lid and the Neotec and C5 (on all of them I could put the helmets on while wearing my glasses as the shell flexes when pulling it outwards and down over my ears ), with the AGV there is no flex and I have to take off my glasses to put on and remove the lid .
Helmet finish is good , if you rate the C5 and Neotec as a 10 out of 10 I would say that the AGV is an easy 9.0 to 9.5 so no complaints there , it features the second anti roll off strap the same as the Schuberth and it has the new safety certification the same as the C5.
Perhaps not the best bike to test it on (R1150GS with standard screen and its normal buffeting problems ) but it was still no noisier than my older C3Pro , I will have a run out next week on the r1250gsa and the ktm 1090 to try it out on less "buffety bikes " but so far definitely so good and a credible alternative to the C5 and Neotec 2 especially as it was reduced from £499 to £382 in a sale and therefore £167 cheaper than either the C5 or Neotec 2 .
So if you are in the market for a new quality flip front I reckon the AGV is well worth having a look at .
Just adding a big thumbs up for Infinity in York for taking the time to show me all three lids in alternative sizes and not trying to just push the most expensive option and when I decided that I wanted the AGV and they did not have the colour I wanted they ordered the correct one for me on Monday and then rang me on Tuesday afternoon to let me know that it was in stock and then again on Wednesday morning to let me know it had been despatched ( f.O.C) and gave me the tracking number, the helmet was with me by 10 am on Thursday morning
To cut a long story short after a number of Schuberth lids over the past 20 years (C2,C3, C3pro x2 ,S1 pro ) which always fitted well the new C5 in my normal size was like a bucket and no amount of jiggery pokery with alternative linings was ever going to make it fit well , the next size down was far too small , the fit was very much the same as the C4 and C4 pro lids I tried in the past.
Neotec 2 was tried and the XL fitted but was a little on the loose side and would just get worse with wear , the size L was again too small.
The Tourmodular was a perfect fit for me . like my old C3 Pro but with a bit more room around the ears , initial impressions when out were very good , the venting both the 3 chin vents and the large top vent were flowing a lot of air (much more so than the C3 pro) .
The visor is very good with a wide field of vision and the pinlock works with no sign of steaming up with the visor closed , also the visor has a positive lock mechanism which also acts as a positive stop when riding with the visor just cracked open, the internal drop down sun visor is as good if not better than my C3pro .
The helmet is light for an XL lid and the shell seems appreciably more rigid than my old lid and the Neotec and C5 (on all of them I could put the helmets on while wearing my glasses as the shell flexes when pulling it outwards and down over my ears ), with the AGV there is no flex and I have to take off my glasses to put on and remove the lid .
Helmet finish is good , if you rate the C5 and Neotec as a 10 out of 10 I would say that the AGV is an easy 9.0 to 9.5 so no complaints there , it features the second anti roll off strap the same as the Schuberth and it has the new safety certification the same as the C5.
Perhaps not the best bike to test it on (R1150GS with standard screen and its normal buffeting problems ) but it was still no noisier than my older C3Pro , I will have a run out next week on the r1250gsa and the ktm 1090 to try it out on less "buffety bikes " but so far definitely so good and a credible alternative to the C5 and Neotec 2 especially as it was reduced from £499 to £382 in a sale and therefore £167 cheaper than either the C5 or Neotec 2 .
So if you are in the market for a new quality flip front I reckon the AGV is well worth having a look at .
Just adding a big thumbs up for Infinity in York for taking the time to show me all three lids in alternative sizes and not trying to just push the most expensive option and when I decided that I wanted the AGV and they did not have the colour I wanted they ordered the correct one for me on Monday and then rang me on Tuesday afternoon to let me know that it was in stock and then again on Wednesday morning to let me know it had been despatched ( f.O.C) and gave me the tracking number, the helmet was with me by 10 am on Thursday morning
