Hi all.
Does anyone other than Met make helmets with gel pads in place of absorbent pads? I far prefer them to sweaty, dirty absorbent liners.
I have a Met Kaos, and it's a great lid, but the front pad just won't stay stuck for love nor money. After three sets of pads and every type of glue I could find, it's time to move on!
Who makes helmets with gel padding?
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Re: Who makes helmets with gel padding?
Postby Scott2468 » Fri Jul 31, 2015 10:55 am
I understand I am not answering your question. Apologies in advance.
I recently got a Kask Vertigo helmet on special. I love it, the best helmet I've ever worn.
Why? because of the "two piece hinged harness" and the leatherette chin strap. It just works!
The pads you question are not gel but they are not the absorbent type either. They are a perforated material, something in the middle.
I recently got a Kask Vertigo helmet on special. I love it, the best helmet I've ever worn.
Why? because of the "two piece hinged harness" and the leatherette chin strap. It just works!
The pads you question are not gel but they are not the absorbent type either. They are a perforated material, something in the middle.
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Re: Who makes helmets with gel padding?
Postby human909 » Fri Jul 31, 2015 11:08 am
Gell would seem a horrible material to make padding out of.
Gell is useful for higher load applications where you want the pressure spread out evenly across all contacting surfaces. It avoids point loads. Helmets have negligible pressure loads and would have no use for gel. (Except maybe in sports where you use your head as a battering ram. )
(Though it does seem that Met does have sepparate gel padding though it is more of a gimmick than anything else.)
http://www.pushys.com.au/met-gel-o2-hel ... t-pad.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Gell is useful for higher load applications where you want the pressure spread out evenly across all contacting surfaces. It avoids point loads. Helmets have negligible pressure loads and would have no use for gel. (Except maybe in sports where you use your head as a battering ram. )
Without sounding like a pedant I do believe that your head the bit that is sweaty and dirty. Changing to gel or similar won't change that.HelmutHerr wrote:I far prefer them to sweaty, dirty absorbent liners.
Sounds like a badly designed helmet. My $50 on sale Limar has a one piece thin skull pad that has only come off when my little nephew has played with my helmet. It probably is 5 years old now and still going strong. It gets locked up with my bike and endures the weather.HelmutHerr wrote:I have a Met Kaos, and it's a great lid, but the front pad just won't stay stuck for love nor money. After three sets of pads and every type of glue I could find, it's time to move on!
(Though it does seem that Met does have sepparate gel padding though it is more of a gimmick than anything else.)
http://www.pushys.com.au/met-gel-o2-hel ... t-pad.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: Who makes helmets with gel padding?
Postby HelmutHerr » Fri Jul 31, 2015 11:44 am
Coolmax. Stuff seems to be used in everything these days. There's probably a reason for that!Scott2468 wrote:The pads you question are not gel but they are not the absorbent type either. They are a perforated material, something in the middle.
Feels great to me, but my top criterion is not having to smoosh my head against a bacteria farm every time I ride the bike, which probably affects my estimation of materials.human909 wrote:Gell would seem a horrible material to make padding out of.
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Sounds like a badly designed helmet. My $50 on sale Limar has a one piece thin skull pad that has only come off when my little nephew has played with my helmet. It probably is 5 years old now and still going strong. It gets locked up with my bike and endures the weather.
Everything but the front pad seems designed well - at least on par with my five-year-old Limar. I don't know that there's much difference between mid-range helmets in terms of shell and harness design, although I rather suspect that Met intends for users to need regular pad replacements as a sales strategy.
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Re: Who makes helmets with gel padding?
Postby il padrone » Fri Jul 31, 2015 2:59 pm
Wash the helmet now and then if it really bothers you
Mandatory helmet law?
"An unjustified and unethical imposition on a healthy activity."
"An unjustified and unethical imposition on a healthy activity."
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Re: Who makes helmets with gel padding?
Postby human909 » Fri Jul 31, 2015 3:49 pm
So that sounds like it is more psychological than anything else. (Please don't be insulted, I'm simply suggesting that if there isn't an ACTUAL issue then why search for a solution.)HelmutHerr wrote:Feels great to me, but my top criterion is not having to smoosh my head against a bacteria farm every time I ride the bike
Though like il Padrone has said if you are worried give it a wash. I just tried the sniff test on my helmet and it passed no problems!
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Re: Who makes helmets with gel padding?
Postby HelmutHerr » Fri Jul 31, 2015 4:00 pm
Well, the gel pad exists to make things easier and cleaner, and for me it does. Similarly, belt drives exist, but people can continue to use chains if they prefer that.
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Re: Who makes helmets with gel padding?
Postby Xplora » Sat Aug 01, 2015 7:11 am
I started wearing bandannas to absorb the sweat. I don't wear them racing but I was trying to avoid a 6 month sweat build up lol
As far as gel, didn't know they existed but it sounds like an inferior solution for me. Non absorbent, not so good.
As far as gel, didn't know they existed but it sounds like an inferior solution for me. Non absorbent, not so good.
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Re: Who makes helmets with gel padding?
Postby frankn » Sat Aug 01, 2015 8:01 am
Bandanas +1. Keeps sweat away from eyes & Keeps head and ears warm when cold as well.
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Re: Who makes helmets with gel padding?
Postby HelmutHerr » Sat Aug 01, 2015 3:31 pm
Cheers. I picked up a buff recently for sun protection. I might try pairing with the helmet and see how it goes.
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