#79 Nobleman Tech TK-02 unbox and in-depth review

This is the Nobleman Tech TK-02 Helmet.
I am going to be balanced, but fair on this review. Below is the review to sum up the video for those with the attention span of a goldfish.
The nobleman helmet finally showed up. As promised, here is a deep dive on the helmet. I'm officially dubbing it the "UA-camr" helmet.
I feel too often people don't focus on the details, and simply gloss over them.
I don't know everything about safety, but I am a qualified aviation safety inspector and spend a metric shit ton of my life researching aviation safety equipment for work.
If you want a true expert's input, I'm sad to say it's probably not me.
Here is a quick rundown of what it is, and what it is NOT.
It's got the same level of protection as my protech skate helmet, and it is as per ECE regulations, absolutely NOT ECE certified. I don't care what the sticker says.
If it were ECE certified, the country of testing and certification would be noted on the chin strap tag. It is not listed on the strap, therefore it is not ECE rated.
ECE is a fantastic standard for the absolute minimum protection required for a helmet to save your life, and is a European standard, with very clear requirements spelled out for the certification process. You may research this further as you wish.
DOT stickers are a dime a dozen, and I have little to zero faith in the dot system. You do your own research on the topic, and you may well end up at the same conclusion.
The inner foam liner however does appear to be ATSM grade impact foam. So I can say somewhat safely that it is a skate-rated helmet.
It is not what I consider to be a full-face helmet. It is a 3/4 helmet with a facepiece. I do however feel the removable facepiece will offer better protection than nothing at all, so there is that to be said for it.
It's not bad, and I feel it will definitely protect you at eskate speeds as well as an ordinary skateboard helmet would. Possibly a little bit better due to the inbuilt eye protection.
I'm waiting on a delivery, hopefully, next week of the Cyrill helmet, which many people suspect is the same helmet. I'll do an in-depth review on it when it comes, and compare them side by side, down to the foam core.
It's going to be a while before I have time to fully edit the unboxing video, but it's coming soon and I'll post the video when it's done.
For the record, I am not saying it's a bad helmet. Quite the opposite actually.
It's actually pretty good for what it is. It's a decent helmet where it counts, fits very well and snuggly, and has built-in eye protection.
The sun visor and clear visor have no optical distortion, which is a beautiful thing in a Chinese helmet.
Overall, I'm satisfied. I do feel it would hit ATSM safety standards perfectly fine, which is the skateboard helmet standard. It has the same grade of impact foam as what is inside my beloved protech certified helmet.
The foam is of a similar density and construction as my protech and bears the same specification mark as the protech foam. Judging by touch, I cannot detect a difference.
I am not intending on questioning the foam further as I don't have an impact machine/anvils/budget to destroy a few.
I am not going to gut the foam and cut it for comparison.
Again, I doubt the validity of the DOT and ECE rating labels. Do with that opinion what you will.
I don't plan on using the facepiece very often, though I will shoot some skate footage tomorrow wearing it for the heck of it.
It is a well-built faceplate, and it is padded with a rubber-type material, so I don't doubt it will offer some protection.
The faceplate is the only source of ventilation that I can see, although it does appear as though some air may be directed up and around the sunshade if it's in the lowered position.
Being as how there are no exit holes for the air to leave the helmet, I'll say it's not ventilated. I'll be checking airflow and comfort tomorrow when I go for a ride.
There is a space to install a microphone, and there is in the helmet side space in the foam and ear cups for a set of small over-ear headphones (like 1980-90s Sony walkman style headphones).
It should be compatible with bone conduction headphones also. They work fine with my Sony earbuds.
No issues wearing glasses with the helmet. Sun visor up or down clears my glasses sufficiently. Visibility is fantastic, and little to no blocked areas of vision for me. The sunshade is not polarized.
It fits very much like my old flight helmet, and I'm pretty sure I have an Oregon arrow liner laying around to test fit, so I'm curious to see how that works, and if it works. I'll do that in later testing during semester breaks.
I'll gauge airflow and comfort tomorrow afternoon on a "cold" day in UAE winter. (about 80f)
Overall it's a fairly nice helmet for the price point. It's not a bad buy at all.
I'm not a fan of the clear outer visor, though I could see it's appeal if riding at night. It's pretty easy to pop on and off.

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