Thankyou for actually mentioning that the visor has no steps between open and closed. My only q is is it sprung to open if not locked in down. This is how my airoh is and it’s damn annoying.
Looks like a very interesting proposition. Is it just me who thinks that this is almost identical to the Nolan equivalent though? Even down to the chin bar mechanism.
Nolan and Shark are owned by the same group, so the two helmets are very similar. They were, apparently, designed as part of a joint initiative. This is what we have been told. Whether it is true or not, I do not know. I am sure the two helmets have many parts in common, although they are made in different factories; one in Portugal; one in Italy. But anyway, well spotted. I admit that I was not initially aware of this, but we’re taking on Nolan soon, so we’ll spot these things sooner in future, I hope! CP
I saw your written review on your website yesterday, so thanks for posting this review so quickly. As a current Evoline owner whose helmet will soon need replacing, I hope the fit is suitable. The visor looks to have a sealing strip along the top edge. Is it flexible or moulded as part of the main visor?
As always an excellent review, but unfortunately like many I lose all interest in any helmet that comes pre-fitted for any kind of proprietary coms unit. I fully understand why so many manufacturers now do this (£££) but for me its just a big no.
The reason the manufacturers have gone down this route is because of the safety implications. The new 22-06 regulations will only homologate a helmet with a comms. system if it is integrated. And that’s because if you stick a big box on the side, a helmet cannot be relied up to do its job in terms of absorbing the energy of an impact. So if protection is important, go integrated. And that’s before one talks about noise. A box on the side will always disrupt the airflow, and will add wind noise. I also don’t see why this would put you off a helmet, because you can still put your own comms. on any helmet. It seems a shame to potentially ignore what might be the best helmet for you, just because you don’t like the principle of integrated comms. And be under no illusion, because of the new regs., integrated comms. are the direction of travel. Increasingly, new helmets will arrive thus equipped. It’s not a problem with Arai, of course, as they don’t believe in comms. at all! CP
@@Motolegends Oh I get that but the integrated comms setup I have found always make it tricky to fit a stand alone option of my choice. But for me it all fall down when you own a number of helmets from different brands.
looks like SHARK is the Peugeot of helmets? Boring but known brand, reliability is good on the newer models but older ones were hit and miss. French but probably manufactured in China now. Had a sporty boy racer model in the 90s. Aggressive branding where the brand name or logo is a beastly animal. Bit of a poor man’s choice. Will be here for many more decades. Very subjective styling which is not palatable for those who have more sophisticated taste.
Thankyou for actually mentioning that the visor has no steps between open and closed. My only q is is it sprung to open if not locked in down. This is how my airoh is and it’s damn annoying.
OXO as in beef stock cubes?
Shark OXO beef stock cube helmet?
It’s actually like my Xomo BMW helmet but with a flip up mechanism
Looks like a very interesting proposition. Is it just me who thinks that this is almost identical to the Nolan equivalent though? Even down to the chin bar mechanism.
Nolan and Shark are owned by the same group, so the two helmets are very similar. They were, apparently, designed as part of a joint initiative. This is what we have been told. Whether it is true or not, I do not know. I am sure the two helmets have many parts in common, although they are made in different factories; one in Portugal; one in Italy. But anyway, well spotted. I admit that I was not initially aware of this, but we’re taking on Nolan soon, so we’ll spot these things sooner in future, I hope! CP
Looks as though shark have very good helmet on their hands
I saw your written review on your website yesterday, so thanks for posting this review so quickly. As a current Evoline owner whose helmet will soon need replacing, I hope the fit is suitable. The visor looks to have a sealing strip along the top edge. Is it flexible or moulded as part of the main visor?
First class review
As always an excellent review, but unfortunately like many I lose all interest in any helmet that comes pre-fitted for any kind of proprietary coms unit. I fully understand why so many manufacturers now do this (£££) but for me its just a big no.
The reason the manufacturers have gone down this route is because of the safety implications. The new 22-06 regulations will only homologate a helmet with a comms. system if it is integrated. And that’s because if you stick a big box on the side, a helmet cannot be relied up to do its job in terms of absorbing the energy of an impact. So if protection is important, go integrated. And that’s before one talks about noise. A box on the side will always disrupt the airflow, and will add wind noise.
I also don’t see why this would put you off a helmet, because you can still put your own comms. on any helmet. It seems a shame to potentially ignore what might be the best helmet for you, just because you don’t like the principle of integrated comms.
And be under no illusion, because of the new regs., integrated comms. are the direction of travel. Increasingly, new helmets will arrive thus equipped. It’s not a problem with Arai, of course, as they don’t believe in comms. at all!
CP
@@Motolegends Oh I get that but the integrated comms setup I have found always make it tricky to fit a stand alone option of my choice. But for me it all fall down when you own a number of helmets from different brands.
looks like SHARK is the Peugeot of helmets? Boring but known brand, reliability is good on the newer models but older ones were hit and miss. French but probably manufactured in China now. Had a sporty boy racer model in the 90s. Aggressive branding where the brand name or logo is a beastly animal. Bit of a poor man’s choice. Will be here for many more decades. Very subjective styling which is not palatable for those who have more sophisticated taste.