Is this your next mountain bike helmet? Fox Dropframe MTB Open Face Enduro Helmet
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- Опубліковано 2 жов 2024
- I have some mixed opinions on this helmet
Let me know what you think and if I'm wrong
Check out my product review of the Fox Racing Dropframe mountain bike helmet. I have some mixed opinions on this open face helmet and I would love to find out what you think.
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Just use a gopro sticky mount and use 2 articulated joints. That way you can make it appear level on camera. I did this on a Shoei motorcycle helmet that had a similar visor. So just to clarify. The first joint goes back and forward and the second joint goes left and right.
Thanks for the tip!
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Make your own mount and glue it on.
First of all...the helmet was designed for protection and comfort, not camera mounting that would be something you had the consumer should figure out
Totally agree , bit sick and tired of guy moaning about camera mounting on a piece of safety equipment, plus seeing as there not Sam hill who actually wants to watch them ride anyway 🤷🏻♂️
Heya thanks for the review, I have this helmet and it is simply amazing, the fact the negatives are gopro mounting points is a non issue, however I to experienced this issue and purchased some custom 3D printed gopro mounts for the top and under side of the beak of the helmet. Great job FOX, the helmet could be improved with the inclusion MIPS or FI, more colour ways, and FOX providing a helmet blank wrap file and making this open source, this way you could create a custom helmet sticker to make the helmet look even more awesome.
Hello friend, in which store did you buy the custom 3D printed gopro mounts for the top and bottom of the helmet peak?
Great honest unbiased review.
I am ordering one right away. I raced motocross years ago and am accustomed to normal sized helmets. MTB helmets in general are little more than skull caps that I’m just not that comfortable with.
57cm ,is large too big? I bought a large and i dont know if its too big.
Get a chesty to mount your camera. Its a much more immersive view getting the handlebars in the shot.
I totally agree man! I use the Stuntman Chest Harness for most of my riding and love it. You're spot on about the shots you get with one 👍
Sweet review, thank you!
Fixed visor a deal breaker for me, 2 of my mates got rid of there dropframes because your ears get to cold to fast ridiculously bad apparently on comparison to normal open face helmets, we are in UK though are climate is not great
This helmet is long overdue in the incredibly faster pace of trail and enduro bikes. Most trail and enduro bikes are way faster than downhill bikes a couple of years ago and here we still wearing lycra designed helmets offering limited protection. I've hit a tree full blown on my downhill bike 8 years ago side on and knocked out clean. My current bikes GT Sensor upgraded to 160mm fork is way quicker than that downhill bike. Glad to see Fox creating a solution for todays trail rider and enduro rider. Great review thanks
Caught these on sale for just over 100$. I ended up really enjoying the fit of the XL. Just tight enough to stay on but not tight enough to cause any discomfort. Good times.
What the size of your head? I got 57 cm i cant decide to Large or XL
@@neilpatrickcristobal5484 59cm and I wear the XL. The XL comes with L padding if the XL is too loose.
I just can't see a point. You may as well have the extra protection.
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Another good camera angle mount is with the chest which also maximize aero flow on those high end bikes ;)
How hot does it get on a sunny summer ride? That’s my biggest concern.
Really not sure boss. I can only guess that it will have to be hotter then the normal less coverage type of helmets. I can say that it is very well vented so I think that it will at least be cooler then other helmets of this style.
I almost forgot to give a Thumbs Up and I just did and Ride Safe you all.
Much thanks ;-)
@@rgmtb
You are welcome also.
4:56 it's not fox that just calls it that, this is a brand name Fidlock is a brand, they make magnetic fastening devices, including magnetic bottle mounting, and these buckles, and other stuff.
so nothing wrong there, it's not a name for the sake of having a unique name for it. www.fidlock.com/en/
Didn't know that and thanks!
@@rgmtb i know about tge latest and greatest, keep up with it, but not everyone have time for that I guess, good I am retired I guess🤔 I keep up on all the bike sites I know of got rss feed, mail notification, subscription on UA-cam, mail there too, currently got over 8000 mails, but I will get trough alot, but feel bad now so I have more time to watch UA-cam now, also working on vids, bit doing more of commentary.
Time to go back to chest mount gimbal, as much as I like GP7 it's not there yet, maybe the upcoming GP8 will be.
Great informative review.. thanks for posting! Greetings from Sweden
Perfect timing I was just looking at one of these in the shop today
I really do like the helmet and plan on keeping it! You can understand my points around the camera stuff because I record so much footage on my rides.
Regular Guy Mountain Biking yeah I decided to stick with the fox full face for the camera and I’m pretty comfortable wearing a normal open face for normal riding
DIRTLINE WILD I wear a ProFrame. It’s by far the best helmet I’ve ever worn.
Great video! Just ordered my Dropframe Pro MIPS Blk/Wht/Orange yesterday...can't wait! Thanks for all you do for the MTB Community!
Thanks for the review; helped me decide on purchase. Personally, I feel there are far better options for a camera mount than a helmet IMO.
Nice video and Helmet, and wish my motorcycle friends would wear a helmet because a lot of them don't. This be used on a motorbike ?
No MTB
@@jaredhared Thanks !
Looks like you got your answer. This is for MTB only.
@@rgmtb
Yep he told me lol.
Great review 👊
Can it be worn with a bonx ststem
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hey..thanks for the video!!
Great review. I will only use this helmet now +1
I just got it because I look like Halo, the game?
Any idea why they have men and women helmets? Shouldn't this be about the size of the head and not about one's sex?
I actually think it is about size and the idea is that a women's head is smaller then a mans. I guess they could have a chart with something like men's sm = woman's med? Certainly other products do need to be designed specificaly for a women, but the helmet should be pretty simple to share.
Great review appreciate the pros and CONS!
Did you get a Proframe yet? I’m curious how these two compare.
this is not for me, cus I am full face only now, I love the Dual ring buckle, it keeps it secure, not going out of adjustment, and is easy to use.
the weight of a helmet is something you eventually get used to my 1100 helmet feels light now.
and the too firm mechanical brakes feel light now, your body adapts, eventually over time.
but sure things like this can be quite of a difference from the start.
But the Fox Pro Carbon was flawed, by I read the new is improved many ways, some claim the pads are improved to, the ones on 2016 model were absurd.
I am skeptic towards magnetic buckles, I've seen pics on instagram a female downhill racer crash sponsored by Leatt, the helmet came off on impact, or at least almost off, don't remember exactly, can't find that pic maybe i saved it, what I am afraid of is the strap getting loose, the buckle getting un-done on a hard impact.
For any rough trails or downhill Stage TLD for me. Full face of course. But going to get the Speedframe for simple rides.
que talla es tu casco disculpa, y como te queda esa talla de acuerdo a las medidas de tu cabeza
How much does it weigh?
Can glasses be worn comfortably with this helmet ?
Yes. I have to wear glasses to ride because of my bad vision so I know for a fact that you can wear glasses.
Use a suction cup GoPro Mount
For someone who has no helmet and not doing crazy stuff would you recommend the Speedframe Pro or the Dropframe Pro?
Speedframe Pro would be my choice. The Dropframe is really for more enduro stuff and I think would be overkill for your needs.
@@rgmtb alright, thank you very much sir! Stay safe and healthy ;)
There's no overkill if it is about safety.
*scratch
Can the visor be removed completely in case someone wants to use it in traffic?
Nope, this visor is not meant to be removed unless a crash happens. In that case it was designed to break off.
EPS liner has nothing to do with the pads, its the inside mould frame of the helmet. Open Face helmets are all helmets apart from the full face, so a XC helmet and a trail helmet are all Oen Face.
You make some very good points 👍
Put the helmet on
Sorry about that.
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I thaught it was a shark head
HAHAHAHA!
Is this too heavy for a regular helmet?
Surprisingly no. Yes, it's a big helmet but that is what you want if you are interested. Though no it's really not that much heavier. I was surprised.
@@rgmtb Thank you! I will be getting this today.
What size is yours?
The one in the video is a large. I highly recommend you measure your head before purchase. If I didn't I would have bought a med and been incorrect.
@@rgmtb i think ive just made that mistake, im 57.5 cm and the medium is up to 56cm,,, will the helmet be really to tight?
@@youtuber-yi9gm yes I would say so , I'm a 58 and need a large.
So I guess this is a better helmet for those riding a lot of park or enduro but to me it wouldn't be my daily driver.
I agree Brian and it would really depend on your still of riding. For me I'll still have 3 helmets. I plan to pick up the Fox Proframe for my full face and the Flux for my lighter riding. There is such a huge variety of trail here on the East Coast that I just don't want to mess around with safety ;-)
You clip a mount to the bill of the shade