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Catlike Kilauea. Came out last summer but rather hard to find. 37% of front of helmet open
....per their advertising.
....per their advertising.
I've used an Octal for several years, and despite moving to the South of France and enduring a fairly hot summer, feel no need to change. During the colder months, a merino beanie worked fine. Their newer offerings look like they attempt to combine adequate ventilation with some modest aero gains, but just how aero they really are is, well... debatable. Given helmets are fairly personal purchases relative to one's head shape and riding environment, I'd happily buy another POC in the future.
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No complaints with my Limar UltraLight+ on ventilation... or much else for that matter.
Road bike: Cervelo R3, Campagnolo Chorus/Record mix...
Supercommuter: Jamis Renegade...
Oldie but goodie: De Rosa Professional Slx, Campagnolo C-Record...
And you can call me Macktastik Honey Pete Kicks, thank you.
Supercommuter: Jamis Renegade...
Oldie but goodie: De Rosa Professional Slx, Campagnolo C-Record...
And you can call me Macktastik Honey Pete Kicks, thank you.
The type, size, and shape of the head band may be as important as the overall airflow. A big difference for me is the headband. Some of them act like dams, others sponges, and others pass crap out of the way. My Oakley (same as POC???) tends to pool and dump. My Spec Prevail has the low scalp vents, which were nice.
Another thing to consider, as long as you aren’t going slow (climbing, mtb, urban), just having convection is as good as ultimate airflow. As long as you have air traveling over all parts of your head and exiting, you’re as good as having ultimate air flow. An aero helmet without many openings can cool efficiently, as long as your head is at the right angle. If you’ve got openness but no exit for the air, with the air stalled, you’ll get hot. You’ll also want some turbulence and a gaps above your head to get the air to work out the sweat, rather than having the same three channel efficiently cooled.
Another thing to consider, as long as you aren’t going slow (climbing, mtb, urban), just having convection is as good as ultimate airflow. As long as you have air traveling over all parts of your head and exiting, you’re as good as having ultimate air flow. An aero helmet without many openings can cool efficiently, as long as your head is at the right angle. If you’ve got openness but no exit for the air, with the air stalled, you’ll get hot. You’ll also want some turbulence and a gaps above your head to get the air to work out the sweat, rather than having the same three channel efficiently cooled.
IMHO an aero helmet can offer adequate ventilation only at high speeds and only at temperatures up to 20 celcius. If speed is low and temperature is high no aero helmet can offer good ventilation. I often ride at 30-35 celcius and this is my experience.
I live in Florida and no matter how fast you get air going through a Vanquish, the heat still starts to become an issue after a while.
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Anyone currently using MET Trenta helmet? I'm curious how that helmet compared to Protone and Valegro.
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