New Touratech Aventuro Gravel Carbon motorcycle helmet launched

[Noobie]

New Touratech Aventuro Gravel Carbon motorcycle helmet launched

Touratech has launched a new £640 adventure-based motorcycle helmet, which focuses on four key areas, including its overall weight and strength.

www.visordown.com

I often wonder about these now. When I had an Arai Tour X 4 I found leaving the peak on above 80-85mph led to buffetting that was a pain in a longer ride.

Given most "adventure bikes" now are mostly aimed at road with perhaps a slight poke at a dirt road, do the adventure type lids do a better job on adventure type bikes, than the standard lids designed for road and speed?

 

[The skitz]

New Touratech Aventuro Gravel Carbon motorcycle helmet launched

Touratech has launched a new £640 adventure-based motorcycle helmet, which focuses on four key areas, including its overall weight and strength.

www.visordown.com

I often wonder about these now. When I had an Arai Tour X 4 I found leaving the peak on above 80-85mph led to buffetting that was a pain in a longer ride.

Given most "adventure bikes" now are mostly aimed at road with perhaps a slight poke at a dirt road, do the adventure type lids do a better job on adventure type bikes, than the standard lids designed for road and speed?

No the road lids are better but on lots of the adventure bikes the screens throw the wind up and over so its not as noticeable unless you are very tall and a lot of these bikes won't ever see high speeds touratech helmets were always nexx helmets so as such were a marketing ploy ... id be surprised if its not still the same ? Adventure die hards want the touratech branding

 

[The skitz]

Yeaaaaa

 

[Gimlet]

I thought the purpose of peaks was to deflect dirt and debris when riding off-road and to act as a sun visor when goggles or face visor are dirty and vision is already impaired. As such there is no point to them when riding solely on tarmac except as a styling exercise. Genuine mixed riding when you're on the dirt one minute and the black top the next then yes, there's a point. But you have to adjust your road riding accordingly. Modern adventure lids are no doubt far better at coping with road speeds than trad crosser helmets but they're still a compromise.
If you're a proper dual-purpose rider who is going to hit the trails at some point before you get home, then fair enough. If you just want to look like Chris Birch while you potter round B roads at 45 mph on your GS until its time to go home for tea and a fresh colostomy bag, probably better just to invest in a flip-front Schuberth and some nose tweezers like everyone else.

 

[The skitz]

I thought the purpose of peaks was to deflect dirt and debris when riding off-road and to act as a sun visor when goggles or face visor are dirty and vision is already impaired. As such there is no point to them when riding solely on tarmac except as a styling exercise. Genuine mixed riding when you're on the dirt one minute and the black top the next then yes, there's a point. But you have to adjust your road riding accordingly. Modern adventure lids are no doubt far better at coping with road speeds than trad crosser helmets but they're still a compromise.
If you're a proper dual-purpose rider who is going to hit the trails at some point before you get home, then fair enough. If you just want to look like Chris Birch while you potter round B roads at 45 mph on your GS until its time to go home for tea and a fresh colostomy bag, probably better just to invest in a flip-front Schuberth and some nose tweezers like everyone else.

Same as sportsbike riders in one piece leathers and knee sliders and harley riders in Ireland and the UK in denim waistcoats thinking they live in LA or florida.. its image and each to their own really that's what this taps into.. extracting money

 

[Gimlet]

Same as sportsbike riders in one piece leathers and knee sliders and harley riders in Ireland and the UK in denim waistcoats thinking they live in LA or florida.. its image and each to their own really that's what this taps into.. extracting money

I agree. Though I think the squeaky leather and knee slider brigade are actually worse than Harley riders in pirate fancy dress or the wannabe Chris Birches. At least the latter don't really hurt anyone, they just look a bit dorky. Pretending to be a track god when you're neither a god nor on a track can be just plain dangerous and make you an anti-social knob. And when you stop for a brew you're forced to walk around off the bike looking like a gibbon wearing a full nappy.
But as you say, each to their own.
Personally, I've found it liberating to accept that I'm a middle aged man in the autumn of my years and just wear gear that's comfortable and practical. I enjoy the ride more and it hasn't made me slower.

 

[Noobie]

 

[Gimlet]

You are Noobs, but we forgive you. There is much to be grumpy about, after all.

 

[Dox]

I thought the peaks were to create lift to take pressure off the riders arse on long journeys

 

[Unhinged]

I thought the purpose of peaks was to deflect dirt and debris when riding off-road and to act as a sun visor when goggles or face visor are dirty and vision is already impaired.

visors is for wimps innit.