Re: Snell vs. Motorcyclist
Long before the MOTORCYCLIST article came out, it had been pretty well established that any full faced helmet with an EPS chin bar provides all of the protection necessary. Remember, Snell charges a bunch of buckos to certify a helmet and that charge gets passed along to the customer. I've heard that is somewhere between $30 to $75 a helmet, but I really don't know. I think it's a safe bet to buy a full face helmet that fits you properly and feels good on (most important) with the features that appeal to you.
As for MOTORCYCLIST, they spent 19 pages on this article, which strikes me as a ludicrous waste of space. I don't know how the rest of you feel, but I really hate their new format. I find it so confusing, I can hardly tell the editorial content from the advertisements. In my opinion, this magazine, over the past few years, has gone from first to worst, especially in content. With the talent of Mitch Boehm, Tim Carrithers, Charles Everitt, and Dexter Ford on board, there is no excuse for the pitiful editorial content that has been printed the past year or so. These are some of the best motojournalists on the planet, but they sure aren't producing quality material. Maybe Marc Cook saw the handwriting on the wall and had the sense to get out. I've subscribed to this magazine since 1974. If it doesn't get back on track real soon, I won't bother to renew. I subscribe to virtually every US mag and a couple of the Brits, so that is an extremely definitive statement as to the lack of quality in MOTORCYCLIST lately. Sorry, got a little off topic, but thanks for letting me vent. Cheers, Jack