Bell Full9 Full Face DH Helmet – First Look
Bell produce helmets for all manor of sports, here we have a look at their MX inspired, “top of the heap”, full face mountain bike lid.
Bell have been designing motorsport helmets for years, with a long history in motocross. A lot of what they learn and engineer in their motorsport helmets trickles down to their mountain bike equivalents. This Full 9 carbon downhill helmet has been inspired by their award winning moto-9, along with input from both mountain bike and BMX champions.
Features –
- Breakaway screws
- Flying bridge visor
- ICE dot enabled
- Integrated removable/breakaway camera mount
- Lightweight carbon shell
- Removable magnetic cheek pads
- Overgrow ventilation
- Padded chin strap with d-ring closure
- Soundtrax speaker system
- RRP – £349.99
Colours –
- Infrared intake
- Matte black/grey intake (shown)
- Matte white/black blocked
- Tagger scrub
- White/black carbon emblem
Specification –
- Weight – 1050 grams
- Vents – 10 vents, 3 brow ports
- Certification – ASTM F1952-00, ASTM F2032-06, CE EN1078, CPSC Bicycle
Magnetic cheek pads are a good addition, they seem good and secure too.
A tried and tested secure double r-ring chin strap, padded straps help the comfort factor.
The camera mount is removable and includes a breakaway attachment at the same time, a nice little touch to include both features.
I’ll be out and about giving this a (hopefully not too thorough) test over the coming weeks. Watch this space for a full write up coming soon.
