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I'm blind without my glasses and, until recently, wore ones with
wrap-around ear pieces. I was never able to get a full face helmet on
without removing my glasses and was never able to get my glasses on once
the helmet was on. On the other hand, the wind around my glasses would
concentrate on my eyes and blind me. Standard helmet with face shield was
the only way to go for me. Recently, I've seen a full face model with a
hinged chin guard. That might be the way to go.

Mary and I have been riding with hinged BMW helmets since the mid '80s, when
I was still a smoker. We paid something absolutely insane -- like, $300
apiece -- for them, (what's that, in today's money -- probably $700?), but
they have been VERY durable.

I finally replaced mine two years ago with a hinged full-face Shoei. It is
LIGHT YEARS ahead of the Beemers, with a much easier (yet more positive)
locking system, a better vent system, and it is MUCH lighter. I think it
cost about the same, but in today's money.

That Beemer helmet was like a Dave Clark headset -- extremely durable, but
uncomfortable after a few hours. The Shoei, by contrast, can be worn
indefinitely.
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Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
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