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Bluff
Reviewed: 07 November 2010

My favourite

I seldom climbed with a helmet until a big fall. At least this helmet provides sacrificial padding around your bonce at a very light weight.
Easy to crack / dent the shell if you are not carefull
Lightweight but fragile
Score breakdown



Performance:
2.0
Reliability:
3.0
Value:
3.0

Bluff would not recommend this product
Dan Grey
Reviewed: 30 June 2001

Light weight multi use helmet, which sucks

Low weight, one size fit all, can be used canyoning, canoeing (maybe), scrambling etc etc
Owner of a gear shop snapped his. In his rucsac walking to the crag. He doesn't stock it any more
Like all shelled foam helmets, this offers minimal protectection from falling objects; they just cut straight through the foam. Very high peak loading on impact too. A sharp rock or a piece of gear dropped from high up will piece this and hit your head.

Seen in every climbing pic ever (it seems like), the low weight/nice design make it look good, but I'd rather use something worthwile (like the Ercin Rock).

Purpose designed canoeing helmets are a totally different design to this, and although it is pushed as a multi-activity helmet, is it suitable?
Score breakdown



Performance:
2.0
Reliability:
2.0
Value:
2.0

There are 2 reader reviews

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