Should You Get The Ruroc Atlas Motorcycle Helmet?
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As a motorcycle coach, I take helmet's very seriously. Here is my critical review of the new Ruroc Atlas 2.0 motorcycle helmet.
Things I like about the new Ruroc Atlas 2.0:
Very lightweight
Great vision
Great airflow for summer riding
I like the Fidlock retention system
Things I think need improvement on the Ruroc Atlas 2.0:
The headliner could use some more padding
More options to turn off ventilation
Very noisy with no ear protection
Not an entry-level helmet based on price.
Check out the Atlas 2.0 Here: www.ruroc.com/en_us/atlas2
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Things I love about the new Ruroc Atlas 2.0: Very lightweight Great vision Great airflow for summer riding I love the Fidlock retention system Things I think need improvement on the Ruroc Atlas 2.0: The headliner could use some more padding More options to turn off ventilation Very noisy with no ear protection Not an entry-level helmet based on price, but has entry-level features. Check out the Atlas 2.0 Here: www.ruroc.com/en_us/atlas2
DanDanTheFireman great review man!!! What jacket are you wearing?
Had to reupload? I still gave it a 👍
One word ... juvenile! Predator, stormtrooper, Darth Vader etc ... same thing. Perhaps I am getting too old!?!?
@Random dude I have several concerns about this lid. Sure I signed up for a free helmet to see if I liked it. But the price seems terribly inflated.
@Random dude Well I currently have a Shoei as my primary and from a safety standpoint I would disagree. Plus the Shoei is quieter. I suppose I could throw some graphics on it myself.
I'm glad someone finally gave some criticism on this helmet.....
Share away so others know!
That's a shame to hear, it hasn't even been released yet 😅. As always we (Ruroc) take the feedback on board and will get to work on implementing what we can but there are a couple of things Dan mentioned that aren't of concern or aren't changeable due to the laws of DOT. Firstly the metal locking pin that interacts with the visor - we actually thought the same as Dan when we designed it, so we built a machine that literally opens and closes the visor - we then assumed that over the life cycle of a helmet which is 3 years a rider might open and close the visor 30ish times a day, everyday, for 3 years (extreme I know!)... So after 36000 cycles the visor, mechanism and locking pin all still work as good as new. If you factor that you might wear the dark visor and the clear visor every other day then the visor would only have half that amount of usage. With the whole "gaps in the headliner" thing, they're there because legally for the DOT FMVSS218 certification you can't block the information written on the EPS stickers. That safety information has to be readable by any rider just by looking down into the helmet :)
Sorry to add another thing, it's impossible to compare an entry-level helmet that is made of lower quality injected Plastic to a full Carbon Fibre shell which is what Atlas is. When comparing Atlas to other helmets using Fibreglass / Carbon actually Atlas is generally lower than even the brands using just Fibreglass - so safety wise it's more bang for your buck, but the shell alone costs us more than people charge for an ABS plastic motorcycle helmet 😅
@@danruroc how much is it gonna cost me Daniel? :)
@@slimguy94 prices are going to be virtually the same as the 1.0 is now, and the remaining 1.0 stock with be discounted until it's sold through and then it'll be fully discontinued :)
Woohoo, I'm on the screen in the background; I'm famous! I've been testing mine, going to take it out in the cold tonight and I'm really looking forward to reviewing it. I'm sure I'll reference some of your observations.
Look at you sneaking around 😂
Hey Walter
How does it hold up in cold weather? Does your head feel cold?
I have a theroy that walt is creeping around in the back of all motovlogs. Spam mode activated
This vid is 7 months back but I knocked on wood for ya anyway....you can never have to much good ju ju... lol.
I d like to see this helmet "FortNine tested" , and no I am not just wondering how it takes a swing from a golf club x)
Seeing it advertised on FB really makes me think irs a shill helmet. And thanks to FortNine for letting me know DoT is self tested. I dont trust this helmet
@@Cj-mj4xg ECE isnt a cake walk like dot though safety wise this will protect you very well. its when a helmet can only pass dot and nothing else you wanna worry. Snell is pretty close anyway. if you want the best protection available look up FIM
@@tywyeth1680 shouldn't have to go the length of getting custom padding for a helmet of that price that's pretty ridiculous if you need to do that after spending out on it.
@@Cj-mj4xg I've got one and it's really poor quality lining. And the chin bar actually touches the tip of my nose. Not worth it just for the look so many other great helmet around. Mines just an ornament now it didn't fit right so is unsafe for me at least.
@@silverwulf6700 if your just going to let it gather dust send it to me id love to have it I’m about to get a bike and need one anyway
I've been drooling over these helmets for ages and it's so nice to see a thorough review of the product.
An actual honest review not from the usual bought out youtube channels. Instant subscribe.
An honest and critical review is so appreciated. Subbed
I love in depth videos, thank you for how honest you are
Thanks for offering an actual review and not a commercial.
Finally, an honest review. I would like one of these but too many reviews on KZhead are sponsored and dont talk enough about the negatives. Still think they're the best looking lids out there. Appreciate the video.
It's still a paid promotion
I know this is a year old comment but this company is smart they are pushing a lot of money into advertising and it will be very hard to find a true honest review from any of the big mototubers on here because they are all paid by the companies.
Thank you for a very honest review Dan, since so many people are currently interested in getting this helmet this has truly provided great insight, specially for guys like me from South Africa, much appreciated.
Thank you for the review! I ALMOST went with the Atlas 2.0 but a a vlogger and long distance rider, you helped me realize it wasn't the right gear for me. Just stepped up from the Scorpion exoR710 to the Shoei RF1200.
Rf1200 best helmet ever made 🙌
You are a legend for this honest review. I love you
Just subscribed for the honesty.
Best Review so far, thank you!
Clear. Honest. To the point. Great help. Keep it up man!
And summarised with "Overall I love the helmet" 💪
Bro that’s mustache looked GREAT but the beard is the way to go. Thanks for the great unbiased review!
Solid review, objective critique 🇦🇺👍🏻
Thank you for you honest review.
Indeed ! Most reviews or feedback from those “who actually bought” aren’t good. Unfortunately several MotoVloggers that receive freebies and/or are sponsored but Ruroc promote and keep raving about the product senseless. I appreciate your honest review which matches in some points from other unhappy buyers. I do respect Ruroc awesome design and the fact they were smart to bypass retailers. I am sticking with brands that are proven and have been around the block for generations. (Bell and Arai)
Great honest review. As a fellow bald man in sunny Southern California, I always wear a cheap balaclava just to put a texture barrier between my bare noggin and the helmet pads because I can’t stand the feeling of my skin on them. Plus, it lessens the need to wash the pads as often.
hey dan kinda new to your channel .. i've seen a couple of the years. but thank you for the honest and in-depth review on the helmet i've been looking at getting. i have been watching ruroc for years at their helmets and have been wanting to get one and was wanting to get the 2.0 and all the other motovlogers have been putting them on a pedestal. so it is refreshing to watch someone pick it apart a bit👌👍👍👍👍
Yeah it's awesome to see Dan say he loves it, and to scrutinize the features that are legally required safety features - like the gaps in the liner that every helmet in the world has, and the emergency tabs that sit tight and flush to the cheek pads unless they've been activated 😄
Thank for being honest. Great video!
Nice review, about helmets and seasons, I am lucky enough to have a winter and a summer helmet just like I have winter and summer clothes. They are completely different helmets, but they are the right tool for the job.
Thanks for this man. I ride in Phoenix and have the Atlas 1.0. Its definately noisier than my Shoei. I do like the buckle system but was hard to adjust the sizing.
cool to see some actual criticism for a product for once. still gonna buy it cuz it looks awesome though
I appreciate the honesty. 👌👌👌👌👌👌👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Thank you! So sick of people giving stupidly complimentary reviews where they talk about how cool it is for ages and then say it's a fantastic helmet without justifying safety or utility. I want one but refuse to buy gear that no one will be honest about, speaks badly about the product and the integrity of all involved.
I have a Ruroc Riot helmet and I’m not going to lie... I will give the helmet a C+... The Chin curtain broke before I even wore it and the Velcro for the padding lost its sticky after I put the Ruroc Shockwave into the helmet. The Shockwave bluetooth Sound system only work twice. While it was working my girlfriend could hear me clearly but since the helmet is so loud I couldn’t hear her really at all. Unfortunately the Bluetooth system stopped working before I could adjust the earphone again so I sent the Shockwave back to Ruroc. The helmet itself feels like it needs to tilt forward more on my head also. All in all I like my AGV helmet more but I got the Ruroc for the looks and how the Bluetooth fits into the helmet lol. I wish I would’ve got the modular Scorpion Evo. P.S. Ruroc is one of those companies with no phone number. I was only able to get a hold of them through Instagram in order to send back my Shockwave. They were suppose to give me my money back but they sent me a new one and I’m currently in the process of sending it back
That's the reason I didn't buy from them. Any company without a customer service number isn't for me.
Just two hours ago received my RuRoc Shuriken. And what I can say ..... ! Just couple of words.... it’s doesn’t worth all that money what I pay. It’s looks nice. That’s it ! Quality is 2 of 5 ! All inside it’s not stable at all. Chins removed to install Bluetooth and after fix it back. It looks not good quality. Fixing it’s poor to compare to my shark helmet. Speakers Velcro glued very poorly. Microphone Velcro doesn’t stick at all to the helmet. Right speaker buzzing on a full volume. Helmet it looks to big not enough inner liner. A lots free space inside. All rubber seals around a helmet it’s poor quality. It looks like just nice looking but quality is not enough. Very good idea but still need to improve! My big mistake this helmet !
Gee Ru yes they need to refine their helmets for sure! They need to stop coming out with new colorful designs for right now and focus on the consumer reviews on the helmets and fix the issues people are reporting.
I guess that no-phonenumber companies is the new way to avoid problems. Anyways, is a nice gesture that Ruroc works in upgrade their helmets to the costumers... May to the 3rd or 4th generation do something that deserves the price, 'cause you still paying for shipment and taxes in some countries. I mean, it must not makes you regret. I bought mine (I saw this video after I ordered the helmet), but Ruroc's warehouse wasn't prepared, so I gotta wait for this until May... They told that with some luck, it could be sent by the end of March (even I bought it the first day) Bad, bad, bad... Things why I'm concerned 1) up vents seem cannot be closed (what if it rains) 2) Shockwave quality (some bad comments about this on the web)
I have one and I will also give it a C+. The right side of the padding keeps popping out. Rather annoying. Great looking helmet
my snowmobile helmet has that style closure and i have taken some pretty good spills and it has never failed.
This is one of many vids on this helmet and i can't help to get the idea this helmet looks, or is, huge!
Thanks for the honest feedback. Awesome to hear all aspects of the helmet, not just the good. One thing I may have missed is fit...Was it true to size? My go-to daily wear helmet is an Arai Defiant Pro in Large. A couple of my other helmets are either large, or XL, depending on shape, manufacturer, etc. Thank you!
Yeah it's true to size 💪
Ouuuf.... thank God I watched this first. I literally had this helmit in the shopping cart ready to buy. I then decided to watch your review before pulling the trigger. Thanks! I Think ill chose something else.
Fucking smart haha I chose different as well
I wish I had seen this. My Ruroc is the worst helmet I've ever owned!!!!
@@andrewroberts1123 that bad? Damn I'm lucky I didn't buy it yet
I agree with everything u said about the atlas 2.0! So glad I followed my gut and went with icon instead, no 500$ helmet should have that many cheap features...
Thank you for the honest review. How about Simpson mod bandit review?
I think you got yourself a new helmet, mate! Not to shabby but let me try, actually I need a new helmet ;) Helmet wise, the retention system feels cheap when compared with the micrometric ratchet. Review wise, go for the check list, never fails. Brighten the scene. Cheers from Portugal
Thank you for doing a real review. All the other videos I've seen on this helmet are all hype. How's the wind noise on the mic when it comes to motovlogging? My current helmet is really noisy on my mic, even after taping up the vents.
Wind noise with the mic is the same as my other helmet. I use an external recorder to help minimize wind noise. But this helmet didn't take anything extra for it to sound goodm
Hey Dan thanks for the outstanding review. I was shopping for for a new lid and this came up. I have come from an Rpha 11 pro, and an rf1200. The completeness of your review was amazing. My number one thing about a lid is wind noise. Thanks for the honest and truthful review. I look forward to the others
was considirng the helmet, alot of people said great things about it, but after wathing this i will spend my money elsware, thanks for being honest, have a great day
Hey :) what was it in the review that made you change your mind?
@@danruroc i need a helmet that i can use for both winter and summer, and considring the poor padding in the helemt, i want somthing that is comfy, if i am to drop 400-500 bucks for a helmet it should be comfy. so i would rather pay a 100 more and get a good cualety helmet form someone els (shoie, arial, bell, agv etc)
@@brennern6794 Hey Brennern, that's a shame the padding is actually really comfortable it's a shame that Dan wasn't impressed with it but actually the cut outs are there for legal compliance reasons that are required by the DOT standard which says that safety information must be clearly displayed in a permanently fixed position and must visible when the riders looks into the helmet. If comfort liner is closed in those areas it wont pass the certification of DOT. You should give Atlas a go, it is super comfy :) I've just gone down into our lab to check and the Shoei NXR has the exact same cut outs, the Fly Racing lid has multiple holes all over the comfort liner, the AGV Corsa has padding stuck down to the EPS that is non removable, the Bell Racestar Flex a $750 helmet has.... you guessed it, the required cut out area so that the legal DOT information is required. The only helmet in our lab without this cut out is a Premier, but the liner was non-removable and non-washable so obviously this is considered a permanent fixture and therefor complies to the DOT standard, but obviously if you can't wash it then that's pretty disgusting in the long run!
@@danruroc still, my main issiue it to much vents, i ride snow mobile in the winter and it get really cold -20 to -30 degrees celsius, and if it snowing hard i fear alot of snow will pass thruw the top vents and down in the helmets, as far as im aware you cannot close the top vents, correct me if im wrong, cuz i would love that helmet, but i need to be able to close most vent, espesally the top ones.
@@brennern6794 ah awesome we actually have a snowmobile helmet launching in September so stay tuned!!
Helmet looks clean great features i really wanna buy one but I think I'll wait for the next gen when ruroc cleans up the things Dan mentioned. Then I'll get one for sure
I love my original ruroc atlas. I will be getting the 2.0 because of the new features but I can honestly say coming from a dirt bike helmet to a full face like this, the noise level isnt that bad. the air flow is really nice too. I live in Canada and ride year round. hell yesterday (February 17th, 2020) I was out in -7C or 16F weather riding and had 0 complaints about the amount of air flow and getting cold. I will say the shields for the original atlas say they are anti-fog but they are not. I constantly have to open my shield at stop lights in the colder months to prevent my shield from fogging. Riding in cold rain also causes the shield to fog up massively due to the amount of air flow.
Pinlock resolves that. If Dan had installed the Pinlock then he'd have been laughing 😁 - Pinlock is literally there to stop fogging
Best review I've seen hands down on helmet, thank you! That said, do you have a recommendation for a full helmet? Price being no objection, looking for winter riding on Harley. Thanks!
Not sure if anyone’s mentioned, but as a Canadian this shipped from Great Britain, and you want to be absolutely sure you want it and will get the right size, as return shipping was quoted at over $300!
I have had mine on today for the first time and I must 100% agree the lining is way too soft and squishy and not a patch on the quality of my HTC Goan at the same price point. It needs to be alot firmer foam used in the cheek pads and rest of the helmet as it very noisy aswell
Love this video ... i got a real honest opinion on this helmet thx
finally a proper review on these, always thought they looked awesome, but wasn't sure on if they were safe or made well
They are extremely safe, massively exceeding the test standards. And made incredibly well :)
They are safe enough, but they only resist about half the impact g-force of Shoei's, Arai's etc
@@Juuul89 that's literally not even remotely true 😆
@@Juuul89 you really can't be lying / making stuff up like that dude it's not cool.
@@Juuul89 source pls
With regards to the head liner not covering all the EPS (polystyrene) it isn't legally allowed to cover it all as per the rules of the DOT FMVSS218 standard which says you need to be able to look into the helmet and visibly see permanently fixed information such as the stickers that you can see on the EPS detailing how to care / replace the helmet etc :) Different thicknesses of the liner are available if needed and we (Ruroc) supply those free of charge! 😁 But we can't legally supply a liner that would cover up the safety info as that has to be readable just by looking down into the helmet
Kudos to a company that actively seeks criticism. I have no need for a helmet yet, but in a couple years I'm due and at the rate yall have been going in the motorcycle world, you're on my radar. On the other hand, I have used your helmets for snowboarding so you already have a vote of confidence here.
@@tcomshere that's awesome to hear man thanks! It's great to have our snow fans following us over into the motorsports world!
So you can't sell the liners if they cover the internal sticker, but that shouldn't stop an individual from modifying it themselves right? Or could you also offer an optional liner separately with the disclaimer that it voids the DOT cert?
@@8AJX5 it's your helmet :) you can wear it with what you like but we can't sell uncertified or uncertifiable mods. Helmets that have the gaps fully covered are not DOT certified OR TIF they are it's because the liner is not removable and therefore the warning label can be placed on the liner itself :)
I love the 1.0!! The "wind noise" a lot of people are complaining about, isn't that bad. I prefer to hear my surroundings.
Put a single stitch into the red release strap to hold it in place. It will break when pulled but it will keep the strap from getting stuck in a big loop
Keeping it real....nice!
Ty for this
I recieved my 2.0 el Diablo. I agree with the wind noise and air circulation inside the helmet. The vent above the shield has no shut off for the air. Looking into the helmet at a angle you can see light through the vent meaning when you ride in the rain your head will get wet including the inside of the helmet. I see no way to close the air vents other than the one on the chin guard. Also my helmet never came with the pin lock.
I bought an Atlas Mercury, and for the money, expected good things from a helmet company that have been in snow sports for some time! Ultimately, I felt there were so many short falls with the helmet. Padding, sound insulation, ventilation were major issues. I also found the visor was never 100% shut, so there was always an issue there. No closeable vents so I always felt a draft of air going right in my eyes, after a while this is really tiring. As you say, the fidlock is cool, but it's a pretty poor helmet considering the price. What does it say when they're onto the atlas 4.0 in something like 2 years? Went back to shoei as soon as I could afford to. Lessons learnt, thank you for the honest review. Refreshing to see someone not being sponsored by ruroc talk openly
Nice jacket. Don't think I've seen you wear anything else besides that white and black one. Mind linking your other gear in this video in the description?
Did you end up trying the Cardo System on this helmet? Did it fit comfortability with the speakers? What mic did you use?
I have my Schuberth C3 Pro. Nothing fancy, but save and comfortable.
I pinlock all helmets, so definitely anti-fog. If there's too much ventilation, close the vents. I think it's just inside the chin. Fully open, facing up (on the visor for anti-fog) & fully closed
I’ve honestly been waiting for your review on the shockwave audio...I also use Cardo paktalk. Well I couldnt wait any longer so I went and bought the atlas 2.0 El Diable with the shock wave and the red/gold visor. Did u ever use the shock wave?
Good review Dan! There needs to be a better selection of long-oval helmets. It really is slim-pickings out there for this shape.
Unless they've changed it from the first one, it's meant for intermediate oval.
Bradlee Eiler Thank you for the info. Unfortunately there is only a handful of long-oval shape helmets available, and very few of them are appealing unless you’re willing to pay Arai/Shoei prices. They are mostly featureless on top of this. Go see for yourself as if you were shopping for one, you will be surprised.
Nice helmet and might look at but got nice helmets. Love the graphics and mat black look. Will be doing some reviews on my channel soon too.
Hi Dan Dan. I regret didn't follow your advice. Just receive my platinum ronin 2.0. So much defects, their QC really sucks. Extremely disappointed and really screw up my unboxing experience. Keep up giving honest review unlike the rest of motovlogger
I always loved the looks of Rurac helmets. Never owned one, I had an Icon AirFlite in Flat black and Bright red tinted shield, Then after my son passed away I sold my R6, and Bought an R1. So now have an Icon Airframe Azrael Edition. Was my son's name, and it was red themed like my bike. But it was the "Azrael" across the back that forced me to buy it. Like he's with me in a way. I was wearing that helmet when I totaled my R1 too. Highsided, trying to lay it down at like 40mph, made it less than 1/8th of a mile from my house, trying to lay it down to avoid a car, i saw ONE route thru that bullshit... I highsided and launched myself at like 40mph off the bike which was VIOLENTLY flipping and rolling directly the curb, and a tree, missed both cars AND my buddy was literally behind the car that cut me off and watched ALL of this. On God, I landed on my feet, going way too fast but managed to jump the curb, and half-juke/half-fckn-body a tree, smashed my head on the way by bcuz of the extra bulk and momentum....🤷 I didn't get knocked out. Close. And then I faceplanted so hard it knocked the wind out of me more than the tree I essentially ricocheted Off of LOL skid another SOLID 50yards on my face and chest in the grass. Broke BOTH my feet, my right ankle, dislocated and fractured the left and like 7 broken/ dislocated toes. I had FULL Gear, except was LAZY about my Boots, and threw on some slip on sketchers omw out the door, was only goin a half mile lol. BAD CALL. But, my helmet has some battle wounds, still sound as can be. So is my Dome. Lol Pants and jacket were totally fine, jus dirty. Legit JUST my feet and ankles shattered like glass. The ONE place I didn't have Gear on for. Go figure. Moral to this WAYYYY too long tale in the KZhead comments...? Ruroc helmets look dope. Icon is my go to tho... Preference. ****PS: ALWAYS WEAR YOUR GEAR. DO. NOT. SKIMP. Safety above all, y'all. Keep shit current. Keep it clean. Keep it in good condition. And make sure you get the best protection you can at your Price point. But don't SKIMP on the gear. Its literally your life. Your WAY of life. I'd know... Live to ride another day. Ik my daughter is sure glad I did, her mother... Def not. LOL
Do a review on AGV Veloce S. Not many review it and I have one and love the quality although it can get noisy.
The emergency loop thing seems fine to me. I have an LS2 Challenger and the emergency release tabs are tiny and you almost can't seem them so Id be worried about a paramedic not knowing they can use it.
I've watched a lot of moto vloggers review this helmet recently and I have to say yours is by far THE BEST AND MOST HONEST! You are the only one that has really dug in on things that are wrong or could be wrong with this helmet. I was thinking about purchasing this helmet and for the price this video has def made me rethink it. Def might be holding out. Besides I thought the bluetooth was included at the price not that it's an extra $150. Thanks dan!
Great review Dan It does look badass..
It really does look badass
So does the Cardo or a Sena 30K fit the helmet? Only thing I am wondering before deciding if I want to buy it.
Did you find how to close the wents or are they always open? I am wondering if I would buy one but I ride in a climate which is cold most of my riding season. So far I've used Shoei and Schuberth helmets and they've been great. Just wondering if I should give Ruroc a shot.
Sounds like Dan Approves! 👍 well definitely getting this helmet!
I tried that helmet on and also being a bald guy I felt like there was nowhere near enough padding a bit uncomfortable honestly
grow some hair maybe
And your lid, too? Thanks.🤜🏽🤛🏻
Great review thanks. To me it seems like it would be worth the money if it came with the Bluetooth system and you did not have to buy it separate. Going to stick with my Icon Airflite
Awesome review Fam. 🤙🏾🔥
I would say the fogging is a safety issue. But, they provide the solution in the box, so in practice, it shouldn't be an issue. Excellent review, sir.
They provided co it wasn't purchased but aggressive marketing sending free to youtubers
I'd love to see you review the 3.0 and compare it to your negative points made here - see if any of them were addressed.
Great review. I'm here in UK looking at this helmet. For the price, I want top quality. Now I don't think il get it with this helmet.
love the video, thanks for being honest about it ,i was looking at getting one, but dont think i will no, considering the price
I knocked on the wood for you. Thanks for nice videos.
Great indepth review, kinda reminds me of a Simpson helmet .I would buy one if it was a good fit but will need to see if they are available in the uk .For now i will stick to my Roof Desmo .
They're based in the UK.
We're based in Gloucester 😄
Does your awesome beard help make your audio so clean ? Thanks for the Review!
Nice job. You mentioned the airflow but didn't say much about how noisy that makes it (or I just missed you saying anything about wind noise). So how noisy/quiet do you think this helmet is?
It's cute how they misspell the word "resistant" on the sticker label for the face shield. A little too much time snowboarding, and not enough spell-checking?
I'll stick to my BELL race star Flex DLX helmet 😎
It does look cool ... what helmet(s) do you like better?
I'd like to hear your thoughts on the new forcite vlogger helmet.
Hey, Dan! What jacket you're wearing on this video?? It looks great. Also, huge thanks for the service you're doing for all riders! =)
Its similar to Saint Unbreakable Jacket
Nice review. How much does it weigh?
Dan, how do you get your audio so clear while on the bike? Voice over?
Glad you are an honest person and youtuber not like blockhead fat belly dude or chaseontwowheels ,to those guys everything they get for reviews are perfect , you can tell when guys only cares about money and what they can get,,,, keep doing a great job my friend
Ill wait for the 3.0 and stick to agv for now 😉
Basically a beautiful vase filled with candy. Im just gonna get the Arai
Random question, what's your desk chair? I'm just looking for one that's comfortable and for a tall dude so just curious
Do you already know if it works with your cardo packtalk?
Wouldn't it be useful to have Dual Visors? My mate has a Helme that has both a clear and Tinted Visor built-in. So in sunny weather, you have your tinted Visor and in Low Light or Night Riding, you use your Clear Visor. This would be really convenient!
Hey Dan! Their shockwave bluetooth system is not communication pairing version, is it?
Not a fan of the pinlock myself. Just tried one for the first time. The vision definitely isn't as good. On the road it's not bad enough to make much difference, but just looking out of one standing around it seems dark and distorted compared to a normal shield. The worst part was riding in the fog. The condensation actually got between the plastic panels and made it impossible to see thru. I had to lift the lid. I'll never use another one. A single pane, a little water displacing cleaner, and a crack in the shield when it gets cold out has always worked just fine for me.
When Ruroc helmets become as good as my Schuberth C4 Pro, I'll be buying 3 of them, no joke! :D
How many will you buy when we’re better? 😎
@@Ruroc I'll be ready to spend my entire savings on those bad bois then ;)
You know, the two things that immediately turn me off on this helmet both involve the visor. I don't like the pods/clips used to remove the visor, and I hate the metal stud used as a visor lock. Honestly, it's a feature you see on $150 icon helmets and nowhere else. There's a reason for that. The last thing I want when I'm rolling up to a stop is to have to battle with my visor so I don't fog up. My current helmet is an HJC RPHA 70 and that helmet has the best visor quick release system I've ever seen. One simple lever to push down and it pops right off without any hassle. It takes about 10 seconds to do and the best part? I don't have to worry about losing pods or pins or anything else. That's what really gets me about the Ruroc helmet. There's 4 pieces you might lose or break every time you swap or remove the visor, and if you lose/break any one of them, you're screwed. I honestly wish Ruroc the best, and I know it's a struggle breaking into the market as a new company. I think their price point is pretty good, but I just don't think they're giving great value for what they're asking. I'd rather they bumped the price to ~$500 and invested in a better visor mechanism, addressed all the other little complaints, and maybe even invested in a safety technology that actually matters. Maybe something like integrating MIPS? Put out a helmet like that and I'd be really interested.
Are the sizes of the Ruroc Helmet relatively the same as far as other helmets are concerned? For example, I wear a SHOEI Helmet; Medium.
Hey Dan, how much wind noise? Is it a loud helmet?
How did you get the audio from the helmet to the video when you was on the bike? Or was it pre recorded?