Auckland: Want to buy a helmet Easter Monday (5/4/2010)

**Jonno.** · 5th April 2010, 12:29

Like I said I got a Shark S800 butterfly for the wife and she loves it: 4 star sharp rating, nice features, pretty quiet and $300 on sale (down from 420). (But I'm biased as I have one aswell although not the butterfly

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**hellokitty** · 5th April 2010, 16:04

More importantly, did your partner enjoy the ride???? Hope you didn't get stuck in traffic, and really hope you weren't that guy up North that crashed!!!!!!!

**p.dath** · 5th April 2010, 18:25

Originally Posted by hellokitty

So............. did you end up getting a helmet? I have a spare RJays helmet, black with a clear visor, really comfortable, but no good for me as my glasses don't fit as well as they do in my other helmet. It was $280 new I think.....

Yep, got a good Oxford full face Helmet from Cycletreads for $129. Has a SHARP 4 out of 5 rating, the same as my Shoei. And we went riding with it this afternoon (my first time carry a pillion!).

**hellokitty** · 5th April 2010, 18:28

Awesome! I hope you two had a great time.

**p.dath** · 5th April 2010, 18:33

Originally Posted by hellokitty

More importantly, did your partner enjoy the ride???? Hope you didn't get stuck in traffic, and really hope you weren't that guy up North that crashed!!!!!!!

Yes she did. And no, we stayed around the North Shore. Need to spend time getting used to riding with each other first.

**hellokitty** · 5th April 2010, 18:35

Maybe she will want to get her own bike after today?

**p.dath** · 5th April 2010, 18:46

Originally Posted by hellokitty

Maybe she will want to get her own bike after today?

I don't think that is her kind of thing. She just likes for going for rides on the back so far, but who knows about the future.

**NewRob** · 5th April 2010, 19:20

Good to hear that both you and your wife enjoyed the ride. My wife too like to sit pillon but never want a bike of her own. Cheers.

**R-Soul** · 12th April 2010, 17:39

Originally Posted by NewRob

Good to hear that both you and your wife enjoyed the ride. My wife too like to sit pillon but never want a bike of her own. Cheers.

You are so damn lucky! My wife got her learners, and fell pregnant, so now she hates on me when I go riding cause she can't. And even if she was not pregnant, she would say that she wanted to go riding whenever I wanted to go. And who is going to look after the kids I ask you!??

And now she wants her own bike and I cant get a track bike until she gets hers, and she wont accept a half decent older bike-only the new flashy stuff for her thankyou... dont do it I tells ya!!

I should never have let her off her leash..

**p.dath** · 12th April 2010, 17:52

Originally Posted by R Sole

You are so damn lucky! My wife got her learners, and fell pregnant, so now she hates on me when I go riding cause she can't. And even if she was not pregnant, she would say that she wanted to go riding whenever I wanted to go. And who is going to look after the kids I ask you!??

Grandparents.