Double D-ring chinstraps safer??

[HenryDorsetCase]

why would you be taking your helmet off without taking your gloves off?

[Coldrider]

I went through that issue years ago when replacing a dirt full face helmet for enduros, and what the salesman said, what the ACU said, and all that, but most guys like "double D's" don't they.

[ZeroIndex]

why would you be taking your helmet off without taking your gloves off?

If you're stopping to ask someone something or if you're having a smoke and your hands are cold.... lots of good reasons... if your head is itchy... hmmmm I could make a huge list of why it is easier to be able to take a helmet off without removing your gloves first (which does take a bit longer)

[pritch]

I have both, and each has advantages. My Shark (free with the bike) has a clip, my old BMW helmet had a clip, no problems with either. I also have two Shoie helmets with Ds (one is slightly battlescarred).

The Shark is a ride to work, round town, sort of helmet. There is a slight ease of use advantage if you are going to be taking it off frequently.

On trips or weekend rides the Shoie is the helmet of choice, but I would be happy with either.

If there isn't a track day in your future it really doesn't really matter...

I'd be more worried about finding a helmet that won't fog up.

[Toast]

Stuff clips...one more thing that can go wrong and one more thing to worry about. D-rings are simple and virtually fail-safe.

[Swoop]

why would you be taking your helmet off without taking your gloves off?

When you don't want your visor to fog up, while trying to break into the bank vault and not leave fingerprints?

[PirateJafa]

Mine has a clip. It never gives me any grief.
It strikes me that the clip is very similar to a seatbelt clip. If D rings are much safer than clips then why are seatbelts fitted with clips?

But you have to remember the general intelligence level of the cage-driving population.

There are enough bikers out there complaining about how "difficult" D-rings are, without adding the cagers in too.

Besides which, aren't there enough cagers out there without seatbelts already? The extra "hassle" of D-rings would just mean even more people would end up lying on the hood of their cars.

[Bullitt]

I prefer double Ds

Every time I puty it on I know its going to be comfortably tight...marginally harder to attach but alot quicker to adjust.

If I found a helmet I liked with a clip Id probably still buy it but it wouldnt be my first choice.

[BMW]

had both. The Shoei clip has never failed me!

[NordieBoy]

My current KBC FFR had DD's and is a pain compared to my previous Zeus flippy and THH fullface with clips.

I much prefer clips for my road helmets for the convenience but for the MX helmets which I wear a little tighter I prefer the smaller, less obtrusive DD's.

[Chrislost]

Mine has a clip. It never gives me any grief.
It strikes me that the clip is very similar to a seatbelt clip. If D rings are much safer than clips then why are seatbelts fitted with clips?

the general public would be to retarded to use DDs


i prefer the DDs, ive seen a clip break off during a crash...

[vagrant]

I have both, clip on an FM and DD on a Shoei. The DD is easier for adjustment when you are wearing different layers, like a scarf on neck warmer.
Scrutineers looked twice at the clip on the FM when I raced, but it had all the right stickers so always passed.
I would go DD in future, because it is always snug, no matter what you wear.
Second behind how the helmet fits and feels of course.
Maybe third. looks count.

[Drum]

I get a bit of 'strap creep' with my clip style strap, but really it's less hassle than a DD. As a daily commuter, the less hassle the better. I rode home a couple of times with the strap unfastened in the first year or two I was riding. Hasn't happened since.

[saltydog]

Call me old fashioned, but I much prefer the DDs

me 2, had the clip n type but never again

[Disco Dan]

DD uses DD's.