Double D-ring chinstraps safer??

[Mully]

Afternoon,

I was reading the current MCTN last night, and there's a story about Arai helmets.

It mentions that Arai only use Double D-rings on their chinstraps, and that you can't use the clip ones at most track events.

Are double D rings safer?? I can't think of why they would be. Is it simply that the clip-in type might not be pushed in far enough (to lock) and the Double D rings are a positive action, so you know it's attached?

I found D rings a pain, so I have a clip-in type. Should I look at D rings next time?

Cheers,
Mully

[Indiana_Jones]

lol I'm the other way round, useless with clips and better with D-rings!

I don't think one is safer over the other though

-Indy

[sels1]

Call me old fashioned, but I much prefer the DDs

[MSTRS:Me]

Call me old fashioned, but I much prefer the DDs

More than a mouthful is wasted...
D rings for me too. I don't like how the clip type won't stay adjusted (the strap length) and they are a bitch to reset.

[vifferman]

Yes, the rings are safer (less likely to come undone).
I had helmets with D-rings for years, then helmets with clips for more years, then went back to D-rings. The latter are only a minor pain to fasten or undo, and I've never had a strap come undone. I did have a clip undo more than once, because it hadn't clicked properly. The clips (usually) have only a dimple in the tongue, which clicks in behind a spring-loaded tooth in the buckle. While they're usually fairly secure, they're not infallible.

[LilSel]

I have D rings... When time to get new helmet... that will have D rings too

[vifferman]

I don't like how the clip type won't stay adjusted (the strap length) and they are a bitch to reset.

I never had problems with that, but I have overtightened the d-ring type of strap a few times, and not realised until I was out on the road. With the buckle/clip type, you should theoretically be able to leave it set at the optimum tightness and not need to adjust it.
The thing I like least about my current helmet's strap (Shoei XR1000) is the padded bit on the strap is too short, so if I don't have the strap loose rather than snug, it chafes. The AGV had a nice padded bits that overlapped one another slightly - much more comfy.

[MSTRS:Me]

Different helmets - different designs - some better - some worse. I guess.

[canarlee]

i prefer to use the "click on" types for ease, but i do believe DD ring type fasteners are safer.


the helmet i have now is DD fastened and i must say i have it done up but not tight so i can slip the helmet on and off without keep doing up and undoing, not the best of solutions i know but hey, each to their own i guess........

["D" FZ1]

I would never wear a helmet with a clip . Arai and D Rings for me

[HenryDorsetCase]

A mod with a sense of humour would replace "chin strap" with "Bra strap" for hilarious results.

Oh the humanity.

and my Shoei has D rings and I am more than happy with that.

[sunhuntin]

i think its possibly because the harder you tug on d rings, the tighter they grip. a clip on the other will likely give way. and any major impact could crack the plastci clip, meaning it could come off.

had d rings lids when i was a kid, and now have a clip. i will be going back to d rings i think, since the clip one has too much excess strap and wont stay tight... even having headphones underneath can pull the strap back and make it loose.

[yungatart]

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?

[Mental Trousers]

The way I heard it was that the clip type were banned from some race series after at least 1 person died from the clip crushing their throat. Don't know if that's true though. You'd have to ask someone in the racing circles that has a clue.

[ZeroIndex]

I found clippy ones found on HJC really easy to click out, which made removing the helmet effortless even with winter gloves still on my hands...

My Shark helmet though (double "D" rings), fits a lot more snug due to the chinstrap getting "fitted" properly to you each time you put it on...