To flip or not to flip?

[Hitcher]

But what would I do when I'm not riding?
Sitting at the Patangata Pub enjoying a coffee, whilst wearing my helmet??

True. It's hard reading braille with a hook.

[ceebie13]

My helmet flips up too...

[Dodger]

I have a Nolan N102 (NZ$330 delivered, New off Ebay)

pros

• No problems with water even in the Wellington downpours.
• The Anti Fog is great
• As is the sun visor
• At 100kph+ the wind doesn't try and rip my head off (unlike my old helmet)
• I can plug my cellphone in to it
• Opens with one hand
• Don't need to remove whole helmet to pay for fuel etc
• Nice strap clip (ratchet style thing)

cons

• Wind noise is much louder than my old non flip (but I wear earplugs so not to much of an issue)
• A little breezy at times, I think it's the wind leaking in around the seal (most noticeable in the early morning chill)
• Visor is a prick to remove for cleaning (on the plus side it isn't going to pop out)