Full face or Not?

Paddy The Pirate

Thinking of starting mtb'ing, and I've been wondering whether for beginner stuff like the trails around ticknock and the like, would I need a full face helmet? Or would an ordinary road helmet do?
Thanks in advance,
Rónán

Tenzor07

Paddy The Pirate wrote: »

Thinking of starting mtb'ing, and I've been wondering whether for beginner stuff like the trails around ticknock and the like, would I need a full face helmet? Or would an ordinary road helmet do?

NO NO and NO to Full face helmets for starting off biking at Ticknock...

Your standard lid will do....

Hmmzis

+1 for standard helmet for Ticknock trails.
You might want to consider some knee/shin protection. If you do hit some of the red dot marked stones there and fly over the bars it's likely that you'll hit the bars with your knees (or one of them). And considering the amount of pointy stuff a bike has there some padding softens the blow considerably. They might also help when landing on some rougher stuff.

glennbhoy

if ya wanna go full retard at ticknock, expect to get bumps and bruises

but no full helmet needed just yet

Paddy The Pirate

glennbhoy wrote: »

if ya wanna go full retard at ticknock, expect to get bumps and bruises

but no full helmet needed just yet

''Full retard'' meaning?

Hmmzis

Paddy The Pirate wrote: »

''Full retard'' meaning?

Not sure, but could be trying to do the upper trail without applying brakes at any point except for the non banked 180 degree turns (failing that wouldn't even be retarded, that would be just tired of living).

glennbhoy

full retard means going hell for leather and just plain mental descent

The Lucan Collective

Let the New Guy wear what he wants.
We didnt know that MTBers were so Fashion Conscious.
Is 'Full Retard' really an accepted statement in MTB circles ?

Morgan

The Lucan Collective wrote: »

Let the New Guy wear what he wants.
We didnt know that MTBers were so Fashion Conscious.
Is 'Full Retard' really an accepted statement in MTB circles ?

Nothing to do with fashion - a full-face helmet is simply a poor choice for cross country riding, mainly due to lack of ventilation and reduced visibility.

"Full retard" is a thespian term and is sometimes heard in the jungle.

langdang

Morgan wrote: »

Nothing to do with fashion - a full-face helmet is simply a poor choice for cross country riding, mainly due to lack of ventilation and reduced visibility.

I agree, way too warm for cross country. I have one that I wore on a few very cold night rides in winter, kept me toasty and was a very stable platform for a helmet mounted light...

Bren10101

depends, if your meaning to do dh then yes, if its just the coilte trails then no.

C3PO

I see loads of people on the Ticknock trails with full face lids ..... they look ridiculous! Mind you better than the gob****e I saw fairly motoring down them last night with no helmet on at all!

studiorat

You don't need a ff helmet for riding around Ticknock. I've seen ine or two people with the Met Parachute lid

not too sure how that would move if you did face plant though.

If you are buying a helmet go for a MTB one which gives more coverage at the back of the head.

Ah_go_on

studiorat wrote: »

You don't need a ff helmet for riding around Ticknock. I've seen ine or two people with the Met Parachute lid

not too sure how that would move if you did face plant though.

If you are buying a helmet go for a MTB one which gives more coverage at the back of the head.

Have the met parachute myself, find it a bit harder to breathe especially in warmer weather. Had a spill last month and it saved my face from a nasty injury. Doesn't look to bad on the trails as opposed to a proper full face, but both look better than a face full of smashed teeth. In fairness to newbies on ticknock in particular, it is possible to go very fast especially on the upper trail and there are plenty of nasty rocks there so wear whatever you feel safe in until you get more practice and skilful.

petethedrummer

RPL1 wrote: »

I see loads of people on the Ticknock trails with full face lids ..... they look ridiculous! Mind you better than the gob****e I saw fairly motoring down them last night with no helmet on at all!

Rollocks, I bet he looked sh1t cool.