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Ramon Ortiz
a Road Racer
from Date Reviewed: October 5, 2011
Strengths: Fit and price point.Weaknesses: Weight.Bottom Line: I purchased this helmet as a backup and was pleasantly surprised by the fit and retention system. You can't go wrong with the price.
Favorite Ride: Riding the Back Roads
Price Paid:
$60.00
Purchased At: Bicycle World
Similar Products Used: I own a Giro Aeon and Bell Volt and had quality issues with the Giro and fit problems with the Bell. Go figure.
Bike Setup: 2010 Cervelo R3 with Ultegra group.
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jeeper006
a Recreational Rider
from Date Reviewed: July 20, 2011
Strengths: Light- compared to my old helmet.
fit is excellent.
wicks sweat well
Weaknesses: cant really find any so far.Bottom Line: I've only had this helmet for a few hundred miles so far, but so far so good. I have a rather large odd shaped head, and my Giro Hex just wasn't cutting it for me. I felt too many pressure points, and the ratchet system was digging into my neck.
However, the echelon seems to be great so far. The retention system almost makes the helmet shell " float" around my head. if you're like me with a short neck, the echelon rear retention system works great and doesn't dig in.
Favorite Ride: right out my doorstep
Price Paid:
$65.00
Purchased At: local LBS
Similar Products Used: Giro Hex
Bell box brand helmet
Bike Setup: 2010 Specialized Alles Sport
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Blackss06
a Commuter
from Date Reviewed: May 22, 2011
Strengths: Price
Ease of fitting
Sweat retention
Weaknesses: WeightBottom Line: For the price, this is a great helmet, a little on the heavy side, my Large clocks in at ~360g on my park scale but in this price range, that's common. Easy to adjust, absorbs sweat excellently. I'll be keeping this for commuting but buying a higher end lighter helmet for training/racing.
Favorite Ride: Along the coast
Price Paid:
$65.00
Purchased At: CycleSports - Pensac
Similar Products Used: Cheaper helmets.
Bike Setup: Look KG386 Campy Record
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Hask12
a Recreational Rider
from Date Reviewed: November 7, 2010
Strengths: Comfort, light. easy to adjust except for the height. Inexpensive for quality.Weaknesses: Manual mentions nothing about height adjustment, and for me this was a make or break adjustment.Bottom Line: I almost returned this helmet until i finally figured out how to adjust the height. The manual does explain it. But look inside the helmet bacause it's listed. The tabs pull out easily but pushing them back in by hand was impossible. I had to use something else to snap them back in. Once height is adjusted everything else was easy. Very comfortable. Kind of an unusual design.
Favorite Ride: Giant Defy 1
Price Paid:
$60.00
Purchased At: Eddys
Similar Products Used: Giro Atmos.
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rosborn
a Recreational Rider
from Date Reviewed: June 28, 2010
Strengths: Fit, fit and fit.Weaknesses: None that I have found.Bottom Line: I tried the Bell Array and Lumen and the Giro Stylus and Saros helmets. The fit wasn't good. I shave my head and there were "pressure" points near the rear of my head that became very uncomfortable. I couldn't adjust the irritation away. I gave the Echelon a try and what a difference. The LBS manager, who sells Bell, Giro and Specialized, informed me that Bell and Giro helmets are designed larger in the front and smaller in the back while Specialized helmets are designed in the opposite fashion. Whatever the case, the Specialized worked for me.
Price Paid:
$60.00
Purchased At: Two Wheel Tango
Similar Products Used: Bell Array and Lumen and Giro Stylus and Saros.
Bike Setup: 2009 Specialized Roubaix Comp - 105 components and Mavic Ksyrium Equipe wheels.
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