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What may be a good fit to someone many not be a good fit to you, best go and try some to see what is best for you.
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There is another HJC flip up, pricer than the IS, something like R-pha Max or some such funny name. Someone in a shop tried to interest me in one - it really was light - the instruction book seems to weigh more! Comes with drop down sunvisor etc.
Seemed a decent thing - apparently well liked by those who've bought one - more expensive than Cabergs, but not in Schuberth/Shoei league.
You could also check out the Shark Evoline.
But as others have said, making sure its a good fit for YOU is very important. I'd love to try a Shark or Shoei, but neither ever feel quite right on my head, whilst Arais seem to suit me perfectly.

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I couldn't feel much difference between that and the IS-MAX
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I moved to shark with my last helmet, very impressed and the fit was perfect for my odd shaped head :)
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I've used cabergs for years and currently have the caberg konda. I'm also thinking of changing it and went to j&s today to have a look. Tried a few different models but again caberg was the best fit out of all (didn't even try £200+ helmets as I have no interest in paying that much). It was the duke model and although pricier than konda (still can buy konda online) it's lighter and still 5 stars from sharp ratings. However, surprisingly when i compared both in sharp site, it turned out that konda had better results in faceguard lock mechanism tests.

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As others said, go and try in a shop, then you can always come back home and hunt for the best deal online (which is what i'm doing right now :)
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halfabusa wrote:
As others said, go and try in a shop, then you can always come back home and hunt for the best deal online (which is what i'm doing right now :)
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Got a Duke too, it has Pinlock, flip up, sun visor and i can fit my gopro on so it ticks all the boxes at a good price. It caused a bit of pressure on my forehead so i sanded the polystyrene just a tad and now it fits perfect, probably not a good idea to do that tho! The pinlock has never fit properly which is a pain in the ass!

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furstyferret81 wrote: The pinlock has never fit properly which is a pain in the ass!
Yeah, same on my Lazer helmet. Very annoying - it shouldn't be that hard! This is obviously the real reason my Arais cost a fortune - they design the visor so the Pinlock fits perfectly!

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I have a MT Raptor flip helmet but not tried with pinlock , its got a drop down sun visor,

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