Dainese Returns to MTB Helmets with the Lightest Full Face Helmet on the Market

 It's like a piece of lettuce glued to the helmet... wtf?

 In my opinion, the visor would’ve been fine if it didn’t have that mounting point in the center. That’s the only piece that’s off putting for me. It really is awful though

 Batman wants his ... uh... whatever that is, he wants it back.

 @islandforlife: ha!

 looks like tioga spyder saddle

 @Narro2: Different helmets

 You would think they'd run this by a test group that included a few human beings with functional eyeballs before going to production...

 "Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn’t stop to think if they should!"

 @Altavoz: my bad, feel free to downvote me to oblivion

 "Oh no! We forgot to design a visor, just tack on this one from Walmart"

 But its expensive. People will buy

 I don't mind the simple visor on the half shell, the full face is BAD. Really enjoyed should have used the half shell design on both

 @rustyglaze5: When there are plenty of options out there that are safe and look better, this statement seems more directed at getting a reaction rather than proving a point. Given the potential cost of this helmet, and the abilities to execute design with pure functionality, I don't believe there is any excuse to produce something that is cosmetically unappealing. That being said, this was not designed with pure functionality in mind, this was designed in an attempt to look good.

 @rustyglaze5: pretty sure this was designed with light weight in mind. I can assure you there are safer, better looking, more ventilated helmets on the market. They weigh a bit more but you don’t look like errrr… whatever that is and as a bonus your head stays cooler. cool soap box though bro

 Only helmet that I’d rather run squid lid.

 looks like a helmet you would buy on ali-express

 Several things are very wrong here! 1. the visor is retarded 2. the chin bar is very weak looking and is just that a chin bar not a full face. 3. that expression on his face in the last photo looks mental

 No he doesn’t. He has a tld stage@racecase:

 @islandforlife: the whole helmet looks like it is constructed from rubbish collected from my garbage disposer after breakfast.

 It's like seeing one of those modded out Honda Civics roll by with a fugly carbon spoiler lurking about 20 inches above the rear.

 To me POC takes that trophy tbh. *Hides in bushes*

 @Elikk: I agree

 @bigtim or in this case, Stages

 Not the first record I would have gone after but hey

 The Interceptor is not a full face.

 @Sebastes: invader, dang it!

 @jewpowered: We knew what you meant, though it could apply to any Kali helmet.

 I always felt terrible for the Rocky Mountain Team when they had to wear Urge Helmets. Ewww, gross.

 @machaut I bet only island snobs will buy it

 100% marketing gimmick. i've got this FABULOUS (but technically shitty) 80's nevica jacket with them sewn in: pbs.twimg.com/media/E3C8eS_VUAYEKy5?format=jpg&name=large

 20 years ago when I was a ski patroller, they had Dustbuster sized receivers for on mountain use, but most patrols didn’t have them. The helicopter mounted one was for scanning large areas quickly to determine where to start rescues. But, I will agree, they are mostly for body recovery.

 Hey, time to clear up some Recco stuff I guess. I worked ski patrol for the 8 years before coming on with PB, so I can comment a bit on Recco use in searches. You are correct that it's mostly used for body recovery, but unfortunately in most situations involving your average Joe who took a wrong turn at the resort, that's the best they have. Those people aren't wearing transceivers or doing much of anything to actively increase their own safety, so they really don't have much going for them aside from maybe a chip in their clothes that slightly increases the chances of them being found. Which is WAY better than nothing.
A helicopter isn't required to use Recco, despite what all the *very cool* Recco marketing stuff portrays. A handheld Recco detector is about the size of a laptop, and you wave it around in a pattern to pick something up. You look ridiculous doing it. The device has to be lined up with the chip at the right angle to pick anything up, so it's absolutely an imprecise tool. Still, we used to practice with it on slow days and I got semi-decent at finding objects with Recco in a simulated avalanche path. It's nowhere near as efficient as the amazing beacons these days, but it's something, and at that point, any added chance of success is a good thing. (Though like you said, the odds of finding someone with it before it's too late are pretty low. But this is mountain biking! People are way less likely to be buried in avalanches! Yay!)
So yeah, considering it weighs next to nothing, doesn't cost much, and *can* help out in a really shitty situation, I see Recco as a "might as well" type of thing, as long as the gear with it is priced accordingly.

 @alicialeggett: Ya actually now that I think about it... Recco would be much better used for summer activities by SAR teams who know someone is lost in a general area but don't know where exactly. These teams usually rely on helicopter fly bys to look for people and could easily use the heli mounted versions. not sure why Recco marketed themselves so heavily towards ski/snowboard rescue when it makes more sense as a hiker/biker rescue tool. Maybe they're figuring that out as their ski/snowboard market dries up do to uselessness?

 @alicialeggett: Are we aware of parks having the detector on hand for summer bike park riding? meaning, if you were lost on the side of A-line, I assume whistler has the detector?

 @alicialeggett: The problem with "might as well" is that it gives a false sense of security, which is worse than an absence of security because people will behave as if they are safe, e.g. "So what if I go out of bounds? I've got my Recco jacket on - I'm invincible!" Sure, I'm assuming people are idiots, but it is a scientific fact* that ski patrollers have extra flexible necks from shaking their heads at humanity's stupidity.

* Not a fact. Smiley face.

 @andrewbikeguide: sounds like so many cases of a poorly thought through UX. It will only work if it is so simple it can’t fail. You know, like your ID card.

 @andrewbikeguide: Or, instead of all that bullshit, keep an ID in your pocket.

 @andrewbikeguide: Ha ha ha! You honestly think it's a medical professionals duty to keep track of all of the gimmicky pieces of technology that people are selling in the name of "safety"? Has anybody in the medical field asked for any of this? Do any of these companies provide hospitals with equipment? Training?

Ya, blame the individuals just trying to do their jobs.

 @andrewbikeguide:
Ah yes the tech industry, making a thing we allready have more expensive and harder to acesss.

 I remember hearing some first responders tell me that even if they do access the information on these devices that they can’t trust it. They can’t be sure it’s accurate or even that the helmet belongs to the person wearing it.

 A front fender that an alligator chewed up and spat out

 Ya it tough, because to pass the DH certification you have to pass the penetration test and helmets with lots of vents don't pass because of this. It's a big part of the reason why the super light and vented enduro full face helmets don't pass, but their chinbars do. Bell Super DH does a much better job than this helmet... although this one has a much better vented chinbar. Looks like they got around the penetration test with that lattice structure. Someone needs to combine the Bell Super DH and this thing to get a good looking, super light, well vented, DH certified helmet.

 Then wear a DOT helmet

 Ugly, or it might actually look good without the visor, which is quite ideal since visors are mostly added for aesthetics at the cost of everyhting else.

 Yeah, I actually think this helmet looks pretty good. But I guess I like sci-fi looking designs.

 Dont buy it

 Yup, bc they know how expensive teeth are when they get blown out so theyll go full face all day.