Post by Wafflesole on May 12, 2018 8:37:43 GMT
I have worn a helmet for a long time - after many, many years of fighting the inner skateboarder in me.
As I started skating distance the advantages of a peaked cap really stood out. The peak could shield your eyes or neck (if you wore it 'backwards') and somehow the peak focussed you on the road ahead. To begin with I was using a Capix Sportscap - designed for wakeboarding (I skated with one of these for SkateNewZealand back in 2008) but they were basically a plastic shell with foam stuck on a few places. These eventually went out of production - just as a new snowboard company - Sandbox, came to the market.
Unlike the Capix the peak was slightly smaller and the padding of a much better quality and thickness. The Sandbox used Flexible EVA (ethylene vinyl acetate) foam designed to protect against multiple low force impacts and adjustable pads attached to this.
I got my 1st Sandbox in 2010 and have used it every time I have stepped onto a board since then. It has handled the heat and humidity of a year on a tropical island and thousands of km on the road but it as beginning to get tired. The fabric liner fell out and I had to use Velcro spots to keep the foam inserts in - these had been replaced numerous times. I also drilled holed into the helmet and the ventilation was non-existent. It was getting pretty tired...
So I began looking for a new helmet. My main consideration was one that I could use for all my skating - park, pool, slalom and distance. It needed to be able to take a bit of a bashing about (I have 3 kids!), needed a peak and have better ventilation than the one I already had.
A cycle helmet wouldn't work - though I was very tempted by the Bern Allston. All roads led me back to Sandbox.
They reissued the classic this year and the major features were increased ventilation and padding. Now the helmet has vents with channels in the padding so the air can flow through the helmet.
The pads have been upgraded from super absorbent foam to a polyester spandex fabric that is specially formulated to be both durable and quick drying and the helmet retains all the height and peak advantages I got it for originally.
I think this is a great helmet for someone who does distance as well as other disciplines. the venting has made a huge impact and although it doesn't have cycling/skateboarding certification, the soft EVA foam has really worked well for me over the past 8 years.
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As I started skating distance the advantages of a peaked cap really stood out. The peak could shield your eyes or neck (if you wore it 'backwards') and somehow the peak focussed you on the road ahead. To begin with I was using a Capix Sportscap - designed for wakeboarding (I skated with one of these for SkateNewZealand back in 2008) but they were basically a plastic shell with foam stuck on a few places. These eventually went out of production - just as a new snowboard company - Sandbox, came to the market.
Unlike the Capix the peak was slightly smaller and the padding of a much better quality and thickness. The Sandbox used Flexible EVA (ethylene vinyl acetate) foam designed to protect against multiple low force impacts and adjustable pads attached to this.
I got my 1st Sandbox in 2010 and have used it every time I have stepped onto a board since then. It has handled the heat and humidity of a year on a tropical island and thousands of km on the road but it as beginning to get tired. The fabric liner fell out and I had to use Velcro spots to keep the foam inserts in - these had been replaced numerous times. I also drilled holed into the helmet and the ventilation was non-existent. It was getting pretty tired...
So I began looking for a new helmet. My main consideration was one that I could use for all my skating - park, pool, slalom and distance. It needed to be able to take a bit of a bashing about (I have 3 kids!), needed a peak and have better ventilation than the one I already had.
A cycle helmet wouldn't work - though I was very tempted by the Bern Allston. All roads led me back to Sandbox.
They reissued the classic this year and the major features were increased ventilation and padding. Now the helmet has vents with channels in the padding so the air can flow through the helmet.
The pads have been upgraded from super absorbent foam to a polyester spandex fabric that is specially formulated to be both durable and quick drying and the helmet retains all the height and peak advantages I got it for originally.
I think this is a great helmet for someone who does distance as well as other disciplines. the venting has made a huge impact and although it doesn't have cycling/skateboarding certification, the soft EVA foam has really worked well for me over the past 8 years.
If you have a review you would like to submit, drop us a line on the contact page and we will get it up for you.