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How is it a money grab if you can opt out of using one?
Might want to use a slightly different word when saying this...
"Fly just dropped the new Formula helmet two years ago"
Maybe, Fly just "introduced" the new Formula helmet two years ago.
Video's are "dropped", products are "introduced".
Given all the cases of CTE affecting NFL players, rugby players and becoming evident in all sports I was wondering how long something like this would take for MX. Good on Fly for getting it out there first and I’m sure they won’t be the last. I can easily see it not being long before the LED system is used to detect impacts big enough to cause concussion and that being used by medics to decide if head assessments are required and that’s no bad thing if it saves someone’s life.
Can see the appeal for you trail boys as well. No pun intended but the tech seems like a no-brainer. The added stuff for lap tracking etc is also cool.
I had a friend crash and get knocked out for over a minute. While everybody at the practice track was stopped and helping my friend there was another rider who went down at the opposite end of the track. There was a hill between that rider and the parking area near where my friend had crashed. That other rider broke his leg and was laying on the ground waiting for help , not knowing that another rider was hurt and that everybody stopped riding. I do not remember how long he was waiting, or if he was able to get up himself after he saw that there were not any riders coming by. It could have helped him, and it could have easily been reversed. I agree that this helmet could help in many ways. even on a mx track. And they can add features to it too as they go.
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I can't imagine not having my wife as one of the emergency contacts. That's gonna fly well when you're in the ER and she doesn't know.
My wife has my InReach account info, I make sure each time I go out...especially when i'm alone. If I don't come home from a day out in the hills, she can locate me...(or at least my body).
This technology has been around a while.... Nothing new here. lol
Not just that, also for us junior parents who's kids are racing Off-Road / GNCC type of events, looks like you will be able to track the rider.
If u think u need this technology you'd better stay home.
A company makes something that can save people's lives and some of you Neanderthals consider that a bad thing. I am honestly surprised, vital can have a pretty silly group of active users but this might take the cake.
Worst crash I ever had on the trails I was by myself. Luckily, I had a friend a few miles back come soon after. Tech like this intrigues me and would encourage me to get back out there more.
I'm just disappointed in the community here, everyone has had a serious crash or injury at some point and you know this isn't a joke or money grab.
So you're out in the middle of nowhere, alone....body broken, unconscious. You'd rather bleed out? That's pretty badass bro....
The only shortcoming of the product they are offering is it's limited to cell range for it to work. ...but as mentioned before, InReach PLB type devices are not limited to cellular coverage.
In my experience, oval, which almost all helmets sold in America are made for. To get a helmet for a truly round shaped head you need an Asian fit which is very hard to find here. Even the Japanese moto helmets sell different shaped helmets compared to in Japan and other parts of Asia. For skiing I was able to get my oldest son who is half Asian an Asian fit helmet that fits him much better.
My wife's first call would be to my riding buddies that know the trails and backroads I ride, so we skip that step. If the situation warrants, they'll make "the call". If you don't have any such friends then I understand your perspective.
Pretty cool tech that I wouldn’t have thought of myself. I like the red 25th anniversary model, might have to snag one
THE VISOR AND PAINT ON THESE HELMETS IS A BLATANT MONEY GRAB!!!
Best paint job Fly has had since Jesseman was wearing their lids IMO. Need one.
Fucking send it bro.
...unless it's mine. Then something goes wrong and it calls 911. Somehow, some way, I get screwed financially. It's always me, and always the worst possible outcome. 😂
Yea my kid is the same. I had them wearing 6D helmets when racing bmx and when he got too big for the youths his head did not fit the adults helmets. They did tell me they could send me some stuff to scan his head but then Covid hit and we and everyone else stopped racing so never looked into it. I just spent over $3000 ordering football helmets last month to try on for fit and most didn’t and that’s when I found out about the Riddle one.
Its $950 but it is what it is.
Then don't buy it.
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Many people who already ride/race with an Apple/Samsung/Garmin watch will not need this feature so to speak, as these watches automatically do exactly this if you do not press the "I'm OK" button after a crash/fall. But the insight into lap times and etc will be cool, like having a litpro unit built into the helmet.
Does Apple have that function built in to its watches? I never heard that before, I genuinely do not know. Regardless, I would assume a ton of people don't have Apple watches.
Yes, it's now natively built into the iPhone 14 as well.
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