Scorpion Airfit: Reebok Pumps for your noggin
Remember when Reebok released their first set of pump-up runners? Kids in my school lost their freakin’ minds. Of course, this was back in the day when a hundred bucks for a pair of shoes was absolutely ludicrous money. How things have changed…
If anything, the pump-up concept is even more appropriate for motorcycle helmets; a good, snug-fitting lid can be quite tough to put on, and the foam cheekpads in a new helmet can quickly soften and compress to the point where it sits loose on your head.
So here it is; Scorpion’s Airfit system now comes standard on its EXO-1000 series helmets, allowing you to pump up your cheekpads for a nice snug fit every ride, and deflate them to make the helmet easier to take off and put on. Nice one! They’re not expensive lids either, the top-of-the-line Apollo selling for US$330.
Still, the Reeboks never made me jump higher, so it remains to be seen whether the EXO can make you ride faster…
February 7th, 2008 at 8:37 pm
I’ve just finished a ride (6000 miles) with a Scorpion EXO helmet with the inflating cheekpads…it’s the best fitting helmet I’ve ever had.
My only two complaints is that they’ve scrimped on the forehead pad and the back airfoil is a little flimsy.
Otherwise you can pick one up at a dealer at a good bit less than list price.
April 1st, 2008 at 6:21 am
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