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3rd Gear
Joined: Jul 2012
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From: Palm beach gardens fl
Just bought an Aria XC Ram for this summers tour - blue ridge. It is the most comfortable 3/4 helmet I have owned in 45 yrs of riding. I decided not to buy the dark shield because carrying sunglasses takes no extra space since I would take them any way for general use. This helmet is light cool and fairly quite but I wear ear buds so that may not be relevant. Aria helmets are higher in cost but they fit like no other wit,h excellent quality. The 3/4. Cheek area has additional protection compared to most similar helmets. venting is excellent.
Cruiser
Joined: Apr 2012
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From: Tonawanda, N.Y.
To give you an answer to your original question, the clear is more practical because you can wear sunglasses underneath in the daylight, and then a clear shield to look thru for the night vision. Best setup in my experience.
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Road Warrior
Joined: May 2010
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From: Kafar Hanusi
Recently in Switzerland I found at the HD shop, had a 3/4 helmet with internal shields as noted above. Originally I thought great! then I put it on 
my wife says it makes me look like a lolly-pop!
My thing is, I need a 1/2 helment with the shield but will only buy one after trying it first, I wont buy a helment online, I simply cant do it.
my wife says it makes me look like a lolly-pop!My thing is, I need a 1/2 helment with the shield but will only buy one after trying it first, I wont buy a helment online, I simply cant do it.
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Tourer
Joined: Jan 2013
Posts: 354
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From: British Columbia, Canada
I have the HD helmet with the flip down visor. Fits pretty good. The venting could be better. I don't use it all the time, just for the long rides because my headset is attached to it. Prefer a half helmet.
I did something last season which has worked great when the sun is low on the horizon and riding straight west for any length of time. I put 2 rows of black tape on the bottom edge of the visor to block the sun. 1 click down brings it down enough to block the sun. All the way down makes it clear again. I thought it would bother me with the tape on the edge but it works great. I've had several riders ask me where I got the helmet. I just laugh when I show them what I did. The clear portion works good in the rain too.
I did something last season which has worked great when the sun is low on the horizon and riding straight west for any length of time. I put 2 rows of black tape on the bottom edge of the visor to block the sun. 1 click down brings it down enough to block the sun. All the way down makes it clear again. I thought it would bother me with the tape on the edge but it works great. I've had several riders ask me where I got the helmet. I just laugh when I show them what I did. The clear portion works good in the rain too.
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