Caberg Trip helmet
 

I'm looking for feedback on Caberg Trip helmets.
They appear to stack up well for performance, looks and price, but nothing beats an owners view.
Only problem is that they're not available here in NZ. infact they only sell in the UK from what I can tell.
Can anyone recommend a good on-line seller who can ship to NZ.

Cheers
H

I bought one as my first helmet, it didn't feel as good as the really expensive alternatives but needs must.
It feels like the chin part is a little close to my chin, but maybe i've got a horse face. Other than that I'm happy with it.
I would be wary of buying a lid without trying it on in person.
Cheers

Excellent choice
 

Have had one for 2 years and find it first class. travelled in India with the outer visor removed using only the inner, lovely and cool. Used it in the other extreme of Iceland and again found it to be ideal.

Best helmet I have had, apart from the earlier Caberg model. I think they are terrific value for money. Now I'm waiting to see how they rate with this new UK rating scheme. I certainly dont think that the more you pay the better you get....This 100 pound (sorry no pound sign on this French keyboard) helmet is good.

Had this helmet for just over a week now
 

It is definitely a good buy. It is considerably quieter than other helmets in the same price range and the fit is perfect!

My only complaint is the venting. It is not the best but then when it is hot I guess you just flip open the front and ride off laughing at yourself for not realising earlier!


The internal visor is very good and easy to use while moving and the main visor seals well. Only been tested in light rain so far but no leaks!

Another alternative is the AGV 'Long Way' helmet (I know, the names a bit cheesy):helpsmilie: But they come in different colours to the E+C ones. I have just purchased a white and black one, approx £120 or less, initial feelings are good, it seems comfy and it doesn't mist up easily(I wear glasses). I will give it a good testing next week on a trip to Northern Ireland, weather forecast looks like the helmet testing type :stormy:
I also tried the new flip front from Nolan (N103 Classic-N-Com), it was way to close to my face, very claustrophobic:nono:


Trophymick

Another satisfied customer
 

Just posted all this on another thread but have to say I'm pretty impressed too. I tried 4 flip-fronts on; Caberg Trip, AGV Longway, HJC Max something, and a £50 thing called a Concept.

The Caberg was the only one that fitted; in my experience, you have to try on a helmet before you buy.

Just used it for a four and a half day trip from the UK to the Harz mountains in Germany. 1200 miles including 370 miles of mostly autobahn on the last day (on a Bonneville btw).

The only hassle I had was the gaps by the ears which made it noisy. I stuffed them with two soft dishcloths which made them more comfortable and quieter.

I believe they're made in Italy so I don't know why the UK is the only place you can find them.

Happy trails. :scooter:

Indy.

i got a trip to replace the V2 i scraped on the floor. cant fault it for the price, its comfy, light etc etc i know i'll never get a fullface without the internal sunvisor after having a couple with the feature.
oh & the matt titanium matches my exhaust :thumbup1:

We sell them in our place for £99... You cant complain at that price.

They have a flip down tint visor too which is very nifty. It doesnt feel as well put together as some of the expensive models but they are 2-3 times the price..

We sell loads and have nothing but praise. Infact, i just got one for a friend and hes made up with it.

They also make a bluetooth version for an extra £30. Great for listening to your tunes or GPS while on the go.

Also, you can buy them in the USA. I rode with a guy from Kansas who had one.

I bought mine and drove through both snow and deserts - it's fantastic. An utter bargain at the price too. The sun visor is not only brilliant in the direct sun, but acts very well when the visor gives up under severe rain (steaming up).

Plus, it makes you look like a helicopter pilot. Bad ass :)

Road test
 

Well . . .
I got one, it arrived the other day, all the way from the UK after a 3 month wait.
It fits me very well, and is comfortable. That risk paid off.
It's nicely finished and looks great. I like the internal sun visor.

But . . it's noisy (the usual air noise and the sun-visor slider buzzes) and it's prone to fogging.
It's quite a close fit between the mouth and chin-piece, so with the Scala Q2 unit fitted it's a very snug fit.

I realise thats not the helmets fault, but I think I may need to surgically improve the airflow (trim-up the chin-piece padding trim) and I won't be throwing the air-plugs away yet.

Overall, probably not worth the effort and wouldn't do it again if I lost it.
Sad, but there you go.

H

Apologies for bringing up an old thread, but HowieZowie, did you ever end up with the Caberg Trip? Your thoughts on the helmet? And who did you go thru to import to NZ?

Cheers

Yes as I reported I did end up importing a Trip, and it's OK but I am not over enamoured with it.
After using it more, pluses are the fit, the finish, the look, and the internal shade.
The down side is the poor ventilation and fogging, the small space in front of the chin, and it's a bit noisy.
The other helmet I use is an FFM K4 flip and while it is nothing flash, it is just as good.
What stuffed the Trip import was the freight charge - 50 quid - ouch. The helmet was very well priced - 70 quid. Can't remember the suppliers name but google it and it will turn up.

H

Agree with the fogging - can be a bit of a pain especailly when its raing as the rain seeps in from the top of the visor if you have to open it a bit to clear the fogging.
The sun visor has been the best part - so convenient to pop it down when needed rather than having to wear sunglasses.
Chin up on a hot day in town - priceless!!

my paid-a-lot-of-money-for Arai never mists up, ever. it's also very quiet.

you do sometimes/often get better if you pay more.

Nearly ordered one of these for £79.99 but luckily tried it on first.

Found it to be fairly heavy and it didnt work with my glasses plus the sun visor when down cut my vision in half so I effectivly had a shaded horizon.

On the plus side it looked pretty well made so I guess if it fits then fair enough :scooter:

i've taken up wearing earplugs in my trip as its too noisey, plus they do mist up badly. its a good summer lid though i'd say.

I was thinking of the Caberg Trip too. I have a Schuberth C2 at the moment and I find the noise awful. Maybe I have an odd shaped head but I don't think so. And the mechanism for the internal visor seems to have buggered itself too. Most disappointing for a helmet that cost me £270 a year ago.:(

Chris

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caberg trip
 

Hi there Howie. I wear a Caberg trip because it was the only helmet I could find that allowed me to wear glasses and did not feel as though the sides of the helmet were pressing the stays of my glasses into the side of my face. I have used it in thunder storms and torrential downpours and fog and mist.

It does mist up slightly in the rain but I find that if I leave the visor open a crack this mist disappears. It is noisy (wind noise) but only over 60. On the plus side it fits like a glove, it is affordable and the sun visor is brilliant. My only real gripe is the cost of replacement visors. (25 quid or 25% of the initial helmet cost!)

As has been noted it is like all equipment, very subjective, and what works for one may not work for another, this works for me.

I will be buying another Caberg trip when it is time for a replacement.

Hope this helps.

GM

I had a Caberg many years ago, and thought it excellenent for the price, now have a much more expensive and quiter and lighter and doesn't mist up BMW helmet, but if you don't want to spend silly money the Caberg is good.
I fitted a fog-city that cured the misting for about £19 and its tints itself when in sunlight :thumbup1:
I would buy a Caberg again

btw a visor for the beamer helmet is £39 and takes about 4 weeks to get one !

Liking the modded Trip.
 

Having used my Caberg Trip for some time now I'm liking it more with a few tweeks.

My criticisms of it - poor ventilation, noise and tight fit infront of my chin have been sorted with the following solutions.

The noise was easy - earplugs. I'm converted now - I find I'm fresher after any long ride now by using earplugs.

The ventilation has been hugely improved by removing the inner lining from the flip-front. It is soft molded rubber and restricted airflow and space.
Now I have all the air I want and no fogging (to be fair I haven't had any rain since) but don't have the urge to raise the visor for fresh air now.

The extra space is a bonus as I use a Scala Q2 headset and the mike now fits a lot better. I have made a thin replacement for the removed liner (out of a plastic ice cream container lid) which still flows the air but deflects moisture.

I would suggest any other Trip owners with these issues to have a fiddle and see the improvements.
Now it's working as I wanted and as a result would recommend the Trip.

H

Caberg Trip Helmet
 

Hi,
I have (or had) a Caberg Trip flip front helmet, yesterday morning I had the missfortune to be hit by a pigeon. Travelling at just 40 mph (me not the little feathered bugger) the pigeon hit me on the chinguard section of the helmet and sheared straight through it, I'll leave the ensueing facail damage to you imagination but trust me its not pretty. A pigeon is not a particullarly big bird and we didn't collide at that great a speed, there seems to be a definate safety issue with the Caberg Trip, it is quiet comfortable and full of features but if you value your head I'm not sure this flip front helmet is the one to buy.
Hope this helps

Damo

Wonder if you had a dodgy one Damo... I had an "off" 2 years back when a taxi driver pulled out on me and I was wearing a trip. I got about 20 free air yards and landed sweetly straight on the face. I got a small amount of gravel come thru the top of the visor as I slid along the tarmac. When I came to rest, the helmet was pretty scored up but intact... And luckily so was my melon !! I was that impressed I bought another trip the next day ! :)

Rode with this helmet for over a year and half. From freezing conditions in Northern Pakistan to very hot dry deserts in Iran and even torrential downpours in SE Asia.

Overall? Extremely happy! It is an excellent fit for my head and although it is loud I ride with noise cancelling earphones which completely remove the noise problem. No problems with misting and the helmet did very well during the rainy season barely leaking at all.

This is a budget helmet though and you should expect what you pay for. Being cheap I was willing to modfy it a bit as well and have come up with a solution which makes me prefer riding with a helmet than riding without.

Dunno how well it would fare on safety tests now though.

Ive been using the Caberg trip now for over a year,i find mine very comfortable and the flip down sun visor has come in very usefull at times, but mine unfortunately is prone to misting in rain and cold weather and the visor clicks up too far on the first notch, not sure if there is a way round the misting problem using some after market product ?

Now replaced with the Konda, which is the Trip plus bluetooth, which I don't use. The trip gota 5 star SHARP safety rating and was just about the cheapest to do so and the only flip front.

I counter the noise with earplugs and don't bother with them unless I am going on faster roads out of town. The flip down sun visor is brilliant.

I have used in the freezing cold and hot days and always felt comfortable. I ride with the front top vent open all the time and have no issues regards fogging.

I really like my Caberg Justissimo flip front, as a spectacle wearer the inner sun visor is fantastic, and the helmet is very flexible, full face, open face, inner dark visor, if it werent so noisy it would be close to perfect. It has had four years use now and although feeling flimsy nothing has broken, IMO the inner visor positioning on the Trip (I got one for SWMBO) is not as good and the operating lever is not as convenient, earplugs an essential.

Caberg Trip v Shoei Multitec
 

I used a Caberg Trip for the last 2 years. Noise was the only issue - everything else was fine, apart from the inner visor lever/slider, which is on top of the helmet. It came loose and fell off. Unable to get a replacement. Bought a Shoei Multitec. What a waste of money. It was quieter than the Caberg at low speeds, but at 60+ a loud, deep noise would actually hurt my left ear. Unlike the Caberg Multitec, which was spacious around my ears, the Shoei Multitec is very snug and close-fitting, which I suspect is what makes it quieter at lower speeds. However, in the few days of fine weather that we had recently, it also made me sweat. I then discovered that unlike the Caberg, which has a complely removable lining, The Shoei's lining is fixed. You cannot remove it to wash. In Greece last summer my Caberg Trip helmet got very smelly, but I was able to wash it. Was I p****d off!!! Have just sold the Shoei. Had it about a month - lost £170!!! I am going to buy another Caberg.