Curious about helmets like the Giro Air attack that have a removable magnetic visor that can be stored upside down on the front of the helmet if you don’t want it in front of your eyes.
Is this something that you can easily do mid-ride, say, if you’re overheating on a slow, steep climb and can readily pop the visor off and upside down, or is it hard to handle while on the go and not realistic?
Also is wiping sweat impossible with the visor down and a problem, or is it easy enough top pop off the visor to wipe sweat quickly, then pop it back?
Also, does this visor get in the way for speedy transitions when you’re trying to put it on (of course you could remove it before racing, but do you?)
They are awesome.
I wear glasses, so I bought the Giro Air Attack last year to wear over my glasses while training. Bonus it is bright orange, so all of the cars can see me, if I wear it in a race it’s easy to spot me. I have since gotten contacts and the helmet still works great.
I had a pointy helmet (Rudy Wingspan) I ended up selling it because I hardly used it. The Air Attack was a helmet I could train and race in.
As for any and all gear it takes some getting use to, if you can’t rotate the visor up and store it during a road ride you have no business doing it in a race. The visor is not hard to detach and re-attach, but it’s not the most fluid either. Ride in it a few times before you race with it and it will give you no problems.
There is a small amount of room between visor and face for you to stick your fingers under and wipe sweat away from eyes (if you have big hands this might not work).
I find it makes my transitions faster and simpler. I don’t run with sunglasses, so for me it’s one less thing to do in transition.
-Put helmet on.
-Run out of T1
-Get on bike.
Worry about the visor later.
Yes I always flip the visor up before T2.