 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi guys,
Just wondering if anyone knows of anywhere in the South West (the closer to Bath the better) that stocks a decent number of helmets?
I visited Nevisport, Snow&Rock, Cotswolds up in the North East over Christmas and they had quite a limited selection.
I'm looking for something in the £60-80 price range, but mainly something that fits my head and goggles (Crowbar) well.
I've got exams coming up and then heading off to VT, so don't have time to run around visiting places only to find they don't have a wide range of hats... hence any advice would be greatly appreciated 
Cheers, JP
Last edited by Poster: A snowHead on Sat 7-01-12 20:00; edited 1 time in total
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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There is nowhere in Bath.
The nearest place is either Snow & Rock, Sheilds Park Filton or Ellis Brigham Park Street Bristol. There are a few helmets in Cotswold Union Street Bristol
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Cheers 1969jma, might have to take a day out of revision to visit Bristol... Do you know if that EB store stocks quite a few lids? Is it a big shop? I've only visited the one near Covent Garden and that was rather large 
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Elllis Brigham in Bristol is one of their smallest stores but for sure they will have a good selection of helmets on offer. Westsports in Swindon would be worth a look if your struggling in finding the right thing in Bristol....
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Sweet, thanks marky. Excellent procrastination!
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Got mine in Twoseasons in Bristol and I think they had a decent selection, IIRC.
Between all the shops in Bristol you should be able to get something easily enough.
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Out of the price range, but I have a smith vantage that works well with my crowbars. Bought it for lightness and venting abilities which does very well compared to others had such as Giro, Dainese, etc. Figure some of the other smiths should work as well with crowbars.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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I wear a Smith Holt with Crowbars and it works very well. On my noggin, anyway!
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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I don't know the SW but my experience was that my local snowboard shop (Bucks Boarding Centre in Milton Keynes) offered a much wider range than a ski shop.
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So I went to S&R Bristol yesterday and they did have a decent collection (although they were scattered all over the place, nightmare), tried on quite a few and apparently my head is a stupid shape. The Salomon Patrol Custom Air fit the best, and my goggles sat on top nicely.
Has anyone had any experience with this helmet? Unfortunately it's £120, so I'm not going to be able to buy it unless I can find it reduced somewhere! The Sal Brigade Audio was quite nice too, but I'm sure I'd just be paying lots of money for the audio system which, although pretty awesome, realistically won't get used that much. They didn't have any standard Brigade's in stock.
So yeah, predicament. Pay £120, wait to try and find it cheaper, or go somewhere else and look at more stuff... 
Again, thanks for your replies so far!
JP
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You know it makes sense.
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JP89 if that's the one that fits then get googling. A quick search reveals some deals below £100
Or just think of the £40 difference between the £80 you were going to spend and the £120 as merely 8 pints of beer in resort.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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JP89, I got a Brigade from Twoseasons near Cabot Circus. Might be worth a shout.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Tiger2, I shudder at the thought...
The cheapest I've found so far is from Landau for £95 (and that was after a number of refined searches). Lots of the top hits have older models or different colours or it's OOS. I can live with £95, but I've never heard of this site before, and can't find any reviews online. If anyone's used them before, let me know!!! 
Thanks bobmcstuff, had a look at their website but they don't seem to have the Custom Air model on there.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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JP89 I've not used them but they have a real shop in Folkestone. Why not give them a call?
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Cheers, I ordered it and spoke to a very nice lady at their shop. Free delivery and supposedly arriving tomorrow, awesome service! 
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