RE: [RC] helmets: a comparison - Libby & Quentin Llop
I just started carrying Tipperary helmets in my
shop. Yesterday I had my first crash in my Tipperary. Never mind what I
tried to jump with my Arab, the Tipperary stayed where it was supposed to be and
did what it was supposed to do. Over the years I have sold (and used)
Lexingtons, Internationals and Dublins. I never sold Trowels because I didn't
like the fit. The Tipperary really hugs the head. It is the same weight (14 oz)
as the international Air-lite and an ounce lighter than the International
Pro-lite. I have seen my husband kicked in the temple in an International
Pro-lite and catapulted headfirst into a wall in a Dublin Micro- lite. In both
cases he was fine and the helmets were trashed. I wear my hair in a braid in
back and the only helmets that don't have a tendency to slide forward over my
eyes because of it are the Tipperary and the International Equi-Lite. For now,
when I'm foxhunting or jumping etc. I'll wear the Tipperary, but for rides I'll
take the Equi-lite. It is 3 oz. lighter and much cooler. The bad news about the
Tipperary is that the large barely fits 71/4, so the guys will have to wait for
them to come out with the extra-large, which they haven't done yet but plan
to. Libby Llop
