jeffbrig

Just FYI, I got my HJC through Amazon. Good price, prime shipping, and free easy returns. The first was too small so I went up a size. No problem.

flanders

Which Sparco did you get?
I was looking at a WTX-5W but when I found out they weigh in at 1800g I had to back off.
Got a G-Force CFG helmet instead, much cheaper and lighter. Weighing in at ~1450g with visor and 1325g without.
Went with the Sparco gloves though, Arrow H-7 super comfy

redboost10

^ are the graphics down the middle of the gforce just a sticker? Or is it under the gel coat or whatever the outer layer is?

flanders

It's under the gel coat unfortunately, it's really stupid that they wont sell it without the ugly graphics.
Guess you could put a long sticker over it though.

Jeremy Clarkson

I ended up going with the wtx5w

Haven't received it yet.

davidc1

Well, a little late...but, my advice is never buy a helmet without being able to return it.

LIving in SoCal I was able to go to many places to try helmets. All the ones' I tried, with two exceptions, always created pressure points on my forehead. Either at the sides or all across my forehead.

But, the Simpson and Bell helmets didn't. I tried almost all they had to offer and they all felt comfortable.

Interestingly, I went to an SCCA autocross later in the year and had an extremely experienced instructor of about 30 yrs. After talking with him about helmets, he told me I would probably be a Simpson or Bell buyer for life.

He said he's come across many guys in his life that those were the only two brands that every felt comfortable, and I'm in that group as well.

F1_DNA

I know this sounds over cautious, but I am in IT and trust me when I tell you not to risk your purchases with saferacer.com. I went to place an order for my helmet there and registered my account. The confirmation email I was sent upon registering sent my username AND my password in plain text. A password should never leave their system in plain text, especially in an email. If they make this basic of a mistake, how can I trust them with my credit card information? So I promptly emailed them to advise I would not do business with them and why and asked they delete my account. I ordered my helmet from Summit Racing instead, same price right down to the shipping.

Jeremy Clarkson

Good to know. I'll stay away from there.

davidc1

but if you just give credit card information over the phone, then no issues, correct?

gptoyz

but if you just give credit card information over the phone, then no issues, correct?
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that could be an even worse idea.

#1 most people can't remember all that information, so they may write it down, so therefore you have a piece of paper with your information floating around

#2 if the CSRs use the same system as you the end user have access to, then your information is till traveling around in plain text