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Obviously beauty is in the eye of the beholder and all that, but IMO the Ex-zero is wayyyyy uglier than the Bullit. Although its much nicer in the flesh than in product shots.
@Vince the Bell fit is quite odd, its very round rather than the usual oval shape. Though this is altered on Moto3 helmets these days, for some reason. And the Eliminator doesn't seem to suffer from it as much.
@Nahguavkire I've spent a day in a Bell Eliminator and really rate it, very light and comfortable, though the look is an acquired taste and needing that separate plug plate for rainy days is a bit dumb, particularly since they describe it as a "no BS" helmet.
I don't rate the Premier ones personally, if anything I think they're overpriced - the Trophy is no better than a Gringo S. I want to cull them from the offering work, but they bought me back by supplying half decent lifestyle shots unlike 90% of other brands.
I ride in a Nexx XG100R for 'proper' journeys and I'm very happy with it. Very tempted by that chrome Eliminator though...
Wildcard goggle use option: Roeg Peruna. Goes with everything, the Roeg guys are hilarious.
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Roeg Peruna
This looks great, by far one of there best looking classic moto helmets I've seen! I'm bound to want to goggle up at some stage so will keep this in mind!
Nexx XG100R
Glad to hear a second person vouch for these, I didn't know what to make of them as I wasn't familiar with Nexx at all but my colleague who's a lifelong biker, used to work in the trade for years etc. rates them also so duly noted!
Bell Eliminator
Can't decide if I'd get on with the styling on these... They're possibly a bit "Screaming Eagle Road Glide" for me but I'll see if I can get to have a peep at one in the flesh. Shame as all of my cycling helmets are Bell and I get on really well with them including Full 9.
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The Ex Zero needs a peak of some sort to balance the chin bar otherwise it looks odd especially in product shots. I don't think too much about the look of a helmet beyond the safety aspect, more the comfort and practicality so the lack of internal visor on the Bell would really count against it, unless I end up with goggles on the whole time.
The Bullit chin bar looks too narrow on the plainer finish but I have seen some great paint jobs on them recently, some really bad ones too. When I put one on I didn't like the feeling of it, the padding seemed to be a very poor fit for my head. I really wanted to like it at the time. I'm not winning any beauty contests anyway so I tend not to judge too harshly :)
Nahguavkire
Airhead
Shoei EX-Zero is my pick of them. Bell did the bullitt in paint colours to match my bike but I couldn't get past the ugly as sin looks. The ex-zero has a built in visor or takes goggles but you'll be spending the best part of £500 by the time you've got the peak, dark visor, fanciest paint job. I don't mind spending that sort of money for 10 years use.