More of a venting of my frustration than an appeal for advice really.
Last week I spent £380 on a new lid - after agonising over whether I really needed or just wanted an adventure style helmet - I decided on a conventional shape and quality brand to play it safe.
Previously had an Arai Quantum F (realising it was 17yrs old now) I needed a change, but I loved that Lid so much - faultless in all that time.
The GT-Air is a great fit - I liked the colours available and was pleased with the customer care at my local shop where I purchased and while it is not much quieter than previous lid, it is a different resonance which is better for my ears.
On the way home it fogged up. It was dry and about 12Degrees C. Put it down all sorts of things.
Throughout a week of commuting in surprisingly dry weather for the time of year the condensation got worse.
Went back to shop and they discovered that it was condensation on the Pinlock - not between visor and Pinlock so that wasn't at fault. They had not seen so much condensation inside a lid before - and again it was dry out and I had just left the motorway at a decent lick.
Basically after some internet research - this seems rare, but not unheard of and has no remedy or definite cause. I removed the chin guard to get more air circulation. Stopped short at cutting the beard, but reigned it in with a Buff - all to no improvement.
So now I am disappointed with a very expensive (for me) purchase that leaves quite unsafe blindspots when riding and looking at having to buy again to replace it.
If I ride with the visor open obviously there is no issue, but then that is pretty useless for most of the journeys I do - in traffic with rain and up and down from motorway speeds.
Gutted - and the wife is fed up hearing about it so needed to tell someone else
alwyn
