necrotimus
Stop looking at my title!
Have been riding with a new pinlock shield with a dark smoke pinlock lense for about 10 days now. Initially I was torn between getting this versus a full smoke replacement shield. What ultimately decided me was the time of day I commute, normally at dawn and dusk the majority of the year. If it is too dark or becomes to dark I can quickly take out the dark smoke lens without doing a full replacement.
PROS:
-My Helmet was hard to fog THIS MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE, so much so that I will eventually get a clear lens as well
-Quickly take out the lens to replace to other colors
-Each lens is about half the cost of a full shield
CONS:
-Worse periphial vision -decreases opening by 1/8 of an inch i would say (this is not as drastic as people have made it out to be but I will admit it is there. No different than if you bought a helmet with a slightly different opening size, except you can see out of it)
-If the angle is just right the sun can shine in the clear portion forcing you to move your head slightly.
RECOMMEND FOR RIDERS:
-who want ultimate fogging protection and will use multiple colored lenses
NOT RECOMMENDED FOR RIDERS:
Who JUST want a darker shield
PROS:
-My Helmet was hard to fog THIS MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE, so much so that I will eventually get a clear lens as well
-Quickly take out the lens to replace to other colors
-Each lens is about half the cost of a full shield
CONS:
-Worse periphial vision -decreases opening by 1/8 of an inch i would say (this is not as drastic as people have made it out to be but I will admit it is there. No different than if you bought a helmet with a slightly different opening size, except you can see out of it)
-If the angle is just right the sun can shine in the clear portion forcing you to move your head slightly.
RECOMMEND FOR RIDERS:
-who want ultimate fogging protection and will use multiple colored lenses
NOT RECOMMENDED FOR RIDERS:
Who JUST want a darker shield