Samshields?

[Hoofbeat_Heartbeat]

@D-quine TS

I have the CO My PS wide brim and LOVE IT! After a recent fall where my head hit the ground, and having zero symptoms, I have replaced it with the same helmet. It did exactly what its supposed to, and its super comfortable to boot.

For all the boasting of that study that came out 2 years ago, I wonder how it would look now with more MIPS options, see as at the time of the study, BOT was one of the only Eq helmets with it. There has been speculation that BOT prompted the test, and that it was not an entirely unbiased study.

And for all the statements of ASTM approval, know that ASTM is just the North American Standard, and not all Standards are created equal. There is CE, which is European, and Kitemark, which is a UK Standard. One of those (I can’t remember which without looking it up) has a puncture test, whereas ASTM does not, which is why helmets that are only ASTM get away with a lot more vents. Charles Owen is approved under all 3 standards AND has MIPS, which is why, in my eyes, it is literally the safest helmet on the market. I would say the same about any other helmet that offered all 3 standards as well as MIPS, I just don’t know of any others.

Also note that it is ridiculous that it has taken until now for MIPS to get in our industry. I was talking to the owner of my local “outdoor sports” shop, and it has been in some of their industries for at least 10 years! So I definitely bought a MIPS snowboarding helmet for our ski/board trip this year as well.

I am thinking of getting a CO MY PS when I can go try them on in the store! I have been wearing CO for the last 10 years; currently have a CO Ayrbrush. I noticed that the CO My PS is cut higher above the ears. Has this been annoying or noticeable at all? Thank you!

Samshields DO NOT fit me at all. I have tried them on several times but they pinch the sides of my head and give me the worst headache!

[D-quine_TS]

@Hoofbeat_Heartbeat

I am thinking of getting a CO MY PS when I can go try them on in the store! I have been wearing CO for the last 10 years; currently have a CO Ayrbrush. I noticed that the CO My PS is cut higher above the ears. Has this been annoying or noticeable at all? Thank you!

Samshields DO NOT fit me at all. I have tried them on several times but they pinch the sides of my head and give me the worst headache!

I haven’t noticed at all. I’m back to using my GR8 while I get my My PS replaced and the only major difference I notice (other than the lack of giant brim lol) is the My PS comes down farther on my forehead and back of head, as in I think the helmet itself is deeper if that makes sense lol.

[Jealoushe]

If you want breathability do not get a Samsheild. CO and Samshield both are terrible for letting heat out, I can’t use them in the summer without getting overheated lol

[marley]

When receiving training on the BOT MIPS helmets a couple of years ago, I was told that it had taken longer to come up with a version of MIPS in equestrian helmets that would meet all of the standards and other requirements. My understanding is that the MIPS portion of the helmet had to be incorporated into the helmet’s liner in a different way than in helmets for other sports, thus the delay.

As a trained helmet fitter, working with many different brands of helmets, I found that Samshield helmets really don’t fit many people well—they often pinch at the temples because of their shell design, which narrows at a point on the shell that is farther back than on most other helmets. With the hunter hair requirements (don’t get me started) many ladies who absolutely had to have a Samshield (or, even worse, whose trainers insisted on it) had to go up a size or two just to get the helmet on.