HJC RPHA 91 Modular Bike Helmet | Gear Evaluate

RPHA stands for Revolutionary Efficiency Helmet Superior, and the RPHA sequence is HJC’s top-shelf fashions. The latest addition to the road is the RPHA 91 modular bike helmet with a Premium Built-in Matrix EVO shell made out of a mix of supplies that features carbon-aramid, carbon fiber, glass fiber, natural nonwoven cloth, and linen fiber, all of which contribute to enhanced shock resistance and lightweight weight. A measurement Medium weighs 3.8 lb.

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The RPHA 91 consists of a number of considerate options, similar to massive, paddle-like air vents. They aren’t as hidden because the vents on different helmets; nonetheless, since working the vents requires merely sliding or rocking a big paddle, they’re a lot simpler to make use of than the smaller mechanisms discovered on many helmets.

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Reaching up and sliding the vent on the highest of the pinnacle or rocking the chin consumption is easy even with gloved palms, and there’s no looking out and feeling to seek out them. The temple vents are operated with a slide and are a lot smaller, however I nearly at all times depart them open.

One other good function on the RPHA 91 is the drop-down sunshield. Loads of modular helmets have sunshields, however a few of them don’t come down far sufficient. The RPHA 91 solves that drawback with an adjustable sunshield. Eradicating the plate on the left aspect of the helmet reveals a three-setting change. The change permits you to set how far down the sunshield drops, and if it’s set to the bottom stage, the sunshield additionally slides away from the face so that you don’t have to fret about it bonking your nostril on the way in which down. Dropping the sunshield to the center place suited me the very best.

HJC additionally made the flip-up chinbar extra handy on the RPHA 91. Though the chinbar doesn’t flip utterly round to the again of the helmet like on the HJC i100 (see the HJC i100 review here), it may nonetheless be worn within the flipped-up place whereas using, though doing so inevitably sacrifices some security because it leaves your face susceptible. HJC achieved this with two design parts. The primary is that, with the chinbar flipped up, there’s minimal area between the chinbar and the highest of the helmet, which means wind gained’t get in between and pull the helmet up. The chinbar additionally locks within the opened place so it gained’t transfer or drop down throughout a experience. The lock mechanism is slightly tough to work with gloved palms however not unattainable. I wouldn’t attempt to lock or unlock the chinbar whereas actively using, but it surely’s straightforward sufficient to do if I’ve a number of seconds at a cease mild.

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Different helpful options embrace a neck roll that helps cut back wind noise, speaker pockets and channels to run wires for a comms system, and a Pinlock-ready faceshield (a Pinlock anti-fog insert is included). The RPHA 91 is available in XS-2XL in Black, White, Matte Black, Gray, Semi Flat Titanium, Semi Flat Anthracite, Semi Flat Metallic Blue, and three graphic colours beginning at $549.99.