Schuberth Concept Helmet
Schuberth is known more in the four-wheeled world (F1, Michael Schumacher), but being a leading helmet company, they of course also have the best and latest technologies for motorcycle applications. One of the products they released before that made waves was the Concept helmet. It was a flip-up (modular) helmet that people either liked or hated, however, it popularized and the concept (flip-up) more than any other helmet we could think of.
About the Concept
Since then, the Concept has been replaced by the Schuberth C2. Back then, people had a hard time familiarizing with the fit of the Concept. To say the least, it was non-standard. It was known to have an alien-like fit—normal people with normal heads found it weird when worn. Sometimes it could fit so tight on the ears which would make them unbearable for medium to long rides. A close friend who uses large on the popular brands—Arai, AVG, Shoei—upgraded to an extra large for the Concept.
The Schuberth Concept helmet was loaded with many gadgets and features advanced for its time. Its flip-up mechanism could be operated with just one hand; however, closing it required two—especially if you’re new to modular helmets and are not comfortable with it closing tightly. The helmet also had a retractable sun visor feature which most buyers enjoyed. Flipping down the visor was easily done via a slider. The visor only effectively “tints” your front and peripheral views, leaving the instrument panel clear to your view. However, this feature also led to sunburn especially during long rides. The face shield on the Concept was also very large.
The helmet also had a small compartment on the exterior which contains pertinent rider information and how to correctly remove the helmet. This feature is especially useful in the case of an accident.
The helmet is well vented. It had a large chin vent and head vents. The face shield can also be opened up to about 1/8 of an inch. Many people rave about the ventilation properties of the helmet.
Aside from those already mentioned above, the Concept had a removable liner that comes off one piece. Its aerodynamics were also top notch—it had a unique rear spoiler which some people really liked.
The only common downside that people seem to mention was its noise. However, most of them only noted it to at least be unbiased in their opinion. In reality, the noise of the Schuberth Concept helmet was, to say the least, tolerable.
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