VOLUME 56 ISSUE 37 SEPTEMBER 17, 2019 P117
CARBON HELMET
List Price: $849
Website: https://www.schuberth.com/us.html
•SIZING IS ODD
•WE'RE NOT BIG FANS
OF THE QUICK-
RELEASE BUCKLE
•SUPER COMFORTABLE
•EXCELLENT
AERODYNAMICS
•HIGH-QUALITY
GERMAN DESIGN
S TANDOUT FEATURE
Luxurious interior and excellent aerodynamics
RIDER AN ALYSIS
Having almost no experience with the Schuberth
brand, our staff was curious to try out this high-
end German-engineered helmet. The first thing
we learned is that the sizing is way different than
most of the other brands we're accustomed to. This
helmet runs a full size smaller than their competi-
tors' helmets, and everyone on our staff felt that
even one full size up from what they normally wear
still felt a little tight. That said, once you find the
size that actually fits your head, it's a super com-
fortable helmet. The Coolmax, Oeko-Tex-certified
(tested to be free of harmful chemicals) liner is by
far the most luxurious liner of any helmet we've
ever worn, and the flip feature is easy to open and
close. The helmet has an integrated tented sun
visor that's infinitely adjustable and gives you a
fighter-pilot look when fully deployed. If you wear
glasses when you ride, you'll love how well they fit
inside, thanks to the integrated grooves and seam-
less head padding.
When you get moving, the helmet is very quiet,
and the sound system is as good as any we've ever
used. Phone calls, FM radio, navigation, intercom,
and your own playlist are piped in through the
integrated speakers and work well. When you stop
for gas or if your friendly highway patrolman wants
to chat, the flip feature makes communicating with
the outside world much more polite. It's also nice
for letting in some cool air when stopped. When
moving at highway speed with the flip locked down,
the helmet performs as advertised and there's
almost no buffeting. We rode on both faired and
un-faired motorcycles for our review, and in either
situation, the helmet didn't try to lift off.
LOWDOWN
The ventilation system worked nicely, and while we
expected the mechanical open and close mechanisms to
rattle while riding, we weren't able to hear them if they
were. They do seem loose when you're fiddling with the
helmet while stopped, but they worked fine and didn't
seem to rattle. On the other hand, perhaps we're just old
school, but the quick-release buckle is bulky and unneces-
sary in our opinion.
The C4 Pro Carbon is offered in three graphic designs:
Tempest White (pictured), Delta White and Tempest Yel-
low. We were very pleased with our first Schuberth experi-
ence and would highly recommend the C4 Pro Carbon to
anyone in the market for a premium helmet. CN
The C4 Pro Carbon
helmet features full
carbon fiber construction
and an integrated
communication system.
