ARAI DT-X
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P108
The ventilation channels are a
crucial point of the DT-X.
The DT-X runs the same vented VAS visor system
as the Corsair-X and also comes with the ability to
run the VAS Pro Shade System, which can give you
both a clear and dark visor that is outside the EPS
liner. That's why Arai refuse to make a helmet with
dual visors fitted into the design: their theory is if you
have to make a compromise in the shell with inter-
nal visors, gears, mechanisms, etc., the helmet will
have lost some of its structural integrity. The VAS Pro
Shade is thus a more elegant solution to the problem
of a helmet that can be used as easily at night as it
can during the day without the need to change visors.
of the VAS Pro Shade is a good thing
for the DT-X, especially given it's aimed
primarily at the commuter rider.
Airflow is one of the big differences
between not just a top-line Corsair-
X and this DT-X, but any helmet that
varies largely in price from the same
manufacturer. The shell construction is
not that different, but the amount of air
the helmet can flow is, as is the adjust-
ability of the comfort liner.
On a hot day in Southern California,
Starting at $589.95 for solid colors, the DT-X is
made using the PB-cLc (Peripheral Belt-complex
Laminate construction) fiberglass shell compared to
the higher spec (and more expensive) Corsair-X that
uses the Peripheral Belting and Structural Net Com-
posite2 shell. The DT-X gets seven vent holes in the
shell—two above the forehead, three across the back
of the crown and two at the back rear—although the
comfort liner cannot be adjusted to suit different
head shapes like the Corsair-X.
I'm not a huge fan of the system
because the dark screen doesn't come
down far enough for me (I find having
two totally different shades (dark and
clear) in the same vision a little off-put-
ting), but lots of riders seem to agree
with the system so I feel the addition
