Nice pic. Can you post one with the top air installed? JClark's comment makes me wonder if that would be a bad choice. It was my first choice with the Arai but they only do left or right side mount.

Nice to hear positive things. I plan to try these on this weekend. If they fit my head and neck, I will cancel the Arai order and get one of these with air, electronics and water. Nice to have all options built-in.

Thanks to everyone for the input. Big help.

 

Was just an observation and definitely wasn't a deal breaker for me. Should reiterate that everything else about the helmet and options is top shelf.

I assume it works ok. The only guy I know with the top air setup had nothing to compare to. I cant imagine it works as well as the new Bells with the air bladder thing though.





Two of the holes in the top of the helmet are inside the air channel, but I'd imagine most of it goes down in front of the shield.

 

Stilo is definitely my next helmet. Top notch quality and features, very durable, and very light. Pricing is spot on for what you get too. A lot of the optional features are not really needed for amatuer racing, but they do come in handy. Obviously if you're enduro racing or pro...you can see how all the pro's are taking advantage (lots of big names converted to the new stilo's).

Just a side note, in response to some posts in this thread, HMS is the exclusive importer for north america for Stilo.

 

Damn, and i just ordered an Arai GP6 after bouncing back and forth between it and a stilo. Oh well...

 

I went with a GP6 (and was lucky to get one) and can't be happier with it. Good choice.

 

Can't go wrong with Arai, I have 6, and one Stilo.

 

I have a Stilo ST4F 8860 w/ the integrated electronics / ear muffs, hydration, top mount air, and eject system. I like it, a lot.

-mike

 

How many heads do you have??!

 

Hey, my wife buys shoes, I get helmets. I wear them once and then toss to my adoring fans.

 

Well, I tried on a Stilo Large (59CM) this weekend. The helmet is very nice and the options make it a top pick.
But, I was not able to easily put me glasses on. The helmet fits snug and the ear muffs further close off the opening to slip the arms of the glasses behind my ears. The arms of these glasses, like most, are slightly curved inward. I'm sure I will break them if I put them on more than a few times. I think, if I had a pair with straight and flexible arms they would work.
I have a pair of Wiley-X goggles with prescription lenses that have flexible arms. They were easier to get on but they fog up and are not wearable.

Does anyone have this problem? What is the workaround? I guess I could try the X-Large (61CM). I am disappointed because I like this lid and Arai just can't get it together with delivery.

 

I have the same problem. I have to wear my glasses with flexible metal temples, my other glasses with plastic temples are tight and take some pushing to get on.

 

I wear glasses and have found the main issue being to get the glasses inside the headsock. I have two types both of which are OK with my Stilo - one is a set of flexi-titanium which are just wire frames, they are flexible and a bit fiddly to get into the helmet but not especially more so than with my GP5. I also have a pair of hard sided sunglasses which don't have much loop over your ear and they slip right in very easily.

I found that I always struggled to drive with the visor down in a sedan as my glasses tended to fog up, fine in an open wheel car, but inside the car not so good. I just bought the short visor that Stilo offers which has a small gap at the bottom. My glasses no longer mist up with the visor down.

While in a fire this is a less safe option than a full visor, I figure its better than a visor that's up and will catch flames, and its something I don't have to think about when I'm trying to get out of the car.

 

For anyone considering a new Stilo helmet..... we have them in stock in both composite and carbon fiber. We have been trained at HMS to customize the helmet to your specifications adding electronics, hydration or air components.
For more information here is the link http://www.apexperformance.net/cartg...ag=3&brand=123
or call us directly at 866 505 2739

 

+1 on the Stilo ST4GTW

This is the helmet I have switched to from a Bell this past season. I love the helmet and having everything built in. With the radio plug on the side and the cord they use it makes it easy to switch between an IMSA radio connection or a NASCAR style connection. The TFA (Top Forced Air) looks a little hokey as Jesse mentioned but works as good as the TFA on a Bell (my old helmet). I use earplugs with mine since I already had two sets of custom plugs when I bought the helmet. The integrated water tube is a big hit with me as it keeps me from drilling a hole in my helmet to add a tube to it. Plus it puts it in an easy location to hook it up quickly in a driver change.

Here are a couple of different shots of my helmets:

 

Is that first fire suit SFI rated?

Marc