Web Bike World reviews the Shoei Neotec

[Hickey]

http://www.webbikeworld.com/r2/shoei/neotec/

They like it.

"The combination of the solid feel, superior build quality, outstanding ventilation (how much would you pay for a helmet that actually has good ventilation?), excellent internal sun visor design and relatively low noise levels, along with outstanding comfort, make this the flip-up to beat."

[R Doug]

Well crap. I may have pulled the trigger on the c3 a little soon. I would liked to have tried this too.

[Hickey]

I found a C3 at a shop this Summer and tried it on. The shell shape was good, the liner felt great, but the chin strap was just not comfortable -- too bulky and poorly located for me.

I definitely want to find a Neotec to try this year. I really hope it has all the things I liked about the C3 along with a smaller, more comfortable chin strap -- which looks very possible.  

[TBone]

I read that review yesterday. If it does actually vent as well as they claim this could finally be "the" helmet for me, price be damned.

It has every feature I'm looking for. I've tried modulars in the past and the ventilation ( or lack of) has always been the biggest letdown.

[Cablebandit]

More venting usually equals more noise.  I wonder how they get around that.  My Multitec seemed to vent fine with the exception of visor fogging, which is a feature you buy with a Shoei.

[atadaskew]

I found a C3 at a shop this Summer and tried it on. The shell shape was good, the liner felt great, but the chin strap was just not comfortable -- too bulky and poorly located for me.

I definitely want to find a Neotec to try this year. I really hope it has all the things I liked about the C3 along with a smaller, more comfortable chin strap -- which looks very possible.  

I found the chin strap extremely uncomfortable on my C3, so I sold it.
Didn't notice that in the showroom, of course.