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| I am going to attach 3 different Troxel helmets, Can anyone explain to me the difference?
Troxel Liberty
Troxel Seirra
Troxel Cheyenne
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 Bulls Eye
Posts: 6443
Location: Oklahoma | mbcruel21 - 2016-02-29 12:34 PM
I am going to attach 3 different Troxel helmets, Can anyone explain to me the difference?
Troxel Liberty
Troxel Seirra
Troxel Cheyenne
The liberty is more of a streamline fit. The Sierra and Cheyenne both have hard plastic with very little padding around where it touches your head. They really fit the round types of heads best. From the picture, it looks like the liberty is more adjustable. |
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 Midget Lover
Location: Kentucky | FYI for anyone wanting to purchase a helmet - Troxel's website has a closeout section. Nice helmets for as low as $29.00 -http://www.troxelhelmets.com/collections/closeouts . Ranchdressin.com has a coupon for $5 off using coupon code "SAFETYFIRST" - http://ranchdressn.com/helmets-1/-
Edited by Murphy 2016-02-29 12:58 PM
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 Zeal Queen
Posts: 3826
Location: TEXAS | The troxel ES looks to be very low profile! I like that |
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 Elite Veteran
Posts: 1182
Location: Do I hear Banjos? | I wear this Troxel Dakota that is very low profile and comfortable. The adjustment system is clever and easy to use.
http://www.ridingwarehouse.com/Troxel_Dakota_All-Trails_Riding_Helmet/descpage-TDH.html
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Location: Indiana | I wore them for a couple years when I first starting going to shows but stopped. I had a bad fall last summer and got a pretty severe concussion. I wear one at every show now to be safe. I really don't care what I look like, better to be safe than sorry. |
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 Take a Picture
Posts: 12841
| I have the Sierra. I had a cheaper Troxel (Spirit I believe) but it did not fit. I used to take my fist like I was knocking on a door and hit the helmet and it hurt. With the Sierra I have done the same thing and there is a big difference. It seems to absorb the shock better. I am on my second Sierra. Riding with them in the summer makes your head hot and one got pretty bad sweat marks. I have a very small head and they adjust easily. |
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Elite Veteran
Posts: 1131
| I wear one when racing. I don't have one right now, since my last one is in about 5 pieces. haha I wear one because I have the worst luck in the world. If something can go wrong in a run, it will go wrong for me. |
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 It's not my fault I'm perfect
Posts: 13739
Location: Where the long tails flow, ND | I want to get my son a new helmet, do a majority of people with toddlers just order the smalls? He's 3
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Location: California | I wear a rated helmet and paid $200 for mine. I've provided a link if anyone is interested in a jock helmet. You can get different covers. (I've thought about putting one of those propeller twirling thingies on the top of the helmet just because I'm goofy like that.) They also have non-rated helmets. I know a jock who suffered a horrible head injury. He was on the brink of death. He suffered for seizures for years and couldn't ride as he was on anti-seizure medication. Finally, he was able to go off the meds and is back to riding and winning. Unfortunately, my husband is still on meds and suffers from depression because he cannot ride. I've also known jocks who were killed even though they had helmets. Helmets don't prevent broken necks and if the field runs over you it may not prevent a severe head injury. I know another top jock who had to quit riding because of a head injury and he had a helmet on. If he didn't have one on, he would have died. At least he is alive and functioning but the doctors will not allow him to ride. I suspect he suffers from seizures as that is not uncommon in head injuries. But he is off the track and moved back East to be with family. Jock helmets are rated and well made. They have to be as if a horse goes down, the animal can roll on top of you, you can get stepped on by other horses, you can have a horse flip with you in the gate and a gateman might not be quick enough to pull you off, etc. Here's my two cents on helmets:
My husband is a famous jockey. He won the Preakness Stakes at age 16. He has been described as one of the best riders ever. His career ended when he was coming back from working a filly in the morning at the track. As he rode her into the shedrow and kicked his feet out of the irons, a groom came running out of a stall with one of those big wheelbarrels made of fabric. That spooked the filly and she went to bucking. She got her rear leg caught in that wheelbarrel and the wreck was on. My husband bailed out of the back but as he was coming down, that filly kicked him in the back of the head right below where the helmet stopped. Back then he wore a Caliente which did not come down in the back of the head enough to be legal now. Because of that injury, he almost died. He had brain surgery and it's a miracle that he lived. He is fine but he suffers from short-term memory loss, depression and a lifetime of grand mal seizures. He is on anti-seizure medication for the rest of his life. Wearing a helmet is mandatory on the racetrack but it is a choice in the arena. A smart choice would be to wear one and not care what your hair looks like when you pull it off. Helmet hair is cool.
http://www.jockeytack.com/en/safety-rated-helmets?pagenumber=2
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 Proud American Patriot
Posts: 8715
Location: Watertown, SD | When I decided to purchase a helmet, I looked to the eventer/hunter/jumper world for direction and decided upon the GPA Speed Air Evolution. It's very lightweight, the air flow is incredible, and it's highly rated. I'm a fainter in the heat but it's so comfortable and cool, I forget that I'm wearing it...even when wearing it for hours at a time. It's spendy but, if you are able, worth every penny.
http://www.doversaddlery.com/gpa-speed-air-evolution-helmet-in-solid-colors/p/X1-36242/
(Sorry. My browser setting won't allow a direct link.)
Edited by srs 2016-02-29 5:33 PM
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 Porta Potty Pants
Posts: 2600
| It's been on my mind for months .... my husband and son have asked ... after yesterdays news, I agree. I need to wear a helmet and told my husband I would buy one. I wear shin guards, my seat belt, make my son wear a helmet in karate sparring, hubby wears a vest on duty, they wear helmets when riding motorcycles ... my son wore a helmet when he was riding .. I make my living using my brain ... I can put my ego aside and wear a helmet. |
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| I wear a helmet every single time I ride. Im a huge proponent of wearing a helmet but for some reason just found it hard to make the switch to riding with one on on a consistent basis, I started riding dressage a few years ago and decided then to just make it a part of my new routine and now that I'm back barrel racing the helmets staying. I ride colts by myself so no one is around if something happens and it was just plain crazy to not be wearing a helmet. I just got my new Fallon Taylor helmets and they are really really nice, they fit really nice, are super comfy and have a lower profile design then my other troxel helmet so they looks really nice on. |
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 Expert
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Location: Mississippi | I wear a Tipperary Sportage and it doesn't make my head hot at all - even in the southern heat. I do agree that it is a sensitive topic and as adults we all have the right to choose to wear or not wear one but it doesn't matter how good of a rider you are, things can happen. People always joke and say "oh well, if something happens, I will go while doing what I love" but do you really want to put your family through that? |
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 I Don't Brag
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| slacy09 - 2016-02-29 9:46 AM
Sure would be easier if it was just a requirement...then everyone is wearing them and no one feels silly.
No, no, no. Do NOT make ME wear one, it is MY choice.
Feeling silly for wearing one is just plain dumb. If I CHOSE to wear one I wouldn't care what others think ...period. You won't catch me being judgemental about someone wearing one, just don't make ME wear one!
Edited to add; To REALLY protect me I would need to wear one 24/7. I am just uncoordinated like that.
Edited by rodeoveteran 2016-02-29 6:16 PM
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 I hate cooking and cleaning
Posts: 3314
Location: Jersey Girl | I always wear a helmet when on my horse, regardless of what I am doing. Have been for 4 or 5 years. Sometimes I am the only adult rider wearing one at a barrel race.
Last year at the bigger races I attended, I did notice more riders wearing them in all age groups. Still a minority but more people are putting them on.
Edited by fulltiltfilly 2016-02-29 7:15 PM
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I hate cooking and cleaning
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Location: Jersey Girl | srs - 2016-02-29 6:31 PM When I decided to purchase a helmet, I looked to the eventer/hunter/jumper world for direction and decided upon the GPA Speed Air Evolution. It's very lightweight, the air flow is incredible, and it's highly rated. I'm a fainter in the heat but it's so comfortable and cool, I forget that I'm wearing it...even when wearing it for hours at a time. It's spendy but, if you are able, worth every penny.
http://www.doversaddlery.com/gpa-speed-air-evolution-helmet-in-soli...
(Sorry. My browser setting won't allow a direct link. )
Wow that sure is spendy!! |
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Proud American Patriot
Posts: 8715
Location: Watertown, SD | fulltiltfilly - 2016-02-29 7:18 PM
srs - 2016-02-29 6:31 PM When I decided to purchase a helmet, I looked to the eventer/hunter/jumper world for direction and decided upon the GPA Speed Air Evolution. It's very lightweight, the air flow is incredible, and it's highly rated. I'm a fainter in the heat but it's so comfortable and cool, I forget that I'm wearing it...even when wearing it for hours at a time. It's spendy but, if you are able, worth every penny.
http://www.doversaddlery.com/gpa-speed-air-evolution-helmet-in-soli...
(Sorry. My browser setting won't allow a direct link. )
They aren't cheap and I admit that I had a hard time swallowing the price at first. Then I asked myself what I spend on good feed, supplements, tack, vet bills, pick up and trailer, etc., etc., etc.. Compared to that, the price of the helmet was a drop in the bucket. |
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 Go For It!
Location: Texas |
I have been advocating wearing a helmet for some time now and many of the people who here come for coaching are actually wearing helmets now! I think it's strange how we'll buy a smartphone and the first thing that we do is get a get that Otterbox to protect it. Yet we still have trouble wearing a helmet. I've got way more information stored in my head than I do on that phone, so I'm going to do whatever I can to protect it.
I will say that I see more and more people wearing helmets these days and that is a GREAT thing! If you have been thinking about doing it, just JUMP! It's really not that bad. Helmet hair isn't any worse than any other kind of hat hair, and you might be VERY glad you did one day!
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Location: TX | I've worn one since I was 8. Practice and in competition. Of course people make fun of you, laugh, etc, WHO CARES! To me...it's common sense. Why would you not seems to be the more appropriate question. For those that complain about being made fun of or they look silly....grow a backbone and quit being so vain. Consider the alternative if you don't.
Edited by dmc62901 2016-02-29 9:56 PM
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