Over the course of a number of hours and some dozen path miles, I had little to say concerning the Deflectr RLS, which is exactly what you need in a motorbike helmet. In different phrases, when a motorbike helmet is effectively made, it’s one thing you must overlook is there.
Aside from the odd alternative of strap (which, as I discussed, I received over rapidly), the one knock I’ve is how the Deflectr RLS is, as of this writing, solely supplied in one in every of two coloration choices: matte black or metallic olive. Whereas these are each cool and all, these of us who journey beneath the brutal southern solar know the worth of a white or light-colored helmet.
The pattern helmet I used to be despatched got here in a very fascinating blocky black/white coloration combo that each appeared cool and went a bit additional in conserving the temps round my cranium down. Right here’s hoping there are extra coloration choices on the horizon. In keeping with Canyon’s web site, the huge vents on the prime of the Deflectr, mixed with the big consumption and exhaust vents work in tandem to maintain your head cool. Nonetheless, typically, within the useless of summer season, white could be a rider’s finest good friend.
In keeping with RLS, the Deflectr is simply the primary in what’s going to quickly be a line of motorbike, bike, climbing, and even development helmets. And at simply $160, it’s considerably simpler on the pockets than a few of its modern high-end helmets, which might simply run into the $300 vary.
