Road tested: Gear from ICON 1000, Knox and Rough Crafts
One of our favorite custom shops?Rough Crafts?has just released its first helmet. So we put it through its paces, along with an armored undershirt from Knox, and new boots from Icon 1000. Get the low down before parting with your cash.
Rough Crafts Revolator helmet We’ve been swooning over the bikes that roll out of Winston Yeh’s Rough Crafts shop for years. The Taiwanese whizzkid has now turned his attention to gear, with the ?Revolator? helmet. Winston’s been working on the Revolator (yes, that’s how you spell it) for two years now, so I’ve been itching to get my hands on one for quite a while. And I have to say, I’m pretty smitten.
Like most Rough Crafts bikes, the Revolator blends classic and modern touches. The design’s reminiscent of retro MX helmets, but Winston wanted as clean a look as possible?so there are no snaps for attaching a visor. But there is a large, wide eye port?spacious enough for fitting goggles as big as Winston’s favorite pair, the 100% Barstow. The shell’s made from carbon fiber, with two shell sizes covering five helmet sizes (S to XXL). There’s an EPS lining, with a luxurious looking (and feeling) inner liner that combines an anti-bacterial material with synthetic leather touches.
I thought it was genuine leather at first, but Winston explains that a synthetic fabric handles heat and sweat better. The helmet latches down with a D-ring system, with a small snap for stowing the st...
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