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Better helmet? 4500 or V08/ V10?


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#1 Hawks33

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Posted 24 April 2013 - 09:29 PM

I'm debating between these helmets. Wondering how they compare?

#2 Rconfer11

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Posted 24 April 2013 - 09:32 PM

I think many agree that the best helmet is the one that fits YOUR head best, go to a pro shop and try them on.....



#3 Beer leaguer

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Posted 24 April 2013 - 09:38 PM

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#4 Bardownhockey8

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Posted 24 April 2013 - 09:41 PM

I'd suggest the 4500 but I can't decide for you because if it doesn't fit your head right it won't be protecting you. A better fitting helmet is a more protective helmet .

#5 robferrari33

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Posted 24 April 2013 - 10:03 PM

The 4500 doesnt provide the best protection, its more used for looks. I have one and I love it but it really doesnt help when I get hit


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#6 MileHigh23

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Posted 24 April 2013 - 10:06 PM

They don't compare, totally different

#7 Grizzly

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Posted 24 April 2013 - 10:11 PM

I have a 4500 and V08. Prefer the V08 currently, but still love the 4500 too. It seems to me that the V08 fits my head better and offers a bit more protection. I find myself tilting the 4500 up a bit on my forehead because after a while it pushes uncomfortably in some areas of my head


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Posted 24 April 2013 - 10:11 PM

Man, this is turning into PHEW. Annoys me to no end.


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#9 Hab4life

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Posted 24 April 2013 - 11:35 PM

Seriously dude, tell ya what, try each one on and run into the nearest wall head on, which ever one makes your head hurt the most...buy it.

 

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#10 Sort of Irish

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Posted 24 April 2013 - 11:50 PM

The 4500 doesnt provide the best protection, its more used for looks. I have one and I love it but it really doesnt help when I get hit

 

Huh? I wear a 4500 and I assure you I'm not wearing it for looks. It fits well and probably saved me from a concussion when I got boarded in a men's league game last year.



#11 Wheelhouse9

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Posted 24 April 2013 - 11:54 PM

Man, this is turning into PHEW. Annoys me to no end.


this ^ but the V08 is my personal favorite for how comfortable it is..

#12 - M

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Posted 25 April 2013 - 12:08 AM

They all fit differently. 

I can wear a V08 in a size medium comfortably, the V10 in the same size is much tighter on the sides.  As for the 4500 I can't fit into a medium as the sides are too tight.  The sides are better on the Large but even on the smallest setting it's too big length-wise. 

If it was for myself I would go with the V08 because it fits the best on my head.


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#13 theflash0000

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Posted 25 April 2013 - 06:25 AM

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:) In all fairness, people who don't know a ton about gear might not think about fit. None of the companies marketing is gear toward getting the "right" helmet, just toward getting the most expensive. The 11k is "higher" than the 7k and the 4k, so its the "better" helmet. Not necessarily so--not even close.


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#14 modny123

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Posted 25 April 2013 - 07:49 AM

imo v08

 

i've had both, i like the feeling of having more foam around my dome

 

the v08 does run BIG though, i wear a medium fully closed, and i probably should be in a small


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#15 JBFG

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Posted 25 April 2013 - 08:37 AM

Agree. I like both.

my 4500 is a large, but my V8 is a medium

 

Again, the best one, is the one that fits your head the best.



#16 Dupes

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Posted 25 April 2013 - 05:02 PM

I wear both helmets and IMO, to my head, the most comfy and better protection is the V08.


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#17 PinkEye

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Posted 25 April 2013 - 05:10 PM

I have both and the V08 fits my head better. I'm a medium in the Bauer and a medium on the smallest setting in the V08. Both are great lids though.



#18 ibeck

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Posted 25 April 2013 - 08:50 PM

Man, this is turning into PHEW. Annoys me to no end.

 

Seriously eh, Its getting annoying...Stuff like this was why I left my admin spot in phew.


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#19 robferrari33

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Posted 26 April 2013 - 05:48 PM

Huh? I wear a 4500 and I assure you I'm not wearing it for looks. It fits well and probably saved me from a concussion when I got boarded in a men's league game last year.

For mens league it really doesn't matter. I play junior hockey, at that level it does not provide good protection


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#20 Steelnation248

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Posted 26 April 2013 - 06:22 PM

It's all about fit. If the 4500 fits your head better than the 9900, it's going to provide better protection. I would trust the protection a V08/4500 would provide over a E700/Krown/Re-Akt simply because the latter options don't fit me well.