Louis Garneau Vorttice

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Re: Louis Garneau Vorttice

Postby Jack Hughes » 28 May 2013 15:32

Are these now the official club helmet?

Should I get one?

Thinking now that we have a club BAR competition, I ought to dust off the bike and do some...
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Re: Louis Garneau Vorttice

Postby jonathon.e » 28 May 2013 15:42

Jack Hughes wrote:Are these now the official club helmet?

Should I get one?

Thinking now that we have a club BAR competition, I ought to dust off the bike and do some...


Wait for the reviews from the other two users, be interesting to see their points and how they differed from mine, I was concerned about Tritans visor detaching itself though. :o
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Re: Louis Garneau Vorttice

Postby Tritans » 29 May 2013 09:22

I've finally mustered enough enthusiasm to survey it in the aftermath of Sunday.

There is no damage to the housing that the visor screws into. So I can only assume that the visor wasn't screwed in tightly enough. Iirc it was very loose, but having not had one before and remembereing Jon's "flimsy" comment I thought that was the norm.

Fair play to Evans, sending replacment visor and screw out today, no quibble.

On reflection however, I think losing it on the day probably helped, although not hot, 20 odd degrees, I think I benefited from the open face although I suspect there is a slight loss of Aero benefit. So for long races I think visorless and glasses whilst shorter events, visor down, screwed tightly in.
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Re: Louis Garneau Vorttice

Postby S11 » 29 May 2013 12:51

Jack...I actually still have one doing nowt.

£90...
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Re: Louis Garneau Vorttice

Postby Jack Hughes » 29 May 2013 13:04

shadowone1 wrote:Jack...I actually still have one doing nowt.

£90...


What size?
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Re: Louis Garneau Vorttice

Postby jonathon.e » 29 May 2013 15:13

Jack Hughes wrote:
shadowone1 wrote:Jack...I actually still have one doing nowt.

£90...


What size?


Large I think, this was from the sales section
http://item.mobileweb.ebay.co.uk/viewit ... 1161888150
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Re: Louis Garneau Vorttice

Postby CCS » 29 May 2013 17:08

Jack Hughes wrote:Are these now the official club helmet?

Should I get one?

Thinking now that we have a club BAR competition, I ought to dust off the bike and do some...

You know you need one... after all, think how fast your 2 up team would go with matchy matchy hats!
... and if your bike is anything like it's non-evil cousin, I am surprised it hasn't already dragged you outdoors for a few beastings - I take it you keep yours chained up in a cellar?
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Re: Louis Garneau Vorttice

Postby S11 » 31 May 2013 13:00

Yeah its a large.

Its sitting doing nothing and has been worn once - Miami 70.3 after I was forced to buy it when they banned my casco
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Re: Louis Garneau Vorttice

Postby Tritans » 14 Jun 2013 19:46

Ok got to the bottom of visor issue. The screws werent tightend when it came. I assumed it was supposed to be that loose. Tried last night with new one, worked like a dream.
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Re: Louis Garneau Vorttice

Postby Tritans » 14 Jun 2013 19:49

As an aside. I now also have a large for sale as it was too big. Am I Ben in disguise.
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