icon mainframe helmet

[tdaughg]

im looking for a new helmet and was thinking about going with an icon mainframe but i was wondering if anyone has any feedback on them? thanks in advance for any info you can provide

[PitterB4]

I like mine fine.  

Plus:

Seems to be of good quality.  I don't have a lot to compare it to (my first new lid) but it seems to vent well.  Visor chages are easy.  Breath deflector thing absolutely works.  Nice and quiet.

Minus:

Only cheekpads are removable.  It could just be the airflow on my naked but it seems to lift a bit at speed.  It's not awful but def more than my old Arai.  Again I don't have a lot to compare it to but it seems to have broken in a lot.  It went from fitting well to being just a touch looser than I would like.  My biggest problem is that the side chinbar vents hit me in the eyes.  Focusing (wide open!) my eyes through a turn a couple times, I've actually had contacts blown out.  Scary. They are somewhat adjustable and I seem to have fixed that.

Like I said, overall I do like it.  I will probably go to a different manuf. next time, though.

[Jason F.]

They are dirt, dirt cheap at newenough.com. Something insane like $50 or $60 bucks.

If they had fit me better I would have gotten one but the chin bar was too short and too close to my chin and mouth. I ended up with a HJC CL-15 for about $100 and love it so far.

[JayRo]

I like my mainframe.  I have a black one in the rubatone finish.  I think it is a sharp looking helmet.
I wouldn't say that it is the quietest helmet that I have had, but it is not bad noise wise.  I think the design of the chin vent is excellent.  You get a good amount of flow because the little plate that you flip up acts like a scoop to force more air inside.  
I went on a long ride this past Sunday in 90 plus degrees with high humidity (typical Georgia weather), and I was comfortable all day in the helmet.  
All in all, great helmet for the money!

Jason