January 2006

Travel The Trails With Tipperary

For pleasure and trail, we found the simpler the better.

Helmets are an everyday part of jumping, but with the current designs in schooling helmets, every rider should be wearing one.

In our trail or pleasure helmets, we want something easy to wear, cool, lightweight, and relatively inexpensive. We insist on an ASTM/SEI certified helmet. These helmets are designed to meet safety standards set forth by the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) and are tested by the Safety Equipment Institute (SEI) tests to ensure they do. Any riding hat that does not meet these standards is not a safety helmet.

Fit is everything, as evidenced by the new and varied systems manufacturers have developed. For the most part, we found the new gadgetry tougher to use than old-school methods. Dial-fitting systems allow wearers to turn a dial on the…