sploo
Somewhat extinguished member
Over the weekend I was tightening the headband on my Trend Airshield Pro (with the knob on the back) and a loud crack was followed by the helmet pretty much falling off my head.
On inspection, the plastic band had shattered in two places - if the middle of your forehead is 12 o'clock and the rear of your head is 6 o'clock, the cracks were around 4 and 8 o'clock.
I ordered a new one (code WP-AIR/P/04) from a third party site as they were a little bit cheaper than Trend, but was surprised to see it was black (my original, dated 04/11, is grey), and there's been a redesign around the weak area - with a jointed/articulated section.
I've just contacted Trend to check this, and they've confirmed the "new ones" are black. They did also say that had I contacted them they'd have provided a replacement for free. No big loss, as I needed the replacement quickly and it wasn't that pricey. But, if your helmet has the original grey design it might be worth checking it, and possibly talking to Trend about getting a replacement.
In the attached image you can see the new model over the old. The crack near the sticker is visible, as is the different section on the new model. I'd taped it up to get a few hours use of the old until the replacement arrived, and the mess at the rear of the image was because I'd been peeling the tape off in order to get a shot of the damage.
On inspection, the plastic band had shattered in two places - if the middle of your forehead is 12 o'clock and the rear of your head is 6 o'clock, the cracks were around 4 and 8 o'clock.
I ordered a new one (code WP-AIR/P/04) from a third party site as they were a little bit cheaper than Trend, but was surprised to see it was black (my original, dated 04/11, is grey), and there's been a redesign around the weak area - with a jointed/articulated section.
I've just contacted Trend to check this, and they've confirmed the "new ones" are black. They did also say that had I contacted them they'd have provided a replacement for free. No big loss, as I needed the replacement quickly and it wasn't that pricey. But, if your helmet has the original grey design it might be worth checking it, and possibly talking to Trend about getting a replacement.
In the attached image you can see the new model over the old. The crack near the sticker is visible, as is the different section on the new model. I'd taped it up to get a few hours use of the old until the replacement arrived, and the mess at the rear of the image was because I'd been peeling the tape off in order to get a shot of the damage.
