Dangerous Bell shields?
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The anti-fog film on two shields I bought for my Bell Apex helmet is coming off, just after a few rides. The film on the inside starts going crazy, and it happens while you're riding. These shields were brand new and only used a few times.
Once the film starts coming off, it wrinkles inside and is hard to see through. The only way to continue using the shield is to rub all the anti-fog film off and then, of course, the shield fogs so easily, it's not safe to use that way either.
I'm off to Cycle Gear to get either another brand of shield that will fit my Bell Apex helment or perhaps try out one of the HyperOptik shield inserts.
I contacted Bell to let them know about this problem as a safety hazard but have had no reply from them.
WARNING - Bell shields may not be safe!
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Another update...
Today a poackage came with two brand-new replacement shields from Bell. It's so rare to get good customer service like that. What a nice surprise. Maybe it's time to upgrade that old Bell Moto 7 for a newer model after all.
;-)
Update, I contacted Bell by
Update, I contacted Bell by email and they replied right away. I'm sending in the two peeling shields and Bell is sending out replacements. They seemed genuinely interested in examining the defective shields.
Way to go Bell! ;-)