Customer Reviews

Pro-Tec Ace Water Helmet

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PROS: Good materials and finishing, light, strap nicely adjustable

CONS: Helmet sizing charts (see Protech web site) are a little off. Using their charts, i determined my son, my wife and I could all wear larges. After receiving the helmets, I ended up having to get a medium for my son and an XL for myself. Part of the reason is simply that the helmet shells are misformed for the average head. It is too short from front to back, so it creates pressure on your forhead and back of head. Uncomfortable to say the least. I have helmets from Giro, Trek and Specialized and they all fit great, so its not our heads!

I'm going to try and heat one up to see if I can reshape it a bit, otherwise I need to sell these on Ebay and get something that isn't deformed.

I'm new to whitewater rafting and only do this about three times a season. I've now used the helmet twice and I think that I have at least adequate protection and a modicum of comfort with NO discomfort or inconvenience. The product is, perhaps, slightly better than it's advertised to be. I intend to soon buy another like this. If ever I move up the scale to rivers rated more than about 3 or so, I'll upgrade to a better helmet but I think that spending more money now wouldn't be buying more protection.

Great helmet, fits to size, comfortable in the water. Have ordered this helmet again for a gift. It's great for anyone wanting to be safe during water rec.

I use this for Wake boarding and it takes a beating. It handles the water well and protects your brain case very well. I try crazy stuff and these Helmet does its job well.