Does QBP catalog include helmets?
11-08-20 | 09:48 AM
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Does QBP catalog include helmets?
I want a specific helmet my LBS doesn’t carry. Just wondering if they can get through QBP or, if not, just go to REI or order online
11-08-20 | 10:02 AM
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Just to answer the question, “why not just ask?”
1. I ride every day, they’re closed and if I determine today I can’t get it from them, I can place an order without waiting for Tuesday when they reopen
2. Last time I asked if they can order stuff they don’t stock they said they can get anything Kask sells. They’re great lids, I just don’t want to drop $200. I am not sure if they can get others brands and were just making a shop recommendation or what.
1. I ride every day, they’re closed and if I determine today I can’t get it from them, I can place an order without waiting for Tuesday when they reopen
2. Last time I asked if they can order stuff they don’t stock they said they can get anything Kask sells. They’re great lids, I just don’t want to drop $200. I am not sure if they can get others brands and were just making a shop recommendation or what.
11-08-20 | 10:04 AM
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Yes, but not from many big brands. Just POC, Abus, and a bunch of smaller/niche brands.
11-09-20 | 10:29 AM
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They do sell helmets and your shop can order them. A nice helmet is well worth it unless you are really crash prone and replace helmets a lot (or should replace them a lot). I love my Lazer Z1 and Ultrax which at the time was sold through QBP and is now through Shimano. The Z1 is really nice and light so I don't notice it on top of the head so much and it ventilates quite nicely. The Ultrax is certainly heavier but a fine urban and MTB helmet certainly comfortable.
11-15-20 | 09:11 PM
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They do sell helmets and your shop can order them. A nice helmet is well worth it unless you are really crash prone and replace helmets a lot (or should replace them a lot). I love my Lazer Z1 and Ultrax which at the time was sold through QBP and is now through Shimano. The Z1 is really nice and light so I don't notice it on top of the head so much and it ventilates quite nicely. The Ultrax is certainly heavier but a fine urban and MTB helmet certainly comfortable.
11-15-20 | 09:25 PM
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I was interested in Smith when they first came out with their Koroyd stuff. I have some of their sunglasses and have a pair of their tactical clear glasses somewhere that I haven't been able to find for years that I used to ride with at night and could go to the range with as well, I wore those suckers a lot. I have never really been a sunglasses person but clear stuff for riding is good for me.
