MET Para-chute 2003 description:
Parachute is MET's free ride helmet. Its in moulded making it light and durable and also feature a removable chin guard. Light and well vented for the climbs, safe and strong for the descents.
Apologies but due to difficulties with Met we are no longer able to supply Met Helmets to South Korea, All other brands are unaffected.
Bike Setup:
GT i-drive 6.0
XTR hydro levers/XT M755 calipers
XT LH/Saint RH shifters
XTR FD/Saint RD/XT Cassette
Saint crankset/DX Pedals
Fox Van 32 RLC/ Fox Van R shox
Alex SupraD rims/
Hone front hub/Quando Qlite rear hubs
Similar Products Tried:
My 1st helmet.
Strengths:
As what last reviewer said...
-Never mind the crowd. Safety 1st.
-Chin guard saved me from jaw injuring again.
Weaknesses:
should lengthen the visor bit more.
The Crunch:
Get it if any shops has it....you pay for its protection...
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" 2-in-1 helmet, cool looks, basically a Met Anaxagore helmet with chin guard "
Duration of product used:
Less than 1 month
Bike Setup:
Giant NRS large sized
Race Face Next XC low rise carbon
ODI Ruffian Lock-on grips
Thomson Elite stem (120mm 5 deg)
Fox F100RLT
Shimano XTR shifters
Avid SD7 brake levers
Avid BBDB7 disc brakes
Shimano XT rotors
Shimano XT front derailleur
Shimano XT rear derailleur
Shimano XT crankset (175mm)
Middleburn HCSS 46T chainring
Shimano M765 (XT) wheelset
Shimano XT skewersotal
Cane Creek Cloud 9 rear shock
Thomson Elite seatpost (30.9mm dia, 410mm length)
Hope seatpost clamp (31.8mm)
Selle Italia Flite Trans Am Gel Flow saddle
WTB Exiwolf 2.1" tyres
Panaracer X-Lite tubes
Crank Brothers Eggbeater SL pedals
SRAM PC99 chain
Shimano XT 11-34T cassette
Azonic bottle cage
Similar Products Tried:
Some Specialized helmet, forgot the name.
Bell Forza Pro 2
Bell Aquila
Strengths:
Looks not bad, pretty fierce.
Provides more confidence than a normal "no face" helmet.
What Mountain Bike gives it a 9 for Performance and 8 for Value, their opinion should be as good and trusted as any other.
So, if you've anyone telling you that its a "lousy helmet", seek a second opinion.
I haven't used it for long yet, which explains my lack of info for this review, but will update with another review when the time comes!
Till something crops up to make me want to reduce its ratings, I'll give it what I can for now.
Meanwhile, here is what WMB has to say about the Para-Chute:
Met's Parachute is one of only a couple of convertible helmets available since Giro discontinued the Switchblade that started it all.
By fitting a standard helmet with four screw mounts for a chin guard, the idea is that you can have full face or normal protection as conditions demand.
As the base helmet is a modified Anaxagore, all the same fit and venting comments apply, but obviously it's a bit heavier.
The chinguard itself is relatively thin but it's carefully ribbed and moulded to maximise strength with cheek and jaw pads to stop the guard itself cutting you if you crash.
We've not slammed our face into the ground to see what happens, and we're not planning to either, but we have used it a lot for hardcore technical riding - particularly at night - when the bushes get violent.
It's not as protective as a proper full face, but it definetly offers more "slide down the trail head first" armouring than a normal lid.
The massive amount of venting means breathing isn't restricted either, leaving only the extra weight as a performance issue.
Helmet specs:
Vents - 24
Weight - 592g
Weaknesses:
If I want to be nitpicky, I'd say the left side strap isn't exactly adjustable.
The Crunch:
I really really wish I'd gotten it sooner!
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Reviewed on: 8th Jul 2007 
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