Cratoni Zethos 2005 description:
MTB specific Helmet with orbit micro-fit dial and locking strap adjusters.
Other features such as EPS liner soft shock, inmold construction with high performance 20 holes ventilation system. Ultralight at 270grams and comes with a detachable visor and visor hole covers.
Bike Setup:
Marin Muirwoods 1990 Something
XT Group set
Cantilevers Brakes
Element Helium Stem
Similar Products Tried:
Giro, Trek, Bell and of course Prowell
Strengths:
Its weight
The adjustable system (But most helmets got that)
Its 21 Vents
Its exchange policy, if you bust the helmet while riding, it gets replaced with a new one for only 1/2 price.
Weaknesses:
Its styling (Didn't have much options left, Black or Titanium)
The Crunch:
Well tried all the other helmets and couldn't find one that fit my head. Gave up looking till i found the Zethos and tried it on. The rest is history.
Performance:
Reliability:
Value:
Overall:
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Reviewed on: 8th Jan 2005
Location: Singapore
hamsterchick
(Hit & Run Reviewer)
" All Rounder hybrid Helmet "
Duration of product used:
Less than 1 month
Bike Setup:
Fastrax Scandium frame with RS judy'98 fork,WTB headset,Titec Hellbent Riserbar, LX Shifter dial & Crank, XT cassette & chain, Avid 10 V-brakes, Tektro brake levers, XT rear di, XTR front di, Ike saddle and yeti handlebargrip.
Similar Products Tried:
Selev Alien, Met Anaxagore,Prowell
Strengths:
- Good German workmanship
- Nice finishings and details
- Stunning design
- generous vents
- solid feel
- compact
- lightweight at 270g
- Good fitting & strapping mechanisms
- comfy and secure
- Warranty offer
Weaknesses:
- A bit ex
- might not be sutable for other facial shape
The Crunch:
I consider this helmet to be a hybrid rather than a MTB specific one...so roadies also can use them, like I did.
Like the MET Stradivarius which is actually a Roadie helmet but also are quite popular with the MTB crowd, the Zethos can be used either ways.
The Zethos comes with a detachable visor and visor hole cover as a set, a feature seldom seen in other brands thus, a neat and organised feel and look.
The profile of the ribbings are somewhat angular and solid to the feel and the finishings a bit value added due to the usage of unusual paints and graphics on the laminate shell.
Mine is the polished Automotiive silver on the main body and a faux glossy white carbonlike design at the rear portion.
Another version, the crocodile trophy looks super extreme and unusual with a lizardlike skin graphic design. Comes in around another 5 more selections to choose from.
The zethos at a glance reminds me of the MET Strad II in some general ways...but not in detail.
Both have generous sweeping ventholes, whereas the Zethos lines are more blunted and shorter than the Strad II which are much longer and more pointed. 20 holes for the former against 17 for the latter....both weighting at 270grams.
The shape of the helmet in whole is like a blunted tear with the front portion a bit oval but not as sharp as the selev or Strad II.
Poseur quality is very high.
Coming from someone who owns a few Selev Aliens, the first thing I notice in using the Zethos was that it was breezy in feel even on standstills because of the way the vents were positoned as well as the generous sizes it had. Riding at high speed was a revealing experience.....the helmet really directs the wind to ventilate your noggins for a cool and almost sweatless ride at the top.
Sizing requires you to check-it out thoroughly as a bigger version may not look good on you but once you get the right size, the fit due to its superb locking micro-fit dial and locking strap adjusters make the helmet really cling comfortably and securely like a glove.
My brother gave it a try and was impressed. Too bad he had a longish thin face which did not suit well with the helmet shape....oval shaped like my face just nicely adopts.
Nevertheless....fit, comfort and features won him over.
If the shape fits your facial feature, get it....
it's a good deal and highly recommended.
In Look, at the front view, the Zethos has a semi oblong shaped base and a high rounded crown which was designed to capture wind movement at a max. Side views make the helmet look compact and aero while the rear and side rears have very large turbines exit like hole.
Maintenance after service is also assured by the ready abundance of spare parts and the crash=50% off warranty that it provides.
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Reviewed on: 13th Sep 2005 
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