Bell Mag-9 Urban Helmets

So glad to find a Bell helmet at a great price. My first one was about 40 years ago. The sizind was spot on. I got an XXL, matching my 3/4-7/8 “ big head. Plenty sung enough to allow for the typical 10% break in final fit.

My head measures on the upper medium side. Based off the other reviews I ordered a large, and glad I did! It was a snug fit at first, but got broke in after a few rides. Love the spring loaded shaded shield. The clear shield does tend to move down in high vibration/wind situations. I got caught in some rain, and the water beads up and slides off, the clear shield which is a plus! It’s light weight and comfortable. Good extra protection over a half helmet, and allows for better visibility, and wind to help cool you on a hot summer day over a full face.

I've always liked Bell helmets. My dad manufactured the first Bell Star faceplate molds back in 1966-'67. Even though the company has gone through a couple of corporate changes, Bell helmets are still good. I purchased this Mag-9 because I like the 3/4/Jet helmet design. I haven't made the jump to the intercom Bluetooth communication systems yet, so can't comment on that feature of the Mag-9. My head measures 59.5cm (23 1/4-23 1/2") and is a medium oval shape. As I fell right in between L and XL, I ordered the XL size and it fit perfectly. The cheek pads were a little tight, but Bell has less thick cheek pads in stock, not like Shoei's cheek pads that are ALWAYS back-ordered, so I figured I'd just order a set of those as the rest of the helmet was fitting just right. Unfortunately, when I opened the box, the peak visor and the sun visor control were sitting loose in the box. They were easily attached as they have plastic bosses molded into them that easily push into mounting points on the helmet. The sun visor control pushes in over its square mounting point. The main clear visor and the drop-down sun visor are optically perfect. On the road, the helmet is noisy, a little noisier than my LS2 3/4 helmet, and way noisier than my Shoei. We are riding motorcycles, though, so . . . The venting is excellent, way better than my LS2 or Shoei helmets. The drop-down sun visor is a bit difficult to engage, but it pops up quickly with a bang and actually works well once you get used to it. The problem I encountered was the peak visor kept popping out, just like it arrived in the box, taking the drop-down visor's control with it. If this hadn't happened, I'd have kept this helmet. The Mag-9 is a good design that is just a little bit cheaply built.

Excellent helmet. Comfortable and fits true to sizing chart. I installed the Sena Bluetooth headset, and it only took a few minutes*. Pads come out easily for cleaning and snap back into place. Integrated sun visor is great, and full face clear shield reduces wind and noise. *The Sena Bluetooth headset does require a separate adaptor to fit this helmet, which is not clear from the Amazon description for the HEADSET (which is a separate item). However, since many ordering the helmet will likely want the convenience and look of an integrated package, one does need to be sure of headset specs to avoid time delay of getting the Bluetooth headset to fit.Overall, I love this helmet. Great product for a long ride, and I would buy it, again.

What an excellent helmet! And this is coming from someone who doesn’t really like helmets. My last home it did not cover my ears and the turbulence noise. At freeway speeds was deafening. I could not even hear my bike. That is not existent with his helmet and I can actually hear my bike better. And when it gets cool out, the face shield does not fog up. It makes me want to wear my helmet.

I bought this through Amazon. There seem to be a lot of riders that like this helmet, and based upon those reviews, I thought I'd try it out. But, to me, this helmet is not good. By way of comparison, I previously used an HJC IS-33. I chose the Bell Mag-9 because I liked the idea of being able to configure the helmet to use without the face shield and the Sena compatibility. I wanted to like this helmet, but there are a few things that make it hard to. The helmet looks great, but compared to the HJC, it is very noisy. Also, the visor fastening/release mechanism is pretty cheaply made; while removing the visor, one of the mounting tabs promptly broke, making it impossible to put the visor back on, but since I don't ride with it anyway, it's no big deal for me, but still...I think that it's just a poor design. The worst thing, however, is that the internal visor will not stay down, not even for a second. The internal visor is one of the reasons I bought this helmet, and it is simply not usable. I contacted Bell about this issue, but they have chosen not to respond. Well I'm stuck with it for now, since I can't afford to get two new helmets within the same year.Added Since my original review, I've downgraded this from 2 to 1 star because the lever that controls the internal visor has completely broken off!! I'm gentle with these things and don't muscle them to make them work. It seems just another example of how cheaply this was made. I don't think I'll use this helmet anymore; if the components break this easily, I'm not sure it will protect my head. Oh, and Bell did finally respond to one of my emails. According to them, I would have to send them the helmet on my dime for them to EVALUATE the helmet to see if it it would fall under warranty work. Are you kidding me??

Fit really snugly

Excellent helmet..in all ways