GPA Helmets

Flyer Fighter · 09-15-2005, 03:07 PM

Do you like your GPA helmet? Or do you like of the brand if you dont own one??

Jennygirl011 · 09-15-2005, 03:09 PM

I dont have a helmet which is really bad..Im about to get one..yeh its dangerous to not have one..

CowGirlUp1833 · 09-15-2005, 03:09 PM

I do, but I bought an IRH (IHR??) instead. I thought they were as nice as the GPA's , but at a price I could afford. Plus, unless you are standing close enough to see the letters on the helmet, you can't tell the difference!

KatesFox · 09-15-2005, 03:21 PM

I dont have a GPA...too expensive- but I do have an IRH and they look basically the same...I had to get an IRH because they didn't have any plain ones in my size and the show was the next day otherwise we woulfn't have spent the extra $40

kashmirjumper · 09-15-2005, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by CowGirlUp1833

I do, but I bought an IRH (IHR??) instead. I thought they were as nice as the GPA's , but at a price I could afford. Plus, unless you are standing close enough to see the letters on the helmet, you can't tell the difference!

I have a GPA and an International Riding Helmet. My GPA was TERRIBLE to break in, but otherwise they are pretty much the same helmet looks/comfort wise. I'm not sure if one holds up better than the other if you fall on it. I haven't tried. haha

I like my International though. It's a great helmet!

Lindsayanne · 09-15-2005, 04:13 PM

I really like mine. I don't love the stripe, but it's SO much more comfortable than other helmets I've worn. I didn't notice a "break in" time at all.

kashmirjumper · 09-15-2005, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Lindsayanne

I really like mine. I don't love the stripe, but it's SO much more comfortable than other helmets I've worn. I didn't notice a "break in" time at all.

Maybe it's just my head? lmao

It was't really comfy until I rode in it a lot. I have never really broken in another helmet, but for some reason the padding on the forehead area wasn't very nice to me for a while? lol

Lindsayanne · 09-15-2005, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by kashmirjumper

Maybe it's just my head? lmao

It was't really comfy until I rode in it a lot. I have never really broken in another helmet, but for some reason the padding on the forehead area wasn't very nice to me for a while? lol

Do you have the titium or textium? I've read that one is more oval shape, and the other is wider. Can't remember which is which. Maybe that was the problem?

I think mine it a tiny bit too big. And my chinstrap is loose.... eh, better than nothing, I guess. It's comfortable at least.

kashmirjumper · 09-15-2005, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Lindsayanne

Do you have the titium or textium?

I have no idea!

When I moved back to California, I left it in Colorado. I'd have to look. Mine wasn't that wide though, all my helmets are pretty small. Weird.

-_Belle_- · 09-15-2005, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by CowGirlUp1833

I do, but I bought an IRH (IHR??) instead. I thought they were as nice as the GPA's , but at a price I could afford. Plus, unless you are standing close enough to see the letters on the helmet, you can't tell the difference!

I have an IRH too...Yes COSTLY! but it was worth it

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09-15-2005, 03:07 PM	#1
Flyer Fighter Senior Member+ Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: PITTSBURGH! HOME OF THE PITTSBURGH STEELERS <333 Posts: 1,412 Images: 13	GPA Helmets Do you like your GPA helmet? Or do you like of the brand if you dont own one?? __________________ nothing's forever in this crazy world

09-15-2005, 03:09 PM	#2
Jennygirl011 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 1,868 Images: 257	I dont have a helmet which is really bad..Im about to get one..yeh its dangerous to not have one.. __________________ Many people have sighed for the 'good old days' and regretted the 'passing of the horse,' but today, when only those who like horses own them, it is a far better time for horses.-C.W.Anderson

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CowGirlUp1833 Senior Member+ Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Holland Lake Shore, West Michigan Posts: 16,437 Images: 400 Blog Entries: 35	I do, but I bought an IRH (IHR??) instead. I thought they were as nice as the GPA's , but at a price I could afford. Plus, unless you are standing close enough to see the letters on the helmet, you can't tell the difference! __________________ www.Equine-Endeavors.com

09-15-2005, 04:13 PM	#6
Lindsayanne Senior Member+ Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Joplin, MO Posts: 9,860 Images: 399	I really like mine. I don't love the stripe, but it's SO much more comfortable than other helmets I've worn. I didn't notice a "break in" time at all. __________________ Bashkir Curly Poster Child *NE Prime Time Regal - 2006 ABCR National Champion & 2008 Breyerfest Demo Horse

09-15-2005, 03:21 PM	#4
KatesFox Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: USA Posts: 503 Images: 54	I dont have a GPA...too expensive- but I do have an IRH and they look basically the same...I had to get an IRH because they didn't have any plain ones in my size and the show was the next day otherwise we woulfn't have spent the extra $40

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