CKX Mission Carbon Helmet Unboxing | Initial Thoughts | Best snowmobiling helmet on the market?
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- čas přidán 11. 09. 2024
- Mike finally gets his hands on the CKX Mission Carbon helmet that he tried to get last season unsuccessfully. He gives us a quick unboxing and some initial thoughts on what is deemed one of the best - if not the best - sledding helmet on the market. We will find out this season and stay tuned for more reviews and an end of season 'Battle of the Carbon's'!
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I have ridden Central ON for past 2 seasons with the same helmet but the electric shield version. At -30c, it is the warmest helmet I have ever used. Wear it all day and never notice it. Best helmet ever, period!!!
Great to hear and can't wait to try it! Mike
Keep the visor on, one of the best features of the helmet. Been running one since they came out, over 16,000km of riding and it has never fogged once. Most of my riding is Northern Ontario and Quebec. I've only plugged it in twice, once for freezing rain and the other time for ice fog.
That's exactly what I've heard. I can't wait to test it out in under two weeks :)
Sounds like we ride in the same places so that's awesome! The reality is that I want to have my helmet light (biteharder light) powered on especially on the heavier snow dust days so I will likely end up using the cord most of the time anyways. Cheers, Mike
@@BlueRage Yes it did
I'm also a northern Ontario rider and had the exact same experience lol. I have plugged it in on really cold rides just for the extra warmth off the visor though lol
Best helmet I have ever worn, no complaints at all with mine.
Can't wait to test it out in under two weeks :)
Cheers, Mike
Have had my mission since they came out and I love it. Very warm, never fogs, and very comfortable.
That's great to hear! Can't wait to put some serious kms on both the mission and the oxygen and really do a thorough comparison. Cheers, Mike
The best helmet barn none. I don’t have the carbon fibre. But it’s a must have. I haven’t yet had to use the cord.
We shall see! Certainly looks amazing. Mike
Hey Mike, glad you finally picked up that helmet. As we spoke before about the Bite Harder light… I bought the light kit and now I remember the problem. It fits but the curve of the helmet where you mounted the light was not matching up with the glue on the light. I didn’t want an air gap or even a mismatch between the curve and the adhesive so I bought the Nyte Ryder version and it fits much better. Happy trails Bud.
I use a biteharder light on my carbon Mission and it fits perfectly with no weird angles. If I could post a picture I would.
Hey Dominator. Thats super weird because mine fit on my mission perfectly and the adhesive lined up nicely with no air gaps. I'm pretty OCD about that kinda stuff. Can't wait to put some kms on with it in
2 weeks. Cheers, Jesse
Nice lid. Still think I'll stick with my Oxygen. Do be careful with the tinted visor. Know a guy that ran one years ago. Ended up riding after night and the tinted visor combined with some sow dust and he ended up in the rhubarb with major injuries (missed a corner on a railbed) that he was years recovering from. Last time he ever really sledded. I think the flip down tinted visors are the right way to go.
Yeah, the tinted visor isn't for night riding. I'll use that during the day and will also be opting for the smoke sun visor. Thanks for watching! Cheers, Mike
I threw my pre-trail carbides on the sled yesterday. lets goooooooooooo
Surprised with the cost of these, they don't have a better "bag" - (a semi hard one like my Bell came with).
I will be the odd guy out and say, it LOOKS cool, but so many gadgets and sh!t to freeze up. I am a simple guy I guess.
The BiteHarder lights are amazing - we have been using them for 4 seasons now(?)
See ya on the trails Mike! :)
I would agree! Would be nice if they threw a bag in. Sounds good bud! Cheers, Mike
I didn't think I would like the adjustable visor on mine but I use it all the time.
Yep. Great feature for sure. Mike
Keep the visor on works good for a sunshield. Don’t pull hard on the skirt the stitching tears
Thanks for the tip! Mike
The peak is excellent would suggest keeping it on but you will figure it out yourself. Get a smoke sun visor while they are available it is the best combo with the clear shield imo. A few times on some rough trails, my electric cord unplugged and didn’t even notice until stopped. Great helmet plenty of people on the trails with them for a reason. The biteharder led lights are the best thats why my wife and I have them. Enjoy you may never wear the Oxygen ever again lol.
Thanks for the tips! I have a smoke visor on my Oxygen as well and didn't even think about it for the Mission, so I'll definitely pick one up. So far, I'm excited about this helmet! cheers, Mike
Fyi the shield plug in is a quarter turn locking connection.. line up the two marks, push in and twist.. boom! All locked up 😊
this is my third season with my Mission and still say other than the sled itself is the best purchase I have made in the sport. In those three seasons I may have needed to use the heated visor three times,
Mike finally convinced me to get one and I have to say after riding with it for 600kms, it really is a fantastic helmet. Cheers, Jesse
I covered the Mission helmet on my channel with the vents and the Bite Hard light install onto the Mission. I have not ridden with the silicone mask off because I breathe thru my mouth like a race horse. I smashed my nose in a auto accident so breathing thru my nose is limited. I have fogged every helmet I have ever owned WITH an electric shield. I have NOT fogged this one yet after 1000 miles of on and off trail riding. My sun visor has NOT fogged yet either which I am shocked considering the heat from my fat head.
Price wise, I am seeing the same price I paid when I got mine which is great since I am now seeing the Oxygen has gone up quiet a bit in 2 season. US Price range $486 -560.
I really need to get one for the wife since she wears glasses. She has vision of a bat....none. Her glasses fog all the time in her old helmet which makes riding with her a nightmare because she cannot see.
Only CON, when the silicone mask is on, you cannot open the shield to it's full opening because, sometimes the mask will get pulled/pushed of the shield. I open the shield just enough to talk and snack on something. I look forward to hearing/seeing your experience riding, especially when your wear your glasses with the Mission Your a bit further North than me. I ride in Northern New Hampshire along the QC, CAN border into Northwestern Maine.
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Hey Robert! I appreciate the insight. Can't wait to try this helmet. I don't plan on using the silicone mask as I will usually/always be plugged in to the sled to run my biteharder light and after two years of wearing masks I think I'm done lol. We will definitely have some content on the mission as we get more time with it out on the trails, especially the super cold days in Northern Ontario and Quebec. Thanks for watching! Cheers, Mike
HI based on your recommendations last year I bought the Oxigen helmet after doing lot of research, found the Oxigen to be by far better than the mission in a number of ways, one no mouth guard which is problem if you wear glasses, 2 much quiter, better angle view, heated compartment for flip down shade, and much warmer. Told the mission great unit but in my opinion Oxigen is better all round, sorry, Christopher Ottawa Canada
Great to hear this feedback Christopher. There is no doubt that the Oxygen is a fantastic helmet and we really do love them. I ended up with both this year so we'll see what happens after some miles on them. The new Oxygen Carbon is also amazing! Cheers, Mike
I hated my oxygen helmet bought it for 700 gave it away when I sold my snowmobile
I’ve used mine twice for about an hour. I ride Mountains in WA state. I get why you guys need them but a carbon fiber moto helmet is lighter and works better for me in the POW. I use it only when it gets down to teens as it is really warm helmet.
Ya this helmet isn't meant for pow riding, its exclusively a trail helmet. It is extremely light when it comes to trail riding, but off trail is a whole other ball game. Ya open face helmets are the name of the game for off trail. Cheers, Jesse
You don’t need the breath box or electric visor, really great air flow inside the helmet. Intercom earpieces don’t fit well oxygen helmet is far superior again
Yup I'm not using the breath box. I've already installed my intercom and while yes, it isn't as seamless as the oxygen, it still feels pretty comfortable on my head with the speakers installed. Cheers, Mike
Look inside you will see glasses pictures on each side. Thats where the arms on your glasses go. So far i love mine. Never own a skipooo helmet before tho. I have owned fxr hjc ckx and a few other not well know named helmets and by far and very very far i mean the ckx mission beats all other helmets for use with glasses. The most recent other helmet was an fxr modular helmet. It was usable at best... manny times it would fog up or even ice up to the point i would have to remove my glasses if it was to cold to ride with the visor open even with trying every trick to reduce fogging .(have yet plugged in the ckx mission but havent ridden in colder the -20c with it yet)
Anyways. I dont wanna wait give us a play by play true update after every ride.
Thanks Nathan - great tips and info. I do believe its going to be a great helmet and certainly will do my best to give some honest comparisons as soon as we can get out on the snow. Thanks for watching and stay tuned! Cheers, Mike
Best trail helmet period. End of discussion.
Hey David. I've heard lots of good things about the mission but for the integrity of the channel I want to put a lot of kms on both the Oxygen and the Mission to really do a thorough comparison as there is no doubt plus's to each. Cheers, Mike
Great review Mike. Interested in your thoughts on field of vision vs the Oxygen and the other BRP helmets. I purchased a Delta R3L last year and the first thing I noticed coming from a BRP Modular 3 was how much smaller my field of vision was, most notably up and down. I took a look at the Oxygen helmet last week and there was no comparison. Given you now own both of these, looking forward to your real world feedback. Also wondering if the sun visor frosts up without the breath box on. My modular 3 helmet did which forced me to use the breath box. Bit of a bummer Thanks!
Hey Mark! Just noticed your order on our site. We appreciate your support! First of, the oxygen has the most field of view out of any helmet I have ever worn. After using the mission on a three wheeler last week, it has no where close to the same field of view as the oxygen - the oxygen really is next level. In terms of the sun visor I will find that out when I put it to the test in a few weeks. I don't intend on using the breath box so I imagine I will find out pretty quickly lol. Cheers, Mike
Just added a cardo Paktalk to mine 👍
Yup same here! They go on all of our helmets. You beat us to it! We have a video coming out showing a step-by-step install in the mission. Cheers, Mike
Really curious, did you end up liking the helmet? For the past 10 years I have been using open-face helmets, however I'm kind of sick of being cold some days. Have had my eyes on this helmet for a year or two, just haven't pulled the trigger yet
Hey James! Checkout our end of season review last season on the Mission vs the oxygen. You will get all the info u need and more to make an educated decision. Cheers, Jesse
Please do a review of the new Skidoo helmet with the intercom inside the helmet!
End of the season we will have some more helmet reviews. Stay tuned! Mike
Hey man! Where did you get the blacked out visor ? That looks sweet.
Hey! I got it from the CKX website. Cheers, Mike
Mikey Isenberg Cochrane loves you! B
I'm curious what the Sledaddicz crew thinks is the best full-face helmet?
Stay tuned for a helmet video coming in April where we pick our favorite. Needless to say it comes down to the oxygen or the mission.. stay tuned to find out :)
Cheers, Jesse
When venting the bottom one goes down and the top one goes up. Why I don’t know but that’s how it works
Hey Roger. Haha yup. I remember it as pulling them together closes the vents, pushing them apart opens them. Cheers, Jesse
It;s funny that on some recent video the Oxygen was the ONE !
It was more of a joke that in both videos we started off by saying that the helmet was the best on the market. Just because that's all you see on facebook now a days. The Oxygen is what we have used for many many miles and it's been a fantastic helmet for us. Now that I've been able to get one of these, we can try it and make an informed opinion to see which one is truly the one! Thanks for watching. Mike
So the big thing that im curious about is if the sun visor will frost/ice up when its retracted(up) inside the helmet?...my gmax will ice up and i can't see shit with it so never end up using it
I'm wondering the same thing and that the one thing about the oxygen that I love, as it has a separate heating element in the area where the sun visor goes. We'll see what happens as soon as the snow flies. Cheers, Mike
The only helmet on the planet that completely fixes that is the Oxygen. Unfortunately that same feature makes the O2 overly warm (even on the low setting) which is a deal breaker for a lot of people. So yeah.. if it’s below zero and you sweat a lot and then go to deploy the inner shield in the middle of the day you may see some frost on it. I remove that shield and just run the tinted external shield. I pack the clear in my tunnel bag for night or inclement weather.
What do you think is the best cold weather helmet that doesn't touch any part of your face! I cannot ride for 5 to 6 hrs a day with anything laying on my nose or cheeks drives me nuts 😂😂😂! Thanks 👍
Haha. That would be cool if that existed. Make a full helmet that is significantly larger then your face that floats on your head via magnets or something lol. Jesse
Cost? Where to buy??
They are $899 CAD and just depends where you are located but tough to find them. Mike
What about your Cardo? I heard the mic doesn't work.
installed and video coming shortly :-) , Cheers, Mike
Awesome thanks I look forward to it.
I always thought you had to wear that breath box being it was how it kept your breath from the shield. I'm interested in hearing how the helmet performs without using it.
@@donaldyoung6396 yup I will be trying it in just under 3 weeks! Mike
I think in your title you meant CKX not CXK.
Good catch! I reuploaded the video a few times because I made some edits and at 2 am I guess I missed that! Cheers, Jesse
Do they make different colored sun shades for them? Personally I've always preferred a blue tinted goggle but I really want to go to this helmet.
Hey Mark. Yes they do! Just look at the CKX website and you can find the different colour options for the sun shade. Cheers, Jesse
hey mike how does this fit compared to the oxygen? since i think u can only buy online and theres no where to go try on and buy. thanks
I'm wearing a large in the Mission and it fits a little more snug compared to the XL with the Oxygen which I expected. The L Oxygen was too tight for me. The Oxygen still feels better to me just putting them on at home but I'll give them both a go this year on the trail and give an honest review. Cheers, Mike
Hey where did you get the led you set at the back of the helmet ?
czcams.com/video/S8SVdu0QGBM/video.html&ab_channel=Sledaddicz
@@sledaddicz Thanks , very appreciated .
I bought one this year and I will never buy any other make or model of helmet ever again
It really is a fantastic helmet Odie. Glad you like it! Cheers, Jesse
Great helmet,customer service the worst ,dealer will not talk to you . Wrote CKX all they do is tell you to call dealer ( 4 dealers later and 10 months) all I get is backordered than month later is out of stock try again next yr still trying to get cheek pads and sun shield 😢
I've heard some horror stories about them for sure. One of our buddies Jeff had an issue with his as well and was a bit of a pain to get in touch and get a shield replaced. It took a while but he got it done through a different dealer. Cheers, Mike
Now you have had the mission helmet how does it comparer to the oxegen, Christopher Ottawa my problem I were glasses and found oxegen is better for not fogging
Hey Chris. Stay tuned for our comparison video on the oxygen and mission coming at the end of april. Cheers, Jesse
@@sledaddicz thanks look forward to this comparison
Christopher
i have the cardo packtalk. any idea if it will work in the mission??
This should answer your question :) - czcams.com/video/NvQR5WiofI8/video.htmlsi=D3KbyhyHxnUSbymm
What balaclava do you find works best with your mission helmet ?
I'm switching between Klim and the BRP one made for the oxygen. Both work great but in order to get good sound quality, the BRP has a more open face and is helpful for our vlogging. Cheers, Mike
I only wish i could afford one lmao - someday
I hear you. Certainly not a cheap helmet. Mike
What is the price tag on it?
It's listed as 799.99 for non-electric and 899.99 with the electric shield on the CKX website. Cheers, Jesse
Not the helmet you think it is I wish I could talk to you about it ran it for two years about the oxygen this year far superior
I'd love to hear your opinion and would be happy to chat live sometime before I try this one. Email me at mike@sledaddicz.com and we can setup a zoom call. Thanks for watching. Cheers, Mike
Carrying a visor is a major pain. I'll stick with my oxygen helmet
Who's carrying a visor?? Lol
Helmets like $700 and additional blackout visor is like $150 lol. You can buy a used snowmobile for the price of this helmet bro wtf
Quality products unfortunately are expensive.. I don't know what snowmobile you are getting for 700$ lol - my 2000 sled is still worth 2500. Cheers, Jesse
@@sledaddicz xlt600’s are 600-1000 all day.
Be really careful with this company everyone...they bait you with two years extra warranty and when you contact them with a problem they tell you to go to the dealer where you bought the helmets and ghost you. They "don't deal with customers directly..." What a scam! You pay a premium for this helmet with zero customer service or support. Beware CKX Helmets!
CKX's business model is the same as BRP. They all go through dealers, so you need to deal directly with the place where you purchased it to handle the warranty work. Have you tried this? Cheers, Mike
@@sledaddicz They're not BRP tho. And dealers don't want to to deal with warranty issues...they have very little incentive to deal with you once the sale is made. The zero warranty of CKX will be the end of this company unless they get someone on the other side of the phone / email dealing with customers who just shelled out $1200 for a helmet. That's entering MotoGP replica territory price-wise and to have no one servicing warranty claims is unacceptable on all levels.
Not sure why anyone would buy an overpriced Oxygen over the Mission. Dumb...
Sorry but don't agree with that at all. Watch our comparison video between the oxygen and the mission where we go into lots of reasons why one is better then the other and vice versa. We still continue to use both our oxygens and missions as they serve their own purposes and each have unique advantages. Cheers, Jesse