Cutaway Chin Cups....best?

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Am thinking of buying either a Cookie Atomic or MXV. A friend has the MXV but with a Bonehead cutaway chin cup. He said that he bought it upon recommendation from someone else. He was told that the Cookie chin cups are difficult to center. I'm assuming that this is due to it being a 2-ring relase on the one side and a ratchet on the other. Does anyone have an opinion on this?
Also, what do you feel about the velcro/loop mechanism on the cookie cutaway?
Basically, what's the best system in your opinion?

Life expands or contracts in proportion to one's courage. ~Anais Nin

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I have the Cookie MXV. The side of the chin cup with the 2-ring release has three holes in the webbing were it attaches to the helmet. Once I figured out the correct one, then all I have to do is snug down the chin cup on the other side and it is centered every time. With the dual buckle designs, you have to center the chin cup every time you don the helmet.

Cutaway handles, like your canopy cutaway and reserve handles are always a compromise. You don't want the handle to release too easily, resulting in an accidental helmet cutaway, but you want it be easy to use when you need it. These are two conflicting goals. I feel that the Cookie MXV does a good job with that compromise. I recently managed to get a steering line hooked around my Opteka lens while in a deep stall on a Stiletto 150 before an intentional cutaway. I briefly considered that I might need to pull that cutaway handle if I couldn't get the line off from around the lens. Comforting knowing it was there and that I could have used it, if needed.

Derek V

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I have the Cookie MXV. The side of the chin cup with the 2-ring release has three holes in the webbing were it attaches to the helmet. Once I figured out the correct one, then all I have to do is snug down the chin cup on the other side and it is centered every time. With the dual buckle designs, you have to center the chin cup every time you don the helmet.

Cutaway handles, like your canopy cutaway and reserve handles are always a compromise. You don't want the handle to release too easily, resulting in an accidental helmet cutaway, but you want it be easy to use when you need it. These are two conflicting goals. I feel that the Cookie MXV does a good job with that compromise. I recently managed to get a steering line hooked around my Opteka lens while in a deep stall on a Stiletto 150 before an intentional cutaway. I briefly considered that I might need to pull that cutaway handle if I couldn't get the line off from around the lens. Comforting knowing it was there and that I could have used it, if needed.

Derek V

Thanks Derek. My concern was that from what I've heard and read, a few people think that the 2-ring allows for some sight picture shift because only one side of the chin strap is "rigid". But if you're not having an issue with this then I'm satisfied.
Also, was wondering about the cutaway because it appears that the loop is simply velcroed to the chin cup, and I wondered how easily that might be knocked loose accidentally.
Thanks for the reply.

Life expands or contracts in proportion to one's courage. ~Anais Nin

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Thanks Derek. My concern was that from what I've heard and read, a few people think that the 2-ring allows for some sight picture shift because only one side of the chin strap is "rigid". But if you're not having an issue with this then I'm satisfied.

The helmet fits snug enough that I don't think I could have the camera pointing in a different direction each time, even without the chin cup.

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Also, was wondering about the cutaway because it appears that the loop is simply velcroed to the chin cup, and I wondered how easily that might be knocked loose accidentally

The Velcro wraps around the handle, it is secure, hasn't been an issue at all.

Derek V

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Thanks Derek. My concern was that from what I've heard and read, a few people think that the 2-ring allows for some sight picture shift because only one side of the chin strap is "rigid". But if you're not having an issue with this then I'm satisfied.

The helmet fits snug enough that I don't think I could have the camera pointing in a different direction each time, even without the chin cup.

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Also, was wondering about the cutaway because it appears that the loop is simply velcroed to the chin cup, and I wondered how easily that might be knocked loose accidentally

The Velcro wraps around the handle, it is secure, hasn't been an issue at all.

Derek V

Thanks again Derek. Much appreciated.

Life expands or contracts in proportion to one's courage. ~Anais Nin