Shark OXO - Rydger Black / White / Green

Love the flip up function. Well built for the money. Cardo kit fits well although I decided to make some alterations to the plastic insets. Not sure if it's me but seems a little noisy when riding compared to my full face helmet but a neck tube seems to help with this issue.

Excellent service and fast delivery

I own quite a few Arais, including a TourX4, but this is my go-to helmet for a day long ride or for touring. Why? Mainly because I relish the flexibility that the Shark offers; chin bar stowed away in warm conditions (a la open face) or full face in inclement weather - and I've ridden these past couple of weeks in both. Having owned a couple of the earlier Evo series helmets, I've noticed a marked improvement in the Oxo's fit and comfort levels. It's far more plush and comfortable than my earlier helmets. Not yet on par with the likes of my Arais but......getting there.
The only thing that has annoyed me was that one of the side 'panels' decided to pop off and disappear into the undergrowth - somewhere. It hasn't affected the performance or convenience of the helmet, but that's not the point. I have since discovered that sourcing parts for Shark helmets is not straightforward. Indeed I've had to go to Shark in France; where the P&P is more expensive than the item! What a shame. Hence the 4 stars.

Helmet is a comfortable fit and came with a tinted daylight use visor. However found that the helmet is very noisy even at 30mph.

Nice paint job, comfy and the visor mechanisms feel better than the older models which had a tendency to fall apart.

I always buy Shark helmets because of the quality and the fit and the comfort, this is my 4th Shark helmet and it doesn't disappoint, love the lift up visor and drop down sun visor.Definitely be using sportsbikeshop again.

Purchased new Shark helmet for touring unfortunately this is not a quiet helmet despite using ear plugs.
Other functions are very useful and easy to use.

This helmet does everything its supposed too. Easy to fit, easy to operate the chin bar and visor with one hand the visor stays open on the first notch.
A massive upgrade on my previous lid.

Plus side - really easy operation, very good peripheral vision.
Minus side - noticable wind noise around ear when in full face position

I ride in town a lot, for which flip lids are much better, so I have had the Shark Evo for years.
The OXO is an improvement in most facets, but there are some annoying bugs.
The flip: the chin guard is easier to move to the closed position, without needing to raise the visor and locks into place when it does. However, one thousand miles later, I still find the opening mechanism fiddly, especially when wearing gloves.
The visor and sun visor are both improved quality. Some online reviews say that the sun visor does not lower enough, but I don’t find that. On the other hand, it is super annoying that the visor now only has three positions: fully closed, fully open, or open just a crack. I had not realised how much I rode with the visor in mid position. An unnecessary retrograde step.
The interior padding design is improved, but it seems to me a little noisier than the Evo.
Conclusion: overall an improvement but with a bit of care in the design could be better

I always use Shark helmets.. time for a new one so I treated myself to this version.. great fit, comfortable, pin lock, visor and sun visor.. I particularly like the open face setup - moves the visor out of the way, easy to switch to full face and it has all the cut outs to fit my new Dena for shark intercom -

Good fit, comfortable especially for those with specs
One drawback , fitting comms requires quite a bit of work, especially if not fitting the shark sena as recommended

I have now sent this helmet back 3 times for repair as the visor clips kept breaking off. This would leave you with no visor when out on a ride, forcing you to use the sun visor which isn’t great at night. On all 3 occasions the helmet was fixed and returned so I cannot fault SBS. The helmet however is not of good quality. I found it noisy and felt cheap. I have now had a refund. Worst of all, I bought 2 of these, 1 for my wife which is still intact (for now).

I tried on loads of conventional flip-up helmets but found the weight over the front was uncomfortable and just didn't work with my glasses.

The Shark is a fantastic helmet as the chin bar retracts completely out of the way and still allows me to ride with just the visor down.

Added to that, the guys in the Bristol store were brilliant, courteous and very knowledgeable.


I wish I had bought one of these years ago I love it!