I’d call myself a multi-discipline rider if anyone ever asked, and that’s not to say that I’ve mastered multiple forms of competition (I haven’t), but instead, that no two days in the saddle are ever quite the same. While I invest the majority of my disposable income in one type of riding, I keep an older machine or two around for when I feel like cosplaying as a canyon carver or a bagger guy.
I think it’s the attainable version of the different bike for every day of the week sort of dream, but you’d go broke keeping enough gear on the shelf to look the part every time. Or would you? SMK Helmets sent us over one of their Retro full-face helmets a few months back, and based on the MSRP of this throwback lid, just $149.99, I knew we were looking at an intriguing proposition.…