{"id":2434,"date":"2014-01-10T05:00:22","date_gmt":"2014-01-10T13:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/?p=2434"},"modified":"2014-01-09T16:52:42","modified_gmt":"2014-01-10T00:52:42","slug":"racing-helmet-overview-bells-rs-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/racing-helmet-overview-bells-rs-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Racing Helmet Overview: Bell&#8217;s RS-1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2436\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/racing-helmet-overview-bells-rs-1\/img_6888\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_6888.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"620,414\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS REBEL T4i&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1384526479&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;39&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;6400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Bell RS-1 RSD Flash Bronze\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_6888-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_6888.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2436\" alt=\"Bell RS-1 RSD Flash Bronze\" src=\"http:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_6888.jpg\" width=\"620\" height=\"414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_6888.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_6888-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_6888-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The next entry in our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/tag\/racing-helmet-overview\/\" target=\"_blank\">Racing Helmet Overview Series<\/a> is Bell\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bellhelmets.com\/powersports\/helmets\/street\/rs-1\" target=\"_blank\">RS-1 helmet<\/a>, a comfortable, mid-range model that still boasts plenty of performance features.<\/p>\n<p>The RS-1 is constructed with a Kevlar\/fiberglass blend and weighs 1,575 grams. It features Bell\u2019s Velocity Flow Ventilation system, contour cut cheek pads and carries both DOT and Snell M2010 safety ratings. The Snell M2010 safety rating makes the RS-1 suitable for track days and most NHRA drag racing series.<\/p>\n<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.racingjunk.com\\\/news\\\/racing-helmet-overview-bells-rs-1\\\/\"}' id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-2434 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/racing-helmet-overview-bells-rs-1\/rs1airtrixspeedwayp\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/RS1AirtrixSpeedwayP-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Racing Helmet Overview: Bell&#039;s RS-1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/RS1AirtrixSpeedwayP-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/RS1AirtrixSpeedwayP-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/RS1AirtrixSpeedwayP.png 540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"2437\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/racing-helmet-overview-bells-rs-1\/rs1airtrixspeedwayp\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/RS1AirtrixSpeedwayP.png\" data-orig-size=\"540,540\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Bell RS-1 Airtrix Speedway\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/RS1AirtrixSpeedwayP-300x300.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/RS1AirtrixSpeedwayP.png\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/racing-helmet-overview-bells-rs-1\/rs1emblemyellowp_7\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/RS1EmblemYellowP_7-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Racing Helmet Overview: Bell&#039;s RS-1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/RS1EmblemYellowP_7-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/RS1EmblemYellowP_7-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/RS1EmblemYellowP_7.png 540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"2439\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/racing-helmet-overview-bells-rs-1\/rs1emblemyellowp_7\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/RS1EmblemYellowP_7.png\" data-orig-size=\"540,540\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Bell RS-1 Emblem Yellow\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/RS1EmblemYellowP_7-300x300.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/RS1EmblemYellowP_7.png\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/racing-helmet-overview-bells-rs-1\/rs1corsaredp\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/RS1CorsaRedP-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Racing Helmet Overview: Bell&#039;s RS-1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/RS1CorsaRedP-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/RS1CorsaRedP-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/RS1CorsaRedP.png 540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"2438\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/racing-helmet-overview-bells-rs-1\/rs1corsaredp\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/RS1CorsaRedP.png\" data-orig-size=\"540,540\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Bell RS-1 Corsa Red\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/RS1CorsaRedP-300x300.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/RS1CorsaRedP.png\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Our RS-1 sported the RSD Flash Bronze graphic, a beautiful mix of matte and gloss finishes that came from a collaboration between Bell and custom motorcycle studio Roland Sands Design. The RS-1 is available in a variety of graphics, but the RSD Flash is definitely my favorite; I wear it <a href=\"http:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/2014\/01\/06\/hands-on-review-traxxas-nhra-funny-cars#rs1\" target=\"_blank\">everywhere<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2441\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/racing-helmet-overview-bells-rs-1\/img_5742\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_5742.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"620,340\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS REBEL T4i&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1383315507&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;27&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Bell RS-1 and Dodge Viper GTS\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_5742-300x164.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_5742.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2441\" alt=\"Bell RS-1 and Dodge Viper GTS\" src=\"http:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_5742.jpg\" width=\"620\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_5742.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_5742-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_5742-600x329.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_5742-376x206.jpg 376w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The best feature of the RS-1 is its comfort, due to both the fit of the cheek pads and the overall weight (or lack there of). My co-worker wore the RS-1 as he drove his 1996 Dodge Viper GTS during my review of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/2013\/12\/20\/racing-helmet-overview-bells-star-carbon\/\" target=\"_blank\">Star Carbon<\/a>, and couldn\u2019t be more pleased. He appreciated the unobstructed view through the visor and said that it didn\u2019t feel like he was wearing a helmet.<\/p>\n<p>The Bottom Line: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bellhelmets.com\/powersports\/helmets\/street\/rs-1\" target=\"_blank\">Bell\u2019s RS-1<\/a> is a well-constructed, comfortable helmet at a modest price.<\/p>\n<p>Manufacturer: Bell<br \/>\nModel: RS-1<br \/>\nSizes: XS &#8211; XXL<br \/>\nSafety Rating: DOT and Snell M2010<br \/>\nMSRP: $399.95 ($449.95 as tested)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Bell\u2019s RS-1 is a well-constructed, comfortable helmet at a modest price.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2436,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[6],"tags":[299,85,389],"class_list":["post-2434","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-product-reviews","tag-bell-helmets","tag-racing-helmet-overview","tag-rs-1"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_6888.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p42YSK-Dg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2434","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2434"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2434\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2448,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2434\/revisions\/2448"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2436"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2434"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2434"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2434"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}