{"product_id":"mt-helmets-stinger-2-imp-c5-matt-grey-helmet","title":"MT-Helmets Stinger 2 Imp C5 Full-Face Helmet – Matt Grey","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe same grinning imp as the white version, on an entirely different helmet: a matt grey shell with the character in black line work and the splatter behind it in red and pale blue instead of pink. Identical drawing, a completely different object.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eMatt or gloss: the choice that is actually being made\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese two helmets are the clearest illustration of a decision every buyer makes without thinking about it, so it is worth setting out properly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGloss can be corrected. A light swirl or a scuff polishes out of a gloss clearcoat with a mild compound, which means a helmet kept for five years can be brought back. It shows fingerprints and dust more, and it throws a highlight into every photograph.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMatt cannot be corrected at all. There is no polishing step for a matt clearcoat — a mark is permanent from the moment it happens. In exchange it hides the fine handling marks a helmet collects from being carried by the strap, set down on tables and hung off mirrors, and it never produces a hotspot in a photograph. Matt is easier for the first two years and worse for the last three.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the IMP C5 finish\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe base is a mid grey, matt throughout. The imp is drawn in exactly the same heavy black line as the white version, its mouth wrapping forward onto the chin bar; behind it the splatter and tags are red and a pale desaturated blue. Vent trims and the visor mechanism cover are black.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe grey ground changes the character entirely. On white the drawing reads as loud; here the black line dominates and the red reads as an accent, which makes the same graphic considerably more wearable on a helmet you are going to commute in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eNo sun visor — and what to do about it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Stinger 2 has no drop-down shade. Nothing lives behind the brow, and the only route to a tint is a second screen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe workable answer is a smoked MT-V-28B kept in the top box. It costs a fraction of the price step to a helmet with an internal shade, and a tinted screen is darker and optically better than any drop-down visor — an internal shade sits a centimetre from your eye and has to stay light enough for a tunnel, so it is always a compromise. What you give up is spontaneity: the screen has to be with you, and swapping is a stop rather than a thumb movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eMT-QVSS\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo buttons, no tools, gloves on. On a model with no internal shade, this is the mechanism that makes the two-screen approach realistic rather than theoretical — a swap that takes a minute in a lay-by is one that actually happens when the light goes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eECE 22.06 · no DOT\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe current European standard, mandatory since January 2024: 18 impact points rather than the 22.05's five, several impact speeds, an oblique impact against an abrasive anvil measuring rotational loading, and a Brain Injury Criterion ceiling. MT publishes no DOT marking for the Stinger 2.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eCleaning a matt helmet\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne rule, and it is absolute: never dry. Road dust is mineral and therefore abrasive, and dragging it across a matt clearcoat leaves marks with no correction path.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRinse with plain water first and let the grit float off, then a soft wet cloth with no pressure. Never use anything solvent-based — petrol, brake cleaner and some insect removers haze a matt surface visibly and permanently.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eAnti-fog\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe screen is prepared for Pinlock DKS435. The insert is not supplied, and it is the accessory to buy first if you ride outside summer: it seals a layer of air against the visor and keeps the inner surface above dew point, which is the only thing that beats fogging while you are stationary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eNoise on an entry-level full-face\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe will not claim this is a quiet helmet. At this price the shell is not shaped in a wind tunnel and the seals are simple ones, and above about 100 km\/h you will know it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat is worth knowing is that the helmet is usually not the main variable. A screen on the bike that throws turbulent air at the base of your helmet makes any lid loud — a naked machine with clean flow is often quieter than a badly faired one. If noise is your problem, change the screen height before you change the helmet. And wear earplugs above 100 km\/h regardless of what you are wearing: wind-induced hearing loss is cumulative, painless, and permanent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eRetention and interior\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe closure is MT-MDTC — a micrometric ratchet with a double set of teeth engaging rather than one. The lining is hypoallergenic, removable and washable, and there is a slot in the shell for the speakers of a universal UCS intercom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe shell\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHIRP thermoplastic at around 1,600 g. It is heavier than a composite of the same strength and far more consistent between units — injection moulding is repeatable in a way hand lay-up is not — and at this price that consistency is the more valuable property.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is worth being clear about what that means, because \"plastic shell\" gets used as a criticism. A thermoplastic helmet and a carbon one are held to the identical ECE 22.06 limits; the carbon one simply reaches them with less mass. You are buying grams when you spend up, not safety — and on a commuting helmet the grams are the thing you are least likely to notice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat it does not have\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo sun visor.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo DOT marking published.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo safety rating. Not tested by SHARP; no ADAC or Snell result.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMatt cannot be polished. Every mark is permanent.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eIn the box\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMT Stinger 2 helmet — IMP C5, matt grey with a red and blue character graphic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProtective bag, user manual and MT Helmets stickers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClear MT-V-28B fitted; no sun visor on this model.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eSize guide\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSize\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eHead circumference\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eXXS\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e51–52 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eXS\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e53–54 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eS\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e55–56 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eM\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e57–58 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eL\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e59–60 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eXL\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e61–62 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eModel\u003c\/em\u003e — MT-Helmets Stinger 2 · \u003cem\u003ePart number\u003c\/em\u003e — 1334E12C52 (XXS–XL: …02 to …07)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eColour \/ finish\u003c\/em\u003e — IMP C5 — matt grey with a red and blue character graphic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eHomologation\u003c\/em\u003e — ECE 22.06 · no DOT published\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eSafety rating\u003c\/em\u003e — none; not in the SHARP database\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eCategory\u003c\/em\u003e — road full-face, entry level\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eShell material\u003c\/em\u003e — HIRP high-impact polymer, roughly 1,600 grams\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eAvailable sizes\u003c\/em\u003e — XXS, XS, S, M, L, XL (51 to 62 cm)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eScreen\u003c\/em\u003e — MT-V-28B, changed without tools via MT-QVSS\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eAnti-fog\u003c\/em\u003e — Pinlock DKS435 ready · not supplied\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eSun visor\u003c\/em\u003e — none on this model\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eRetention\u003c\/em\u003e — MT-MDTC micrometric double-teeth closure\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eInterior\u003c\/em\u003e — hypoallergenic, removable and washable\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eCommunication\u003c\/em\u003e — universal UCS intercom slot; no system supplied\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eManufacturer\u003c\/em\u003e — MT Helmets, Spain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eFitting\u003c\/em\u003e — between two sizes take the smaller; new pads settle a few millimetres\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eCare\u003c\/em\u003e — never dry-wipe matt paint and never use solvents on it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eReplacement\u003c\/em\u003e — after any impact, and after roughly five years regardless\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"MT-Helmets","offers":[{"title":"XXS \/ Imp C5 – Matt Grey","offer_id":53618940150026,"sku":"1334E12C5202","price":82.11,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"XS \/ Imp C5 – Matt Grey","offer_id":53618940182794,"sku":"1334E12C5203","price":82.11,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"S \/ Imp C5 – Matt Grey","offer_id":53618940215562,"sku":"1334E12C5204","price":82.11,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"M \/ Imp C5 – Matt Grey","offer_id":53618940248330,"sku":"1334E12C5205","price":82.11,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"L \/ Imp C5 – Matt Grey","offer_id":53618940281098,"sku":"1334E12C5206","price":82.11,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"XL \/ Imp C5 – Matt Grey","offer_id":53618940313866,"sku":"1334E12C5207","price":82.11,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0949\/7831\/0410\/files\/stinger-imp-c5-00-side.png?v=1788360018","url":"https:\/\/inter-pace.com\/en-tr\/products\/mt-helmets-stinger-2-imp-c5-matt-grey-helmet","provider":"Inter-Pace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}