How long has your Pinlock lasted?

gillywibble · 9 Nov 2011 at 13:25

I've had mine about a year and it's starting to mist inside.

Is this normal? It's inserted correctly and I rarely remove it to clean inside.

Thanks.

Hector · 9 Nov 2011 at 14:49

Mine's nearly two years old and as clear as the day it was fitted. I've never removed it or cleaned the visor on the inside.

I can't say if it's normal as this is the first pinlock I've had.

Dogbreath · 9 Nov 2011 at 15:09

They are made from a very absorbent plastic, so if it gets saturated it won't work. Try removing it and drying it out with a hairdryer on low heat.

Felix · 9 Nov 2011 at 15:55

I actually emailed Feridax about this.

"Thank you for your e-mail. I am sorry to hear about the problem you are having with your Pinlock lens. I have spoken with our helmet technician & he has said that the Pinlock lens may now be saturated with moisture & he recommend washing the lens with a warm water & leaving it to dry naturally. This should then re-activate the animist properties.

We suggest the lens is washed in clear warm water only."

ElliorR · 9 Nov 2011 at 16:25

Felix said:
I actually emailed Feridax about this.

"I have spoken with our helmet technician "

I wonder if they have a helmet technician on porn film sets?

skyripper · 9 Nov 2011 at 17:39

ElliorR said:
I wonder if they have a helmet technician on porn film sets?

Fluffer.

agnes · 9 Nov 2011 at 17:45

ElliorR said:
I wonder if they have a helmet technician on porn film sets?

I laughed silently...

skyripper said:
Fluffer.

Then I laughed out loud!

gillywibble · 9 Nov 2011 at 18:22

Thanks for the replies, washing it now and will go without tomorrow whilst it dries.

skyripper said:
Fluffer.

skyripper · 9 Nov 2011 at 18:53

Sorry, I was only in the thread as I've just bought a new helmet and had to google what pinlock was.

gillywibble · 9 Nov 2011 at 18:59

skyripper said:
Sorry, I was only in the thread as I've just bought a new helmet and had to google what pinlock was.

Awesome bit of kit (when it works!).

Griffo · 9 Nov 2011 at 19:56

Felix said:
I actually emailed Feridax about this.

"Thank you for your e-mail. I am sorry to hear about the problem you are having with your Pinlock lens. I have spoken with our helmet technician & he has said that the Pinlock lens may now be saturated with moisture & he recommend washing the lens with a warm water & leaving it to dry naturally. This should then re-activate the animist properties.

We suggest the lens is washed in clear warm water only."

Crikey. I somehow assumed getting it more wet would be end of world for its antimist goodness. Will try this at the weekend.

kitfit1 · 9 Nov 2011 at 20:33

Had my Pinlock for 18 months or so now. Washed it loads of times and had no probs at all.
Both the visor and the Pinlock do need to be well dried though before re-uniting them.

Felix · 9 Nov 2011 at 20:48

I would have thought a wash and then placed in an airing cupboard would do the trick.