Helmset Straps Are Criss Crossed

[stmalk]

Hello, I'm of course a newbie and I'm in process of buying spares/protection for my bike. I just got a cheap $30 ARIIUS helmet in a local store and I didn't check the straps when I bought it. So back home I put it on and discovered that straps are weirdly attached to the top of the helmet inside. It's not like each strap is attached to the right or left side, but in the back they are actually criss crossed. This kinda shifts the helmet when I try to wear it pulling it to one side more than another.
I wonder if this is normal for helmets to have the straps attached this way, or it's a bad product and I should return it tomorrow?

Thank you

 

[DRM]

Hi & welcome,having seen the pictures you have posted the straps certainly don't look right, I would return it & get something better, perhaps check the others in the shop to see what they are like first, if they are right get an exchange.

 

[welsh dragon]

Hi and welcome. That looks really weird. As DRM says, i'd take it back straight away. There are plenty of decent helmets out there that don't cost the earth. And try before you buy. A helmet might look ok in the shop, but might look awful, feel awful, and be a terrible fit as well.

 

[jefmcg]

+1

I'd return it and definitely pick a different helmet. The poor quality control that let's that tangle of straps through indicates it's not a company you should be safety equipment from.

 

[ufkacbln]

Looked at this with some thought

There is no rear part to the harness, and crossing over like this would allow the cross over to fit around the base of the skull and fix it in place


Still not good, and still not something you should accept