Helmets : where are the big retailers?

There are 'specialist' motorcycle dealers around town where they have better quality products. There have been listed in the forum in a discussion concerning motorcycle jackets.

The SaiGon Scooter outfit has a range of rider accessories (check out their rain-capes). They have a web site. < www.saigonscootercentre.com >

Repost under this if you want forum pages.

Here are few around town:

Sumo Motorcycle Accessories Store
417 Luy Ban Bich Street, Hiep Tan Ward, Tan Phu District, Hochiminh City
(08) 3976 0232

Minh Long Shop
22/383 Group 55, Le Duc Tho Street, Ward 15, Go Vap District, TP HCM
(08) 3996 4075

Phu Son Motorcycle Parts Shop
185C Le Duc Tho Street, Ward 16, Go Vap District, TP HCM
(08) 3894 1389

Ben Thanh General Service and Trading Co.,Ltd - SYM Guarantee Center
17-19, Tran Hung Dao Street, Nguyen Thai Binh Ward, District 1, TP HCM
(08) 3914 3826

Minh De Motorbikes - Bicycles Parts Shop
31 Dinh Bo Linh Street, Ward 26, Binh Thanh District, TP HCM
(08) 3899 7842

Ngoc Huy Motorbike Accessories Store
312 Tan Ky Tan Quy Street, Son Ky Ward, Tan Phu District, Hochiminh City
(08) 3343 4051

Tri Phat Motorbike Accessories Store
610 Luy Ban Bich Street, Tan Thanh Ward, Tan Phu District, Hochiminh City
094849 5061

Thank you for all these addresses Jaitch, I'll visit them and see if I can find what I need

You can check this place as well. they sale many stuffs for traveling http://fanfan.vn/san-pham/non-bao-hiem (google tranlate it if u don't understand). I bought my waterproof pants there

There is an Andes store which seems to have a big selection on NG Thi Minh Ki, Dist. 3.

@nexus_cph : cool!

@catsophat : thanks but that's the ANDES shop I mentioned in my first post.

Jaitch wrote:

@catsophat mentioned:
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Andes Helmets
112 Nguyen Thi Minh Khai
Quan 3, TP HCM
www.andes.com.vn

That's one of the few places I've found. The one on Nguyen Thi Minh Khai has more products than the one on Nguyen Dinh Chieu. I've not been to the one on 444 Hoang Van Thu (I'll go, just in case). I don't know how they work, they don't have stock (they prentend?), they only have 1 item for each product they sell : the one used for demonstration, that you buy after everybody tried and sweated inside (for some helmets, they propose to change the foam for a new one).

Actually the real problem is they only sell ANDES products, which are from LongHui Vietnam (probably the same Taiwanese producers who makes the Zeus helmets, but those sold by ANDES seems to be slightly lower quality. And the choice of colors & deco is very very limited (only 4), if you compare with the Taiwanese producer's official website : http://zeus-en.ponet.com.tw/ponet/front … ory=111337

I'll go to the italian shop you told me in your first answer, asap.

Hi, about good helmets you also can buy it on Thao Dien street in the district 2 of Ho chi minh city

They have large range of prices, sizes and models and there is no fake products.
I already bought 2 pieces around 100$ each in that shop and it s really quality helmets
All helmets meets and exceed DOT (american standards) and ECE (european standards)

And the owner told me that they will launch soon the helmet painting customization for 50$

Employees speak english and are also friendly 

Just behind New World hotel On Pham Hong Thai street the shop has helmets out front and sports gear inside. I brought a Zeus helmet that is very much like the one I have in Australia. I have a very big melon, so they have some big sizes there.

I got it, Name of the shop is BOM Shop, located on 2 Thao Dien street, district 2, HMC

Come on! The question was "Big retailers". Saigon Scooter centre has a maximum of 2 or 3 helmets and they are 30% above the average market price for all accessories and scooters.

Honestly a place to avoid!

This shop is now closed

FYI last week very long discussion on FB "Expats in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)" group. Join the group, then search for "Looking for quality helmets in HCMC must be Australia/Europe/USA standards."

Going back to the OP, there really is nothing weird about the fact that even larger helmets in Vietnam are tight on his forehead.  If you imagine that you are looking down from above at two skulls, one Asian and one European, the Asian skull will be rounder and the European skull will be more oval.  Manufacturers of course make helmets to fit the people in their own market.  I have had helmets that were tight in front that I could stick two fingers in the side of.  That oval helmet is out there but you will need to search.

Edit:  Bell Helmets, a US brand, has a store at 2 Phổ Quang, Tân Bình.  Tel:  +84 93 834 55 27.  They have a Facebook page but it may be new as it does not have much in the way of photos or comments.