Blooming heck Dave ! most of us lads up north are lucky to pay £ 50 for a lid , i have picked up my last lid at one of the bike shows in our area ( Rufforth ) bit like a giant bike car boot sale ,brand new boxed and with the ACU gold stamp for about £35 quid, people may say cheap head in a cheap helmet but i have given mine some testing ,me versus dry stone walls ,me versus the road ,me versus trees ,you get the picture no problem . I also choose to ride in safety glasses rather than goggles ,although i do have plenty, just because i can`t be doing with them steaming up and trying to clean them while coverd in crap , price about £3 if you fancy the posh ones . crap weather protection in the rain though,you get your face shot blasted ! Other stuff to consider ,in fact essential ,Boots ,enduro boots have decent treaded soles not smoothe soles ,body armour ,shin guards or now more popular knee braces , padded under shorts ,the list is endless ,plenty of ideas for pressies .also from enjoying life to the full i am getting a little batterd round the edges so i use the lot .Bloody hot on a good day though . Enjoy ! Julian