SOL, the helmet manufacturer made famous by the Malaysian A1 team has been been making strides in the local motoring industry in the last few years.
 A Malaysian-Taiwanese colloboration, the brand is becoming quite popular here, judging by the number of half-face and full-faced SOL wearers I see on my daily commutes.
 However, none of the helmets I have seen can compare to the latest Sol creation.
 At first glance - some people may think it's a bit wacky.
 After all, the SOL 68s has built in LEDs on the rear which make the back of your head light up.
 Yes, you may think that's the most silly idea in the world. But wait - it's really not that silly.
 This helmet is very well designed.
 The LEDs come with smoked lens covers, so nobody really notices that you've got LED in the back of your head - until you actually turn them on.
 In daylight - they are not very clear - but at night, they are visible hundreds of metres away.
 This ensures SUV drivers can see you way, way before they even come close to you - which is a good thing knowing how Malaysians drive.

 There are 6 LED lights in the rear. They're powered by two AAA batteries located in a plastic casing on the rear of the helmet.
 To me - the lights are very familiar. They are the same kind of lights I use when I go cycling on my daily cycles on my mountain bike at night.
 A switch in the middle is used to cycle the LED lights through off, on, blinking and fast blinking. 
 The plastics look a bit flimsy - but according to SOL, the whole assembly will disentegrate if a rider falls off and knocks the helmet against something - so I guess that's why the plastics look a bit thin - they were probably purposedly designed in this way.
 But fancy lights are not the only feature on this RM450 helmet.
 Add another RM240, and you have a 'Bluetooth' option.
 For this price, you get an itech Bluetooth device which hooks inside the front of the helmet and a pair of special ear pads that fit in the ear pockets of the helmet interior.
 I tested this option, and it works pretty well on my daily commutes to work.
 Before putting on the helmet, all you have to do is activate the Bluetooth clip, then wear your helmet.

 The itech clip has a built in radio - so you can listen to your favourite radio station while riding, although the volume shouldn't be too high to drown out traffic sounds.
 If a call comes in, the clip will automitically turn off the radio and connect the call when you touch your phone's keypad.
 It's all pretty convenient. I found it very useful. Now, I didn't have to stop, remove my helmet and gloves everytime someone called me. 
 What's interesting is the i-tech device is placed in the helmet and uses it's own microphone instead of the odd looking 'sponge ball' microphone which is usually used with helmet intercoms.
 Since the assembly is inside the helmet, you dont have to worry about water reaching the device when it rains either.
 Besides the lights and sounds (I guess you could term the 68s a 'multimedia' helmet heheheh) - this helmet has pretty good ventilation. 
 SOL claims on it's website that the helmet has
19 air vents for 'STATE OF THE ART VENTING'. This includes 9 intake vents and 10 exhaust vents. 
 The result is pretty impressive. The helmet has a light and breezy feel to it - although we recommend ear plugs to those who cruise at illegal, statospheric speeds.

 All in all - the helmet is a pretty decent buy.
 One things for sure - there is probably no other helmet right now on sale in Malaysia which has the features of the SOL. At least not for this price.