Helmet Color?

[wannaduacentury]

Do any of you pick helmets for their bright color-to be seen? or coordinate w/ jersey/bike etc./or both? Just a fun curious question.
I bought new helmets this week. blue/purple youth helmet for my daughter and a Giro Transfer Red one for me. I wanted something bright

[mimitabby]

I wanted a bright colored helmet that also matched my favorite color orange.
found one. the CITI. this year it doesn't come in orange.

[Tuckervill]

I buy whatever's on clearance.

Karen

[GLC1968]

You're gonna laugh...

I have a HUGE head, so I used to buy helmets in black or dark grey figuring that dark colors were slimming on the head like they are on the body.

Now that I've had a few close calls, I'm all about the visibility. Screw the big head worries! My current helmet is white (and it happens to match my bike, too) because I figure it's not only more visible in low light, but it may be cooler in the sun too.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

I started a thread last year about my search for a solid bright yellow helmet. Turns out it was not easy to find one! Most helmets these days have various color swirls and splashes.
I finally found a bright yellow one in a discontinued Limar brand model, and am very happy with it. They had 2 "unisex" sizes: S/M and M/L. The S/M is just barely small enough for me- any larger and the straps would not have fit right.

I have since bought a screamingly bright neon yellow biking windbreaker, vest, and jersey. I care less now for coordinated colors and more for safety & visibility. I think that brilliant yellow is more visible from afar than any other color- even than bright red, orange, blue, or white. Still trying to get DH to wear something bright.

[SalsaMTB]

Currently I have a dark helmet, because I just preferred the dark color. I think my next helmet will be a light color because of heat. When we're in the middle of summer on a hot humid day, I swear I can feel the sun beating on my black helmet. I have hopes that a light color will keep my head cooler.

[Jenn]

You're gonna laugh...

I have a HUGE head, so I used to buy helmets in black or dark grey figuring that dark colors were slimming on the head like they are on the body.

Now that I've had a few close calls, I'm all about the visibility. Screw the big head worries! My current helmet is white (and it happens to match my bike, too) because I figure it's not only more visible in low light, but it may be cooler in the sun too.

OMG, I thought my husband and I were the ONLY XL headed people in the world. I wore his helmet until I got mine, the women's wouldn't even fit me!! Maybe that is why my daughter had such a difficult time coming into the world and need a vacumn assist to help her. Yes we have BIG noggins and our helmets are boring silver....that is all we could find in.....MEGA head size

[silver]

My helmet is sort of silvery white and I love it! I don't think it's boring at all! In fact it's my favorite color!

this one: