Ponytail-friendly Helmets?

[madcow10s]

Hello All, I'm pretty new to this site, so I might have missed a previously posted thread about this before. If so, could anyone post a link directing me to it.

But my question is "are there any helmets out there that are ponytail friendly?"

I can clarify further. I like to wear my hair up in a ponytail that sits around middle of the back of my head. My hair is extremely thick, and I have yet to find a helmet that allows me to wear my pony-tail where it feels most comfortable. I have a Specialized Echelon right now. It's a nice helmet and protects my noggin, but it forces my to wear my hair down really low, so much that sometimes I feel like my pony tail will come undone, and it just doesn't feel right to me. And, before anyone suggests it, I'm not used to wearing my hair without a ponytail - just doesn't feel right, to me.

Basically, I'm looking for a helmet that either has a really low profile adjuster in the back or the helmet adjuster has a big enough hole for me to pull all my hair through it.

I've tried all kinds of helmets, cheap and expensive, but I've really found one yet. Giro is the worst for my head. Louis Garneau seems to have potential. Also a company called Lazer seems to have potential, as it seems they place their adjuster on the top of the helmet.

Any thoughts? Help a sista out!

[Zen]

I pull mine through a Bell Slant

[Aggie_Ama]

Giro Atmos for road riding, can pull my pony tail through. I have fine hair but a ton of it so it is thick. I don't particularly care for the Giro but I paid $170 and it fits to protect my head so I will wear it until it wears out.

I *think* my Rudy Project Kontact can do it but I only wear it for mountain biking and like to put my shoulder length hair in little pigtails. I have gotten my grabbed by trees and it scares me so I keep it down low on the trails. Their helmets are crazy comfortable but you may not see them in shops. This is my favorite helmet out of my 4 previous (including the Giro).

I have seen people wearing Trek helmets with hair in the back. Are you going to a shop? Just try them on.

[loopybunny]

Sounds like you don't care much for Giro, but I'm able to pull my between the helmet and rear adjustment on my Ionos. I do have to adjust it so that the tightening mechanism sits a little lower on my head though, which gives more room.

I have a much cheaper Specialized that I can't do this with. Not nearly as comfortable either.

[Miranda]

Yep... another Giro girl here too... my old road helmet was a pneumo (discontinued)... current road helmet atmos... and mtb helmet havoc.

I don't know if this link will work to show the correct view I'm trying to tell you about, but... once you click on it, shows atmos... and there is a view of the back where the ponytail fits through... pretty good sized opening.

http://www.teamestrogen.com/prodGO_120178.html

[madcow10s]

I read somewhere that Giro is the most popular helmet worn by cyclists, which is followed by Bell, and they happen to be owned by the same parent company. But I digress...I have gone and tried on many a Giro helmets in varying sizes. My hair is too thick to pull through. Scary huh? Sometimes, I wish I could go back to my college days when I wore it as a pixie cut, but I like having long hair.

I think that there is a LBS that carries Rudy Project helmets. I may go try some on next weekend...