Helmet Color?

[wannaduacentury]

I saw an orange/red one w/ visor, a gold/yellow same as other. In the Giro, I tried the silver and blue-close choice. I had been looking forever for a Limar yellow but Performance won't keep them stocked so I gave up. It would have gone with my bike(silver w/ yellow/black stripe). I'll have to find a red/white jersey to pull together the red/black ensemble.

[lizbids]

I have a silver Giro helmet, and I bought cycling shoes that match (quite by accident lol). But I have put some orange reflective stickers on it to help with visibility.

[solobiker]

I have two, my road bike helmet is yellow and my mtn bike helmet is grey. I prefer the lighter colors as it keeps me cooler as it doesn't absorb as much heat from the sun. I have a friend that always picks on me because it does not match my bike or any of my jerseys. oh well, I guess I am not the queen of fashion

[LBTC]

Like they all said: bright to be seen (whether by cars, or by your mtb buddies after you've crashed into the bushes!), and light to reduce the heat. don't buy black - you'll be sorry you did.

And, yes, yellow is the most visible, but other bright colours work quite well.

Hugs & butterflies,
~T~

[pooks]

When I was waiting for my bike to be delievered, I bought a wonderful shiny blue Giro to match my bike, but never used it. I never even took it out of the box, because I decided my main concerns were visibility and lots and lots of holes, for airflow, and my pretty blue didn't have enough holes to suit me, and I wasn't so sure about the visibility.

I ended up with a flat white Giro that is actually made for mountain biking (or so I was told) because in my price range, it had the most holes.

I've since considered getting a bright yellow like Lisa SH and may yet -- but it will have to have LOTS of air flow. My head gets way hot in the Texas heat; I can hardly bear to wear a cap or hat of any kind. When I take it off, my head is as drenched as if somebody had dumped a bucket of steaming hot water over me.

[ChickWithBrains]

My Specialized Allez Elite is a nice sexy superdark grey, and I think dark helmets look badass... so I got a black helmet with pink stripes on the sides. Badass with a girly flair

[lisa_b]

Mine is pink and white with dark pink flowers. Very girly, but my bike is black so I had to have a bit of color somewhere! It also makes me very easy to spot in a crowd...