What kind of helmet do you use?

[bike4ever]

Giro Pneumo and Bell Sweep. I like the fit of the Pneumo more. I just use the Sweep as a commute helmet now.

[csr1210]

Louis Garneau "Fast" helmet. Looks decent on my head (isn't that what it's about?!?), pretty well vented, and under $80.

Giro's didn't fit my head shape very well

Liked Bell Sweep - but a little pricey

Specialized helmets just looked dopey on my head (can't have that)

The LG has served me well for about 1000 miles so far.

Christy

[RoseRydr]

I have found that we all have different shaped heads and each helmet brand is a different shape. I'd say try on different brands. I used to wear Giro but when I tried on a Bell I found it really fit the shape of my head (no, not pointy ). I hadn't realized the Giro really didn't fit me too well till I tried the Bell Furio.

Most brands have an adjustment on the back so you can really get a custom fit.

Happy shopping!

[KnottedYet]

I have a Bell shaped head. Tried Giro, no luck. (Sweetie has a Giro head.) Bell Citi is my favorite helmet. $48. Hot screaming lime-yellow. No faux-aero pointy bit at the back to catch on the pavement and snap your neck when you crash. Nice visor, keeps the cooties out of the eyes when riding. Reflective tape all over the place, including the straps.

Helmet hair is sexy.

"If you won't wear a helmet, then I won't wear a condom."

[Trek420]

The Giro head here. I like the Eclipse.

Current Giro came with a visor, I took it off. I wear a cycling beanie when it's sunny or rainy or any time I just want a visor.

[Bad JuJu]

Another Giro head here, with a more round-shaped helmet, the Giro Xen. I've read that the rounder helmets slide better on the pavement--in case you actually hit it --and therefore are less likely to cause neck injuries, which we're all better off without.

[sundial]

Specialized Propero. It automatically adjusts and it's very cool in the heat of the day.

[Bron]

Alpina, it was that or a Giro and the Giro didn´t fit my head as well (shame as it looked a bit nicer). It´s a dark grey one and I bought it a couple of weeks ago to replace a six-year old helmet that hadn´t been in a crash but was startng to look a bit battered.

[CarbonCandy]

"If you won't wear a helmet, then I won't wear a condom."

love it.
I've got a Trek Sonic, and soon to be a Giro Xen. The giros just seem to hug my head is all the right places.

[singletrackmind]

Giro is the brand that fits me. I prefer the visor on my mtb helmet enough to wear it instead of the roadie helmet when on the road. Either's not too bad with my glasses, the visor's just that little touch shadier. Don't know if color matt

[Geonz]

Like my Trek Vapor in XS with visor, pastel blue. No visor = headache frm sun for yours truly.

Any 'benter complainin' about wind ... But I think if it's in place it shouldn't be that much of a problem.

[shootingstar]

Giro. I don't go by brand, more by price, model, colour, etc. I just happened to buy Giro. On a helmet I want a visor.

I have a big head...I have try on at minimum, Large. At 5'1" tall, a big head..is big. It amuses me if any manufacturer thinks a women's heads are smaller...

[smurfalicious]

I have a big head...I have try on at minimum, Large. At 5'1" tall, a big head..is big. It amuses me if any manufacturer thinks a women's heads are smaller...

Amen! When I bought my last cowboy hat the girls at the store we're trying to offer me a 6 7/8 and I politely told them no, 7 1/2.

I was really surprised when I bought my sexy Giro Animas that I got a medium. Guess that model ran big. The large fit at it's smallest end. Boggles my mind because hats much bigger than 7 5/8 are almost impossible to find so I want to know who the large fit in that model.

This does bring up a good point though, in cowboy hats there are "head shapes." Round, square, oval. I'm an extra long oval so I either have to special order or get something oval and pray it can be shaped without ruining it.

[shootingstar]

My head..on the right side. I was a grouchy looking kid.

[Tuckervill]

That picture is adorable!

We woulda called you punkin' head when we were kids!

Karen