What kind of helmet do you use?

[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

[Bad JuJu]

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

I know this thread is about helmets, heads, etc, but just look at your cute little shoes in that photo! Grouchy, maybe, but what a cutie!

[Peanut03]

I have been wearing a Giro helmets for years now. The most recent is a white Giro Atmos. I find that Giro fits my tiny head the best.

[shootingstar]

I find that Giro fits my tiny head the best.

I call my partner pinhead. His issue is finding a light helmet..which might sound abit strange to some of us. But he is sensitive to barometric air pressure changes ..ie. high means headaches, ears ringing, etc.

Methinks someone else should start up a brand-new thread elsewhere for our baby pics. the smaller, cuter girl next to me..is a sister, 1 yr. younger than I.

[bboston88]

Giro Pneumo. I also have a pinhead. works for me but sometimes I get a nice little indentation/red spot in my forehead after a long ride. It looks great when I run into the grocery store!

[Mr. SR500]

I have a couple I regularly use. I have a red, white, and blue Giro Atmos that is great! I also have a Giro Pneumo that is dark blue and black and matches the bike nearly perfect (go figure). The Atmos is a slightly nicer helmet, but being an OCP I usually rock the Pneumo. If and adjustment is excellent on both helmets. My wife likes the Giro Monza, also a nice helmet.

[Mr. SR500]

Giro Pneumo. I also have a pinhead. works for me but sometimes I get a nice little indentation/red spot in my forehead after a long ride. It looks great when I run into the grocery store!

My first Giro Pneumo was a small (too small) and I always got the forehead mark, so I took a Dremel tool and smoothed out the bumps - much better, but I've since bought new helmets in a larger size.

[Miranda]

Road bike = Giro Pneumo. Mt Bike = Giro Havoc.

I hate any kind of hats. When I first started riding, the prospect of wearing a hat, aka my helmet, was not a happy thing. But, it is an absolute must.

To minimize my hat hatred, I made sure I got the features in the helmet I knew I wanted. The Pneumo is more $, but bigger vents, cooler, lighter. All a plus. I also did not "settle" for a color I didn't like. Both of my helmets are a silver white combo. The road bike is this scheme, and it compliments the mt bike. I knew regardless if I changed jersey color, or even bikes, those helmet colors would blend with anything and not be an eyesore.

Next to your bike itself, a helmet is the most single important piece of gear that you own for cycling. It is used every ride. Get exactly what you want, regardless.

Miranda

[tc1]

Bell, cause its the best fit for my 7 5/8 size head. That's an adjustable medium-large. I can make Giro's fit, but not the greatest. And the dog ate the last Giro I had.

[Becky]

I have a Giro shaped head, so that's what I buy. Some of the Giros do come with the little dial thingy in the back (similar to what Bell uses), rather than the tabs. I only buy dial-adjust helmets- I love being able to adjust it one-handed.

The current helmets are a Giro Kaya and a Giro Skyla. A $30 helmet protects as well as a $230 helmet, as long as it fits properly, and I don't feel guilty or upset if something happens to one of my cheap helmets.