Ponytail-friendly Helmets?

[kenyonchris]

I have the Lazer and its the most ponytail friendly I've ever had cuz the locking stuff sits above the ponytail (and I also have long thick hair). Also fits like a dream with the dial in adjustment. I am between a S and M in the giro, and neither quite fits. They used to make a size S/M but not anymore, at least not in the high end helmets, but the Lazer is a perfect fit. ALso easy to adjust fit if wearing a hat underneath in winter.

I love my Lazer. I don't know if I have some sort of weird head shape but most other helmets at some point would either start to slip all caddywampus (which made it hard for anyone to take me seriously) or hurt my head or my ponytail had to be just so or were hard to adjust or hard to buckle or looked just incredibly dorky or were really hot or rubbed my ears after 75 miles or, well, whatever. The Lazer is none of that (well, all helmets make me look dorky). The guy at the shop said it made me look all "pro"...I laughed and said it was going to be disappointed, but whatever.

Dumb name though. DH says, "Love your Lay - zer"

[madcow10s]

Well I finally decided on a Louis Garneau Exo-Nerv for a couple reasons:

1. most important, I can get my hair through the back

2. it's very comfortable, with no identifiable pressure points, yet

3. the straps are really soft - that's a bonus

4. it looks pretty good on my head.

5. and the price point was within my budget.

The Giro Atmos was also a nice helmet, but it was a little too expensive for me and it a little like a mushroom resting on my head.

I liked the Lazer as well, but I could only find the O2 line which was a one size fits all, and really looked too big as well.

[RolliePollie]

OK, now I have to try pulling my ponytail through...I never even thought of it! I have really thick hair that's down to the middle of my back and I just wear a low ponytail or braid right below the bottom of my helmet. But now I want to try pulling it through so maybe it can be a little higher and less sweaty on the back of my neck!

[marni]

RolliePollie- see my comment about my long haired braid wearing friend and hoow she handle it on "what do you to with your hair."

marni