Helmet shopping!

[OakLeaf]

+1 on that. I've ridden with a couple of men with shaved heads, and they always wear a bandanna or a lightweight beanie under their helmets. It depends on how much sun you get through your hair, I think - if you have thick dark hair with no parts it's one thing, but if your scalp burns if you go outside without a hat, then it will burn under a well-ventilated helmet too.

[IBrakeforPastry]

Well, my cat moved into the helmet box so I guess I'll have to keep it

I've certainly seen people with bandannas and beanies, but wasn't sure if that was for sun or sweat. In any case, I have thick hair, so hopefully I'll be protected. I really do think I'll keep both helmets. With the end of season pricing, it's almost not worth the return shipping, and they're different enough from each other that it would give me the opportunity to see which style I prefer.

[laura*]

but if your scalp burns if you go outside without a hat, then it will burn under a well-ventilated helmet too.

I'm in the sun burn without a hat group despite seeming to still have full coverage of hair. (This was an unexpected result of aging! The color got lighter - and gray - and I assume the amount of hair thinned out.) However, I haven't had sun burn problems when wearing a helmet. I think the helmet is thick enough that the openings only pass sunlight from a narrow range of angles. Normal movement while riding keeps changing the angles. Thus any portion of the scalp only gets sunlight a small fraction of the time.

[Nandy]

I'm in the habit of always wearing a cap under helmets. Plus, there's a lot of awesome caps out there:Cat Camo hat I brake for donuts

Edit: I don't know why I can't get links to work here, but google "Icksnay cat camo hat" and "ellum bag works donut", haha

[ny biker]

Another option would be a Buff, since beanies and caps might not work with thicker hair. One of my friends wears a bandana under her helmet because it helps tame her hair.