helmet size

[kaian]

I have the Bell Bella I believe it's called. It's a women's specific helmet. I have a very tiny head and this one fits very snug! It's very affordable, too.

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[Ashgarth]

Bad Juju,

I did think about that as well. I made a few phone calls while I was at the store looking.....asked a few friends what they thought. They are motorcycle riders though--so who knows if their knwledge means anything!

There is sticker on the helmet that reads somethinng like 'meets standards for safety...something something....of age 5 years and older'

I can't help that I have a small head! I have alwasy had to wear kids eyeglasses too because my face is too narrow for adult ones LOL

when I pick up my jersey at the shop tomorrow/wednesday....I will ask and see what the 'pros know'

[fixedgeargirl]

I come from a line of folks with the opposite problem !

Did you buckle up the straps when you tried them on, or just go on circumference? I know from trying to size helmets for my 6 year old son, whose head is the same size as mine , that adult helmets fit around his head just fine, but the straps are much too long and poorly positioned for the height of his head and his little face and ears. So I wonder if you may have the opposite problem?

Another thing about toddler/youth helmets is that are often not as well ventilated as adult helmets. This can be a good thing or a bad thing. Just something to consider.

As for pink and cutesy, Heck Yeah ! Besides a pink helmet with purple Siamese is sure to up your visibility !

[brok]

This is note to Brok... I noticed that you mentioned that you wear the Trek Anthem Elite C helmet. I wanted to pass this information along to you... it may not have any effect on you but thought I would pass it along FYI. The Anthem C Elite helmets and the WSD that sold from October 2005 through May 2006 have been recalled from Trek. If you have one of these helmets, you can return it to any Trek dealer and they will replace it. The helmets in question, have the following:
1) A Trek Anthem C label inside the helmet
2) A silver crossbar across the front of the helmet, between the shell and padding
3) All colors are effected by this recall.

For more details you can contactTrek at (800)373-4594 or www.trekbikes.com

Thanks for the heads up. My LBS had a sign posted that said the helmets they had were not the affected helmets. I have looked at mine and it doesnt' have a silver crossbar across the front but I will double check with Trek for sure. Again, thanks for the information.