Insect helmet net.

wotbus@
wotbus@ Posts: 301
edited June 2007 in Workshop
I usually use a light cotton head cover thingy (not quite a Pirate bandana) under my helmet. Not really happy with it BUT, first time something large crawled around inside a compromise had to be found [:0]
Just heard a club member was stung by a wasp on his head. The shock of the pain caused the off which broke his arm [xx(]
Anyone know if some kind of mesh net is available to stretch over the helmet to stop the ingress of the unwanted in the first place. I am not convinced my existing comforter is wasp arse proof [;)]

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  • andy_wrx
    andy_wrx Posts: 3,396
    Ah don't worry about it.

    Someone I know had a wasp fly down his partly open neck zip, down inside his bib shorts and sting his ****
    why is it sunny all week yet rains at weekends ?
  • currieinahurry
    currieinahurry Posts: 2,695
    just wear a cap underneath,
    tikka

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    hi my name is adam... and i have a problem with posting on cycling forums.
  • alecstilleyedye
    alecstilleyedye Posts: 1,170
    giro have mesh covering the front vents for just that purpose. on their kids' helmets

    if i had a better signature, i'd use that instead
    riding on my bicycle, i saw a motorcrash…
  • wotbus@
    wotbus@ Posts: 301
    Cheers. It is a worry - we have hornets the size of sparrows over here, and a broken arm will stop me riding [:0]
    I have tried the conventional cap under despite it looking ridiculous but it is just too hot and uncomfortable. Perhaps a kid's lid my size would be a marginal aesthetic improvement but some kind of purpose built hairnet type of thing - maybe with a Windstopper Bugstopper label to satisfy the posers - would probably sell well [:)]
    May experiment with the gusset of the wife's tights superglued to the vents of my old lid......watch this space, or CNN...
  • Yellow Cliff
    Yellow Cliff Posts: 231
    I have come across quite a few cheap helmets with an insect grille at the front - I don't know which brands whill have them now though (my wife used to have a Bell helmet with one). It is a feature that seems more common on the cheap helmets.
  • Down the Road
    Down the Road Posts: 949
    Spiuk Nexion helmets come Standard with WASHABLE pads with insect net inside.

    Only œ65.00 as well
    Racing is life - everything else is just waiting
  • giant_man
    giant_man Posts: 6,878
    <blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Down the Road</i>

    Spiuk Nexion helmets come Standard with WASHABLE pads with insect net inside.

    Only œ65.00 as well
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    Are they a nice helmet? The price is good compared to others have to say.

    SIZE IS EVERYTHING! or at least that's what my LBS tells me.
  • Down the Road
    Down the Road Posts: 949
    www.spuik.co.uk for a look and a list of retailers where you can try it on.

    Worn by Valverde in TdF 2006

    in fact worn by the true winner (not for dope probs either)
    Racing is life - everything else is just waiting
  • azin
    azin Posts: 15
    you can just stretch a ladies stocking over the helmet, a fine 10 denier mesh in the largest size available will go over and you can tuck the extra away under a strap or behind the padding somewhere. not elegent but cheaper than a new helmet.
  • andy_wrx
    andy_wrx Posts: 3,396
    Met Ippogrifo - now discontinued, has a net in front vents.
    Were about œ55/60 can find for perhaps œ35 now - Chain Reaction have them
    why is it sunny all week yet rains at weekends ?

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