Helmet suggestions

sy1975
sy1975 Posts: 95
edited February 2011 in Road buying advice
Looking to get a new (black) helmet, I have about £60-80 to spend. I have been recommended a Catlike

Any other suggestions?
Sunny Days - De Rosa - King RS Action Azzurro lumina
Rain - Winter - Wilier - xp izoard "petacchi"
Classic - 1999 De Rosa - Planet - Aluminio

Comments

  • robd75
    robd75 Posts: 147
    I think a catlike is quite a bit over your budget. I have just ordered one of these
    http://www.cyclesurgery.com/pws/UniqueP ... CGIR0014KW
    best price I could find
  • bendertherobot
    bendertherobot Posts: 11,684
    Bit over your budget but awesome

    http://www.athleteservice.com/proddetai ... arbonWhite

    Top company as well
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  • TMR
    TMR Posts: 3,986
    bendertherobot wrote:
    Bit over your budget but awesome

    http://www.athleteservice.com/proddetai ... arbonWhite

    Top company as well

    I bought one this week. Amazing fit - I love it :)
  • FransJacques
    FransJacques Posts: 2,148
    sy1975 wrote:
    Any other suggestions?

    Yes. Learn to spell. What's a helmit? Mitts you wear in hell so you don't burn your hands on your chains or manicles?

    The hell scenes were the *best* part of the South Park movie. That was some good writing.
    When a cyclist has a disagreement with a car; it's not who's right, it's who's left.
  • cougie
    cougie Posts: 22,512
    Go to local bike shop. Try helmets on for fit. Buy comfy one. Colour is secondary.
  • sy1975
    sy1975 Posts: 95
    FransJacques wrote:
    sy1975 wrote:
    Any other suggestions?

    Yes. Learn to spell. What's a helmit? Mitts you wear in hell so you don't burn your hands on your chains or manicles?

    The hell scenes were the *best* part of the South Park movie. That was some good writing.

    Thanks for that constructive comment - a pure typo :D

    Do you have any actual suggestions that are relevant?
    Sunny Days - De Rosa - King RS Action Azzurro lumina
    Rain - Winter - Wilier - xp izoard "petacchi"
    Classic - 1999 De Rosa - Planet - Aluminio
  • Lillywhite
    Lillywhite Posts: 742
    Try some on in your LBS that are comfortable and within your budget and give black a miss. :wink:
  • bompington
    bompington Posts: 7,674
    cougie wrote:
    Go to local bike shop. Try helmets on for fit. Buy comfy one. Colour is secondary.
    Oh come on, it's easily worth over £100 to get one that looks like it's made of carbon
  • bendertherobot
    bendertherobot Posts: 11,684
    bompington wrote:
    cougie wrote:
    Go to local bike shop. Try helmets on for fit. Buy comfy one. Colour is secondary.
    Oh come on, it's easily worth over £100 to get one that looks like it's made of carbon

    Well, I bought it for the fit, having tried it on. Remarkable mechanism, you should try it ;)
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  • sonny73
    sonny73 Posts: 2,203
    I have a Catlike, worth every penny IMO. If I was going to get anything else I like these:
    http://www.probikekit.com/display.php?code=H0111
    124.jpg
  • x8swift9x
    x8swift9x Posts: 268
    I rode for two years with a 'Giro - Monza', very good helmet IMO, but - it's all about the fit.

    I upgraded to a catlike 3 weeks ago and I LOVE it. Why did I replace the monza...purely for looks.
    Road: Felt AR0, Di2
    Touring/commute: Dolan Multricross
    TT: PX Exocet Sold because it was like a sail in the wind (sh*t)
  • x8swift9x
    x8swift9x Posts: 268
    I rode for two years with a 'Giro - Monza', very good helmet IMO, but - it's all about the fit.

    I upgraded to a catlike 3 weeks ago and I LOVE it. Why did I replace the monza...purely for looks.
    Road: Felt AR0, Di2
    Touring/commute: Dolan Multricross
    TT: PX Exocet Sold because it was like a sail in the wind (sh*t)
  • x8swift9x
    x8swift9x Posts: 268
    I rode for two years with a 'Giro - Monza', very good helmet IMO, but - it's all about the fit.

    I upgraded to a catlike 3 weeks ago and I LOVE it. Why did I replace the monza...purely for looks.
    Road: Felt AR0, Di2
    Touring/commute: Dolan Multricross
    TT: PX Exocet Sold because it was like a sail in the wind (sh*t)
  • cycladianpirate
    cycladianpirate Posts: 122
    One issue you might need to consider is the size of your head. If, like me, you have what appears to be a mushroom cloud from a nuclear bomb explosion sticking out of your shoulders, you might want to consider a Giro (their large size fits up to 63cm).
  • mattsy666
    mattsy666 Posts: 91
    Don't wear one ... a casquette is all you need ... and only then if you plan to fall off ... and onto your head ...
  • FransJacques
    FransJacques Posts: 2,148
    For me Giro is the best fit & build. They are oval shaped whereas Bell are rounder (both are really the same company). I used to love Met (had 2) but builld-wise Giro are great at puttting lots of material around the perimieter of the helmet which is where I hit my head when I crashed. Had a series of 3 head hits over at 14 month period:
    1 was the left temple with a Giro Pneumo
    2 was the left side with a Met 7th Element
    3 was the left rear of the head with a Giro Phase
    All thre self-destructed quite well from what were not massive hits, but otherwise would have been my noggin bouncing off the road.

    I look for modles where the hard shell wraps around as much as possible which increases their life span. NOTE: a lof of cheaper helmets save money by being mostly foam and not much hard shell. The backs of cheapo Spesh helmets are just polystyrene, I'm no safetly expert but I'd rather have a cover to provide some structure to the soft stuff. To me it's like having an airbag with not enough bag.
    When a cyclist has a disagreement with a car; it's not who's right, it's who's left.

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