mid price helmet?.

stevie coles
stevie coles Posts: 37
edited March 2011 in Road buying advice
anyone out there with a long head!!?.
wot helmet do you wear to stop yourself looking like an idiot?.
i have a long "anglo saxon" head and my giro helmet looks pathetic perched up there!.
are there any lids that sit lower down on the skull, to help aliviate the perched on top look?.
help me big heads please!!!. :D

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  • bendertherobot
    bendertherobot Posts: 11,684
    How big? I went from a Giro, which was very very mushroomy, to a Kask which just fits me perfectly and sits nice and low down. K10
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  • monkeysm8
    monkeysm8 Posts: 191
    I bought a uvex fp1 the other month and ( dont snigger) I get lots of complements about my helmet. You look normal in it as opposed to an extra from mario land.
  • stevie coles
    stevie coles Posts: 37
    many thanks i will check them out.
    mushroomy is a very good description i will remember that!!.
    usually my head is covered by a motorcycle helmet, it feels so much better with a dark visor hiding your face away from prying eyes, much less embarrasing than ridin round with a mushroom up top!!. :lol:
  • stevie coles
    stevie coles Posts: 37
    wow theyre both a bit pricey!.
    anything cheaper out there?.
  • Mr Plum
    Mr Plum Posts: 1,097
    monkeysm8 wrote:
    I bought a uvex fp1 the other month and ( dont snigger) I get lots of complements about my helmet. You look normal in it as opposed to an extra from mario land.

    +1

    Just got the white carbon one myself and it's great.

    £75 from Rutland Cycles, so not tooooo bad when considering the quality vs price of other 'top' manufacturers.
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  • reformer
    reformer Posts: 38
    IMO colours have some influence here. A plain dark colour won’t draw so much attention to your helmet whilst white may emphasise the mushroom effect.
  • All The Gears
    All The Gears Posts: 163
    How much is mid price ?

    I recently bought the K10 for £85,which is a very good price and a great lid.
  • monkeysm8
    monkeysm8 Posts: 191
    +1

    Just got the white carbon one myself and it's great.

    £75 from Rutland Cycles, so not tooooo bad when considering the quality vs price of other 'top' manufacturers.

    [Jay inbetweeners mode]Oooooooooooooh helmet fwend[/Jay inbetweeners mode]

    Exactly the same colour helmet and place where I got mine from :D
  • fallendown
    fallendown Posts: 13
    I too found the Giros (Monza and Saros) like mushrooms, so I after trying a few different brands I settled for Specialized Echelon at £49.99 - it felt better than the Propero too.
    The Specialized seem to be lower profile.
  • Sammyw23
    Sammyw23 Posts: 627
    The Uvex Boss Race is very similar shape and style to the FP1 and can be had for £50 from Rutland as well
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  • Slack
    Slack Posts: 326
    Well I've recently bought a Kask k10 and find it quite mushroomy. I also don't like the excessive length of the chin strap tensioner - big leathery bit hanging out!
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  • stevie coles
    stevie coles Posts: 37
    cheers for the input, i think ill try somewhere thats stocking the specialized and the uvex lids and see how i get on!. :wink:
  • Zachariah
    Zachariah Posts: 782
    The price of bike helmets has always amazed me. How they can get away with charging anything more than £10 for a few grams of polystyrene and plastic is beyond me (says he sporting a £50 MET lid). Must be a nice racket to be in.
  • evil_breakfast
    evil_breakfast Posts: 460
    All The Gears wrote:
    How much is mid price ?

    I recently bought the K10 for £85,which is a very good price and a great lid.

    where did you pick that up for that price?
    i've been searching t'interweb over the last 24 hours; and all i can find are prices in the 100-120 range

    never mind, just hit fleabay. :?
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  • bobinski
    bobinski Posts: 570
    I have a long head too!

    I recently bought this...

    http://www.planet-x-bikes.co.uk/i/q/HEG ... elmet-2011

    and find it better than the mushroom met i replaced, cooler, lighter and close enough to more expensive road racing helmets in terms of looks and shape.
  • jefflad
    jefflad Posts: 315
    I rec the Boardman Road helmet... excellent piece of kit and no mushroom affect!

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