2 helmets???

secretsam

Now, I know this is inviting all sorts of comments :oops: but does anyone else use 2 helmets, a ratty (but sound) one for daily use and a Sunday Best?!?!?!!?!? 8)

essex-commuter

Me me me! I do!

notsoblue

I only wear two helmets when I run red lights.

SimonAH

And one is dayglo.

mudcow007

pffft two helmets! your just showing off because you own two helmets

personally i don't see the point in helmets, my "noggin" seems hard enough

andrewjoseph

Only the one, but I have to wash it often 'cos it smells.

Mr Plum

ha, I use 2. One for the commute, and one for Sunday best... "you're so vein..."

tgotb

I use three (cycling) helmets.

Manky smelly helmet for commuting, training rides, Sunday rides etc
Silly pointy helmet for racing
AA-sponsored free giveaway helmet for the Brompton (so I don't want to have to wash my hair on arrival...)

AndyManc

I've got 7 ........... it's the constant search for the perfect fitting helmet, I've also got over a dozen rear lights ..... for the same reason.

........ and 4 helmet cams .............

and ............. more money than sense.

Still, it keep the bike shops in business.

essex-commuter

AndyManc wrote:

I've got 7 ........... it's the constant search for the perfect fitting helmet,

And the best so far is....

Kieran_Burns

Mr Plum wrote:

ha, I use 2. One for the commute, and one for Sunday best... "you're so vein..."

it's blue?

AndyManc

Probably .......... my Specialized Propero and a close second a Met Parabellum.

The Met was a 2003 model that J.E.James was selling dirt cheap, (under £20 if I remember right).

The most I've ever spent is £65.


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essex-commuter

AndyManc wrote:

Probably .......... my Specialized Propero and a close second a Met Parabellum.
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I find my Propero to be the best at the moment too, but still feel it's a tad too wide for my bonce. Thinking of trying a Catlike next....

spasypaddy

currently got an sworks, its a few years old. considering getting the new prevail

rolf_f

Just one smelly Giro here - been looking for a non-mushroomy posh lid for ages. Planning a trip to S Yorks to try Uvex and Las lids - both lighter than a lot of the posher helmets and a fair bit cheaper too!

SimonAH

Kieran_Burns wrote:

Mr Plum wrote:

ha, I use 2. One for the commute, and one for Sunday best... "you're so vein..."

it's blue?

Actually I was wondering if this spelling was intentional - but then I decided that no-one here would be so crass as to make throbbing vein jokes on a knob, sorry, helmet thread.

londonlivvy

essex-commuter wrote:

AndyManc wrote:

Probably .......... my Specialized Propero and a close second a Met Parabellum.
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I find my Propero to be the best at the moment too, but still feel it's a tad too wide for my bonce. Thinking of trying a Catlike next....

When I was buying helmets I was told that you either have a specialised shaped head (wider) or a giro head (thin). I certainly found this to be the case - Giro ones can be as tight as anything front and back, even leaving a dent in my forehead, but there's still space to slide my hands in up by my ears. I clearly have a specialized head.

So on the basis that your Propero is too wide, I'd recommend trying a Giro one.

jzed

3 helmets,

Specialized S-works Prevail - light and meant to be the best for airflow over the head - can't say I notice it - looks wide on the head

Met Estro - little bit heavier than the Prevail

Giro - Indicator I think - hardly ever used.

No real difference in fit on the head for any of them. Must have an inbetween head.

Used to have a Met Stravavarius from 2000. See there is a 2011 model - may try it. Like the shape.

rolf_f

londonlivvy wrote:

When I was buying helmets I was told that you either have a specialised shaped head (wider) or a giro head (thin). I certainly found this to be the case - Giro ones can be as tight as anything front and back, even leaving a dent in my forehead, but there's still space to slide my hands in up by my ears. I clearly have a specialized head.

Not convinced! I seem OK with Specialized and Giro but not Bell or Met. Mind you, some of my problems with individual helmets are down to pressure points on my bald noggin; often perfect fits spoiled by one bit of polystyrene just above the adjuster.

The Rookie

I have 2....A Boardman road for the commute, a Diamondback MTB helmet (not sunday best) for MTBing - less vent hoes for 'stuff' to get through.

Simon

prawny

Yup, a smelly one with a peak for cold days/mtbing and a swanky one for roadying.

cee

2 for me...

Giro Hex is my most of the time helmet...
Fox Rampage is for uplift days.

t4tomo

3 here.

old one with a crack in it - used if leaving hack bike and helmet at station, decent specialised one for full commute - bought because trendy Bern hard hat is too warm for summer commute.

Paul E

did have a fox flux mtb one but gave it away when i sold my mtb, just have a spesh s-works doo dah thingy one, nice light and airy

daniel_b

londonlivvy wrote:

essex-commuter wrote:

AndyManc wrote:

Probably .......... my Specialized Propero and a close second a Met Parabellum.
.

I find my Propero to be the best at the moment too, but still feel it's a tad too wide for my bonce. Thinking of trying a Catlike next....

When I was buying helmets I was told that you either have a specialised shaped head (wider) or a giro head (thin). I certainly found this to be the case - Giro ones can be as tight as anything front and back, even leaving a dent in my forehead, but there's still space to slide my hands in up by my ears. I clearly have a specialized head.

So on the basis that your Propero is too wide, I'd recommend trying a Giro one.

I was told that too, I'm deffo not a Giro shape unfortunately - however, my gf has a Giro Monza that fits really well, we have ordered and had to return at fair expense, two Atmos helmets though, Medium too tight, Large too large :roll:

I gave up at that point.

Perhaps other helmet manufacturers are different, but Giro's do seem to vary.

I have a specialized aurora helmet for MTB, which I thikn they do not make anymore, and a Rudy Project Kontact for road use, which is very light, and stupendously comfortable, it was also dirt cheap at £25 from Ribble - wish I had bought two now!

bunter

'vent hoes'? - the mind boggles!

richk

Two. Normmal vented lid for commute & road bike riding & pointy hat for timetrialling.

shouldbeinbed

AndyManc wrote:

I've got 7 ........... it's the constant search for the perfect fitting helmet, I've also got over a dozen rear lights ..... for the same reason.

........ and 4 helmet cams .............

and ............. more money than sense.

Still, it keep the bike shops in business.

I bet Jeremy will be along soon and have more

joelsim

I very much doubt if I'll ever have 2 helmets. If I need to leave one at the station I'll borrow the missus' http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/images/ ... iggrin.gif

joelsim

That smiley worked well

deptfordmarmoset

Joelsim wrote:

That smiley worked well

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