Giro remedy fit and fit of other full face helmets

tee1
tee1 Posts: 5
edited May 2012 in MTB buying advice
Hey

I'm looking to buy my first full face helmet and am considering a giro remedy but am a bit stuck with sizing at the mo. Hoping someone can help me out please.

My heed is 56cm and ive got a small face, I took an hours drive today to try on the remedy which the store only had in a medium. Now the medium is listed as 55cm to 59cm so here's me thinkig there must be some sort of addition padding provided to adjust the sizing but there was nothing, I checked several boxes to make sure. With no way to adjust the size of the helmet the medium was hugh. Am I missing something here? How would I go about adjusting for the size range from 55-59cm. The remedy did seem like a good shape for my head which is why i'm keen on it.

I'm going to have to mail order with no lbs but ive already had 2 unsuccessful helmet purchase attemps this week and its getting expensive posting things back.

Cheers
t

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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    Sounds like you have not tried enough helmets on yet.

    Sorry head in more. That is the only way to be sure.
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  • tee1
    tee1 Posts: 5
    Hey mate

    Yeah I know, dont have much choice though im afraid. No lbs that stocks full faces and non I can borrow. Mail order is my only option :(
  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 60,778
    I've got one of these in a medium and its a good fit for my 58cm head/narrowish face - not sure how you'd adjust the size as it didn't come with any inserts. The only thing I can think of is that the padding is quite soft and maybe accommodates a range of head sizes?

    I ordered from somewhere that does free returns (CRC) as I had the same concern over fitting and couldn't find anywhere that had one in stock near me.
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • bennett_346
    bennett_346 Posts: 5,029
    661 are good if you have a narrow head
  • .blitz
    .blitz Posts: 6,197
    The OP is right getting a ff that fits is a right PITA. The lbs kindly helped me out by getting three helmets 661/Giro/Fox in for me to try.

    There are no spare pads with any of them they either fit or they don't. I have a Giro-shaped head and the Remedy was my first choice but the Fox Rampage was better for me it fits all over like a motorbike helmet. The Rampage comes in five (maybe six) different sizes.

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