Helmet for someone with Dreadlocks

snaphappyspen
snaphappyspen Posts: 179
edited September 2012 in MTB buying advice
My younger brother has dreadlocks, and due to the thickness of them it means standard size helmets don't fit him.

Is anyone aware of anywhere that sells helmets for people with similar problems? possibly bigger sizes than normal?
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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    Sorry no different to what i say to anyone.

    He needs to get his and dreads in a few to see whst works. He will also have to think how he has his dreads.

    Never seen any marketed as such though.
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  • Ginjafro
    Ginjafro Posts: 572
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    Obviously your bro wants to avoid the above problem.

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    Tinker Durez on the other hand never seems to have a problem stuffing his natty dreads in his lid.

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    Catlike may provide a creative solution by popping his dreads through the many vents.
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  • snaphappyspen
    snaphappyspen Posts: 179
    Thing is, looking at all the photos above, he has tried to do the same as the middle one, and it still wont fit. I guess he will just have to keep looking about
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  • chez_m356
    chez_m356 Posts: 1,893
    try this one http://www.sigmasport.co.uk/p/23627/max ... leShopping
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  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    Tell him to get a haircut.
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  • paul.skibum
    paul.skibum Posts: 4,068
    Without wishing to be insensitive, is he black? If he isnt he is a douchebag and should probably not wear a helmet in the hope that Darwinism wins through. If he is then try some on, find one that fits. Good luck.
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  • YeehaaMcgee
    YeehaaMcgee Posts: 5,740
    Ginjafro wrote:
    Catlike may provide a creative solution by popping his dreads through the many vents.
    I used to do that in the way-before times.
    It often resulted in my hair getting tangled in the spokes, chain etc when I crashed, and a mate having to cut me out of the bike.

    I've heard, but I'm not sure if it's an urban myth, that Sikhs (spelling?!?) are allowed to not wear helmets on motorcycles in tthis country because of their religious/cultural/whatever headwear. Something like that.
    maybe the same is true of Rastas?
    Anyway, if it is true, then maybe it points to the fact that dreadlocks and helmets don't go.

    He could just try and turn his afro into a huge afro, Marco Simoncelli style - that seemed to fit in a GP helmet.
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  • felix.london
    felix.london Posts: 4,067
    paul.skibum wrote:
    Without wishing to be insensitive, is he black? If he isnt he is a douchebag and should probably not wear a helmet in the hope that Darwinism wins through. If he is then try some on, find one that fits. Good luck.


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  • mac-cos
    mac-cos Posts: 80
    has he tried a Wahle?
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  • not.special
    not.special Posts: 13
    i used to use an XL size helmet when i had mine. just tell him to try them on, if they have velcro to hold the pads its worth getting a buff or similar as it will pull on the dreads which is a pain in the backside
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  • YeehaaMcgee
    YeehaaMcgee Posts: 5,740
    not.special wrote:
    i used to use an XL size helmet when i had mine. just tell him to try them on, if they have velcro to hold the pads its worth getting a buff or similar as it will pull on the dreads which is a pain in the backside
    Those aren't dreads, that's an assbeard.
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  • not.special
    not.special Posts: 13
    YeehaaMcgee wrote:
    not.special wrote:
    i used to use an XL size helmet when i had mine. just tell him to try them on, if they have velcro to hold the pads its worth getting a buff or similar as it will pull on the dreads which is a pain in the backside
    Those aren't dreads, that's an assbeard.

    a glorious assbeard at that
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