Help me choose a commuting helmet - with nifty poll

ridin8ude
ridin8ude Posts: 88
edited September 2011 in Commuting chat
I want to switch to a skatestyle helmet for commuting so it's alot easier to plaster helmet cameras and lights all over it.

But can't make up my mind what to get.
I ordered the Giro in green because it's so obnoxious but it's also VERY heavy and not very well vented so looking for a skater style helmet sub 300grams for a 54-58cm head.

Urge Dirt-o-matic 300grams (really like the look of the Enduro matic and allmountain too)
http://www.urgebike.com/en/vtt/dirtomatic

Bell Meteor II Time Trial 320grams
http://www.bellsports.com/cycling/helmets/pavement/meteor-ii-eu

Giro Surface in awesome green! 440grams
http://www.giro.com/us_en/surface.html

Suggestions? Anything even better I haven't thought of?

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  • EKE_38BPM
    EKE_38BPM Posts: 5,821
    All three look horrible in different ways. They best thing I can say about those helmets is that when you are wearing them, you can't see how horrible they look. That is just inflicted on everyone who sees you.

    I'd just get a 'normal' helmet if I were you.
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  • Paul E
    Paul E Posts: 2,052
    they all sounds like a good way of boiling your brain
  • Mr Plum
    Mr Plum Posts: 1,097
    The Urge and the Giro look like cricket helmets, and the Bell looks like a TT helmet - massively pointless/inappropriate for commuting.

    If your head is small enough then get this if you want that kind of helmet - http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=10687
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  • jonny_trousers
    jonny_trousers Posts: 3,588
    I think you'd look great in any one of those helmets, but think you should go for the Bell.

    Secretly I think you will look like a proper nob-end, but it will give me such a laugh if ever I see you cycling along with one of those things on your head
  • SmellTheGlove
    SmellTheGlove Posts: 697
    The Urge is a sprayed/branded version of a Tesco bargain kids' lid.
    How do I know? I have one.
    Tesco+Halfords=Urge
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  • shouldbeinbed
    shouldbeinbed Posts: 2,660
    What on earth do you want any of them for commuting in? You'll cook your head and end up with a neck like a bodybuilder.

    You can easily put lights and cameras onto a proper cycling helmet, if anything the vents make it easier.
  • TommyEss
    TommyEss Posts: 1,855
    shouldbeinbed wrote:
    What on earth do you want any of them for commuting in? You'll cook your head and end up with a neck like a bodybuilder.

    You can easily put lights and cameras onto a proper cycling helmet, if anything the vents make it easier.

    +1 - the vents give you lots of access points for looping round connections etc.

    And you're head will absolutely boil in a piss pot helmet.

    And the time trial helmet is for time trialling - they're actually pretty crap at being crash helmets, with pointy bits that snag and hurt your neck in a fall...
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  • Clever Pun
    Clever Pun Posts: 6,778
    People are missing a golden opportunity here

    ridiculous poll needs to be skewed, you stupid helpful lot
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  • TommyEss
    TommyEss Posts: 1,855
    Clever Pun wrote:
    People are missing a golden opportunity here

    ridiculous poll needs to be skewed, you stupid helpful lot

    Sorry - voted now...
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  • Jay dubbleU
    Jay dubbleU Posts: 3,159
    Try one of these - they have decent vents and don't boil you braiin, their not particularly heavy - I use one for my commute

    http://www.evanscycles.com/products/ber ... query=Bern
  • prawny
    prawny Posts: 5,439
    This one

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  • gtvlusso
    gtvlusso Posts: 5,112
    You'll look like a billiard ball!!!!

    Perhaps this image of poor helmet choice will aid you in your quest.....

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  • Keith1983
    Keith1983 Posts: 575
    To be fair I do think that you'll look like a complete tool in any one of those, however beauty is in the eye of the beholder so go the whole hog and get the Bell TT helmet! Or alternatively any one of the list below;

    American Football Helmet
    Full Face Motorcycle Helmet
    Cricket Batting Helmet
    Top Gun Style Pilots Helmet
    KKK Style White Hanky on your Head Look (Before anyone whinges, this does not mean I agree with or condone their beliefs/actions!)
    A Graduate's Mortar Board Hat

    I do believe that most if not all of the options above will offer you the same levels of protection and ridicule as any of your given options.
  • ridin8ude
    ridin8ude Posts: 88
    edited September 2011
    Thanks everyone for the good input so far!

    Well I found the Urge helmet for 19.99 @ BikeTart so placed an order.
    And leaning towards getting the Bell Meteor because everyone seems to think it's the coolest, but does anyone have experience commuting with one of these? Wondering if it will interfere with my backpack...

    I don't get all the comments about cookin my noggin - Although I am American I somehow agreed to live in London for a few years. Trust me it's friggin cold here. In fact I expect it to be about 0 degrees by October 1st and dark and miserable.

    I just ordered a magicshine MJ 818 - imagine that strapped to the back tip of the Bell helmet oozing uber awesomeness!!!
  • _Brun_
    _Brun_ Posts: 1,740
    Not sure if stupidity or trolling.
  • HamishD
    HamishD Posts: 538
    _Brun_ wrote:
    Not sure if stupidity or trolling.

    +1
  • Keith1983
    Keith1983 Posts: 575
    If you don't get hot when cycling you're not trying hard enough!
  • notsoblue
    notsoblue Posts: 5,756
    This?

    Bell%20Meteor%20Saxo.jpg

    For your commute?

    Really?
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  • rolf_f
    rolf_f Posts: 16,015
    One of those would make anyone look cool if it was a sort of fleshy pink colour........
    Faster than a tent.......
  • cee
    cee Posts: 4,553
    the urge looks like it belongs on a jockey.
    the second quite clearly says on it what you will look like.
    the giro looks like it would be better off on a US marine.

    or go straight to secret option number 4:

    jester-hat-with-balls.jpg

    get whatever you want!
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  • ridin8ude
    ridin8ude Posts: 88
    Received the urge today in the post - seems lighter than the Giro and not as garish.
    might be the contender especailly for a 20 spot
  • EKE_38BPM
    EKE_38BPM Posts: 5,821
    _Brun_ wrote:
    Not sure if stupidity or trolling.
    ridin8ude wrote:
    ... Although I am American...

    American, so stupidity.
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