Helmet heat

I can't say it would make any difference to me. A simple adjustable visor would be useful to keep the sun out of my eyes when it's low in the sky. Currently I use a cap under my helmet for that, but with the cap it can be a bit too hot sometimes.

Kinda depends how you intend to achieve it, and exactly how much extra weight you are forseeing.

Personally I've not had issues with a helmet being too hot/cold. Even on hot days, the helmet isn't hot as long as you keep moving. On cold days it isn't cold unless you get well below 0C. What I notice first is my ears get cold, the solution to which is to wear a thin wooly hat under the helmet to cover my ears. Even with the hat on, my head doesn't get too hot as long as I keep moving.

Unless your new helmet would extend down to cover the ears and provide some warmth there (without compromising hearing) then there is probably very little call for it.

If you ride with a helmet you generally get used to adjusting what you wear ob the rest of your body to remain cool. If I were riding without a helmet I might wear tights, whereas if I'm riding with one, I would wear shorts.... I don't think heat build up under the helmet is much of an issue to be addressed to be honest

Not an issue for me.

When it's baking I just wear the helmet on it's own, when it's mild I wear a cap, when it gets a bit chilly I wear something that covers my ears and when it gets really cold I wear a merino skullcap.

I have very little hair. I always use glasses with either clear or dark lenses, with a peaked helmet which has good ventilation, the peak gives extra shade from the sun for my eyes and also keep some of the rain off the glasses.

Hot conditions (dry or raining): helmet is actually cooler than a cap IME and provides adequate shade against sunburn.

Cooler conditions, dry or light rain: skull cap under helmet (Lusso Breath).

Cool conditions and raining hard: sometimes use a waterproof helmet cover (Carradice Hi Viz thing), but without the skull cap as blocking the helmet vents makes it too hot for that.

Very cold conditions, with or without sleet, snow, hail, etc.: helmet cover and skull cap combined is nice and warm.

Seriously sub zero: have used a motorcycle windstopper balaclava to good effect, but thats mostly to do with protecting face and neck.

TBH I suspect no major demand for controllable ventilation, which I think is maybe where you are going. I have also done a lot of motorcycling and most motorcycle helmets have controllable vents, but thats a different scenario where you may not be able to stop and make adjustments in good time.

wilo13 wrote:

Helmets are for people born after 160 who think everything is dangerous? When you have an off and smack your head on the road come back and tell us your too cool to be wearing a helmet. What a stupid comment.

Yup. Because it's a fact that YOU WILL DIE if you don't wear a helmet. :roll:

Indeed. There are plenty of other threads covering the lack of evidence for helmet efficacy, we don't need that argument here.

Because I'm much more likely to fall off when mountain biking.

I always wear a helmet on the road. I don't fancy crashing, slow or fast, onto tarmac/into a wall without some cranial protection.

I have long hair, wearing a helmet helps keep it out of my face. My road helmet has lots of ventilation, so doesn't overheat. If its cold outside I wear another layer under the helmet, like a hood.

When I ride BMX my BMX helmet does make my head overheat. But as I only ride for a minute or two at a time its not such an issue. So skate/bmx helmets could do with a bit of a redesign IMO.