It's really remarkably simple. You go to a shop and try them on. Measuring your head is of limited utility. I tried on 8 different styles of helmet (several of them Giro), ostensibly all the "right size" and only one fitted properly and felt comfortable.
It needs to be snug, without the strap done up (a good test is if it makes your eyebrows go up and down when you push it forward and back a bit).
It needs to be compatible with your goggles, and
It needs not to make you look like a freak.
In a good shop with a range of stock you will probably find only one or two which meet those criteria.
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
1. Go into a shop. Try on helmet(s). Purchase the one that is the best fit.
2. All helmets sold in the EU must conform to certain standards. Some may perform better than others, but all must meet the minimum standard.
and a very long, quite well informed and techy sort of thread on snowheads a couple of years ago failed to establish that "you get what you pay for" in terms of safety.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
rogg wrote:
Something I found when trying on helmets was they all looked massive. I ended up with a Bolle something or another because it fitted best. It looked massive until I put the goggles on, when it (and subsequent other trials) made the helmet look a lot smaller. Puzzled
This ^
Helmets look wrong without goggles; forget price, colour and brand; fit is always king.
Sail and Ski in Chester have an excellent and wide ranging stock of ski helmets and took a lot of time with me getting the most appropriate fit. Try on as many as possible.
OK. I was rather thinking of buying online as I'm not really a shop kind of man. I do need to take my skis in for a service though so maybe I'll do it then.
Then you can post your own questions or snow reports...
Then you can post your own questions or snow reports...
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I'm not really a shop kind of man
Fair enough, as long as you're also a "poorly fitting helmet" kind of man.
After all it is free
After all it is free
I'll got to a shop. 'Poorly fitting helmet man' doesn't work - on so many levels
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No argument with the previous posts. I only add that comfort matters too, given that you will be wearing it for hours at a time. Another reason why it is likely to turn out to be better value to buy a helmet you have tried on than a cheaper one which looks good on a website.
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Thanks for the advice. Went to a sag op. put helmets on head until one felt alright. bought it.
Dunno what I was making all the fuss about really. they're going to service me skis too.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
Oh, it helps if you get plenty of air vents that you can also close, makes for a little more comfort in extremes of heat and cold.
So if you're just off somewhere snowy come back and post a snow report of your own and we'll all love you very much
So if you're just off somewhere snowy come back and post a snow report of your own and we'll all love you very much
"forget price, colour and brand; fit is always king. "
this applies to wimmin also.
You know it makes sense.
You know it makes sense.
And I would suggest not screwing a camera mount to it. Has this been discussed here that this was the problem with tragic Schumacher and his helmet not working? Hope he gets well soon.
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Has this been discussed here that this was the problem with tragic Schumacher and his helmet not working?
yes, that's been done to death.
Poster: A snowHead
Poster: A snowHead
Just used the search facility (I'm new here) and yes, it has been discussed. Whatever the truth, it must be a bad idea to make any mods to your helmet.
I have been skiing for many years with a helmet and think it is great. I have had bangs on the head before and it simply spoils the day. I do not feel comfortable without one any more. I not only went for fit, but also chose a lightweight one even though it was quite expensive.
With reference to this actual thread, I went to my local ski shop to buy my helmet. Something specialised like ski equipment needs knowledgeable staff to talk to. Shops are now trying to compete with online in price. Use them or lose them.
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Am I allowed to give my local shop a plug?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Its a a personal choice , but if u have a 2 p head wear a 2 p helmet
But do research , more £ doesn't always mean a better helmet , check the spec etc
Only ever use stick on mounts NEVER modify or screw into shell in any way shape or form
I had a nasty one two days ago. Skiing in fresh snow on top of scraped on slalom skis in poor vis and one tip embedded straight into a mound that had been pushed up. It flipped me over onto the back of my head with most of the initial impact being taken on my neck. Reckon it may have been stitches without the lid but as it is I have a bit of mild whiplash.
For the record, I use a Contour Roam camera that has a low profile stick on mount on the side, and as the camera is a roundish tube it is much less likely to deform a helmet even if you did have a side on impact. The rubber mount would act as an additional layer of protection.
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