 Poster: A snowHead
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I have just bought a helmet for the first time. It is a Giro Ember, bought from S&R and I was helped by a guy there as I tried on a few. I am happy with the fit, in that it seems to fit the shape of my head very well after trying on a couple of other makes which really didn't. But after reading the Giro booklet I am wondering if I should have gone for a smaller size. This one has one of those adjustable dial things at the back to tighten it up. When I put the helmet on and tighten it up properly it is a good snug fit all round BUT if I really try I can move it slightly and so this is the basis of my question, should it be so tight that I cannot move it separately from my head at all? Or is this slight movement ok? I fear that if I go smaller the helmet may be too tight to be comfortable.
Thanks a lot 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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For giro helmets you the lid should stay on if you lean forward such your head is upside down.
Tux
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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?
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A little bit of movement is fine. Giro say that their helmets should be just tight enough so that if you slowly rock the helmet forward/backward slightly it will cringle/stretch the skin of your forehead - if you follow what I mean.
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if, when you wiggle the helmet backwads and forward your eyebrows move, that's fine. If it's too small, and uncomfortable, you'll end up not wearing it, which rather defeats the purpose. 
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sarah, I was told when I bought mine, that as long as it doesn’t move down over your eyebrows when you nudge it up from behind, or slip backwards when you nudge it up from the front, it is tight enough. I have worn helmets for horse riding and the criteria is much the same; you have to imagine an impact on the rim, and be sure that this doesn’t shunt the helmet into a situation where it either drops down and breaks your nose (and exposes the vulnerable area at the base of the skull) or forces it backwards so the rim pushes into the cervical vertebrae at the back of the neck and leaves the forehead exposed. In other words, it needs to stay in place, (as others have said). If it’s so tight though, that it creates pressure on the skull, you will end up with a blinding headache!
You also have to make sure you can slide the arms of the sunglasses inside, without them pressing hard against your head, this was why I chose one with soft ear pieces rather than the full helmet like the ones motor bike riders use, and children, not quite as much protection below the ears, but far more comfortable, and if the sun comes out, you can remove the ear pieces altogether. I tried quite a few on, all the same size that were measured to be right for me, but all felt quite different, I ended up with a junior one to get it small enough, with the same adjuster you have on yours. The sizing on the helmets are about as accurate as the sizing on ski boots! 
Check that your goggles fit too, some are too big to use with a helmet.
If you are unsure, go back to the shop, try the smaller one, and walk around in it for a while, you should be able to tell quite soon if it's too tight, it will be a relief to get it off!
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Thanks guys.
tuxpoo, If I lean over head upside down it doesn't come off even with strap unfastened so that test passed.
spyderjon, pam w, yes if I move it forward and back gently it gives me an 'eyebrow lift'! But if I move it more forcefully I can slide it back from just above my eyebrows to my hairline, so maybe too much?? But like Pam says if it's too tight I won't wear it and it feels snug generally. If I hold the helmet still I can move my head side to side very slightly.
sharon1953, If I thump the rim at the front it slides back up to my hairline, if I thump it at the back it moves forwards over my eyes.
I think I had better go back and try the size smaller, although the guy in the shop was happy with it.
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Then again it might be ok, I have just taken it off and I have got a bit of a headache, maybe I was thumping it too much 
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| sharon1953 wrote: |
| ..........Check that your goggles fit too, some are too big to use with a helmet. .. |
That is a biggy. I bought a helmet only to discover that it would not accept a comfortable fit for my goggles - not any other pair that I looked at buying. Unfortunately, I did not discover the problem until I had worn the thing for several days - since it was fine with my sunglasses.
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| sharon1953 wrote: |
| ........You also have to make sure you can slide the arms of the sunglasses inside........ |
Sunnies with a helmet.......Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
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| spyderjon wrote: |
| sharon1953 wrote: |
| ........You also have to make sure you can slide the arms of the sunglasses inside........ |
Sunnies with a helmet.......Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooo |
Yes 
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Can you get foam fit helmets (similar to boots)?
Surely this would be the ideal.. 
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spyderjon, Never wear my goggles unless it's windy, snowing or flat light, helmet or no helmet! 
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You know it makes sense.
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Note to self, never let husband anywhere near goggles again, he scratched them in first place too!
