03-11-2015, 07:16 AM
Yup, you should have good luck and fun finding a helmet. It was a pleasureable experience for me and I'm sure for you too as there are so many to choose from! I think they are all safe myself so when I focus on fit and comfort and then on do-dads so the shield does not cut my nose off and it has a place to put a bluetooth thingie and it has a good built-in sun and glare shield that I can use with gloves and it has vents and will stay cool even in the sun (think white or yellow or silver) and is in my budget, then I am happy.
Much better nowadays with such a big selection with even budget helmets being very protective with normal issues and comfortable to boot.
Heat was a concern of mine. I live in the South. I can see a black helmet cooking me in traffic. The saleslady tried to talk me out of that view, she said independent tests showed that black helmets were just a cool as white in the sun because of the insulation in the helmet itself. However, it turned out the tests were done with unworn helmets and a thermometer in the empty helment, without a 98+ degree sweaty rider head inside adding to the heat on the other side of that insulation so I guessed such testing is unrealistic and I went with white for that reason and for visibility, safety.
Much better nowadays with such a big selection with even budget helmets being very protective with normal issues and comfortable to boot.
Heat was a concern of mine. I live in the South. I can see a black helmet cooking me in traffic. The saleslady tried to talk me out of that view, she said independent tests showed that black helmets were just a cool as white in the sun because of the insulation in the helmet itself. However, it turned out the tests were done with unworn helmets and a thermometer in the empty helment, without a 98+ degree sweaty rider head inside adding to the heat on the other side of that insulation so I guessed such testing is unrealistic and I went with white for that reason and for visibility, safety.