Helmet advice

I've decided that I'd like to wear a helmet, I think it'll really help my confidence. I tried a few on today with my goggles and have decided, after reflection, that I'm going to go for this one http://www.salomon.com/uk/#/ski/helmets/helmets/icon-origins. It was the most comfortable and, coincidentally, looked the best on me of all the ones I tried [it also goes with my current outfit but that's extremely unimportant, obviously :wink:].

So, two questions. Firstly, how do I know which size is right? I could feel the small size around my temples, it wasn't pressure though. I could hardly feel the medium size against my head. Both felt very comfortable but the small felt snug and I was more aware of it which may be better psychologically.

Secondly, how do you carry it when you travel? Do you pack it? I've seen helmets attached to hand luggage before but I'm sure I read somewhere that they were clamping down on this. Is that right?

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I'm a bit lost here.....you've decided to get a helmet, you've tried some on, and you've selected one in particular. But you want to know what size to get?
If you've tried some on, you must have found that one particularly more comfortable and better fit than any of the others, no? Therefore, you buy whatever size it was you tried on and that felt the best.

Or are you sure that its not a coincidence that it looks smartest and goes with your outfit??? )


As for getting it out there, pack it in your suitcase. I do not believe you have any other options.

Tony_H wrote:I'm a bit lost here.....you've decided to get a helmet, you've tried some on, and you've selected one in particular. But you want to know what size to get?
If you've tried some on, you must have found that one particularly more comfortable and better fit than any of the others, no? Therefore, you buy whatever size it was you tried on and that felt the best.

Or are you sure that its not a coincidence that it looks smartest and goes with your outfit??? )


As for getting it out there, pack it in your suitcase. I do not believe you have any other options.

Alright, calm down :shock:

The extremely helpful and knowledgeable (not) assistant was contradicting himself in saying that if I could feel it anywhere it may irritate me by the end of the day, then he told me I needed to be able to feel it :shock:. I like to reflect. And, it's a complete coincidence that it was the most comfortable, there were others that I liked though and I've seen others on the internet that I prefer but they didn't have.

Caron, I used to pop my helmet into the bottom of my rucksack for flights. Do not try this unless you have checked the airports policy, Grenoble has banned this practice (for example).

Your helmet should ideally be quite snug, and you should be able to hold the top and wrinkle your forehead up and down without it feeling like it's pinching.

Ideally there should be some sort of internal adjustment, sometimes found at the back as a lacing system, sometimes with adjustable velcro pads inside.

I like my removable ear pads, in fact I never use them in place!

Go for one with adjustable ventilation slots in the top, to keep your head cool/warm )

Get the one that fits :D

Keep in mind different brands/models of helmet fit different heads, if you have pressure points in the warm shop when it is 10 below it will be worse. I would say having a helmet that fits then getting goggles to fit that helmet would be more important than the other way around.

Funny, that's the one I want to buy.

it's nice innit :mrgreen:

I pranced around the shop headbanging for about half an hour in various helmets. The small Icon felt very comfortable and I thought it fitted perfectly, so much so that I didn't want to take it off, until the nice man placed doubt in my mind about how much I could "feel" it. Oh, and to contradict himself further, he also told me that they end up molding to your head. And I wonder how I was so confused :?

I think I'm happy with it being snug so will go for it. The goggles were incidental really, they seemed sit comfortably with them all.

Pablo, don't body parts shrink in the cold :|.

caron-a wrote:

Pablo, don't body parts shrink in the cold :|.

Caron

So blokes would have us believe )