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More style less mushroom tips
Hi folks, hope all is well in la la land.
I'm getting abit obsessed with looking at helmets. I've got a couple but each of them makes me look auberginey/mushroomy etc. I've got quite the long slim slender face so wondering if anyone has any recommendations for a lid that's stylish, won't break the bank (circa £100 or so budget).
Thanks for your advice folks x
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The linked one is wunderbar. A cross between Regency.and aerosol cream.
Personally I have a normal "wearing my brain outside my head" helmet, and a Casque en Ville, which I like but I'm not totally sure whether it is as protective, and attaching a camera is a sod.
Very few people look good in helmets, particularly if like you (and me, massive bonce (to make room for all the extra brains, of course)) they have a non-standard shaped head. I really wouldn't worry about it, just buy the one that feels the most comfortable and fits the best. One could argue that the sillier a helmet looks the more likely it is to attract the attention of drivers so the less discreet the better!
I suffer from a similar problem. I went for a POC Ventral last time round because of the rear-of-the-head protection and the fact that I though they looked quite good on others. I look utterly ridiculous in it, but I did in the Giro I had before.
If you feel like raising your budget, you could go for a Hövding inflatable helmet: https://hovding.com/.
It's a collar device that detects a fall/collision and rapidly inflates, which sounds really cool, but they're pricey and need to be recharged after use.
I'll take that as a trolling reply - those things look absolutely ridiculous, might as well ride around with a couple of pillows sellotaped to the side of my head 😂
That's not a fair comparison! Yes they do look a bit odd (like some kind of alien species has attacked you) but they use the compressibility of gas to absorb impact so will be lighter. What about a more fashionable alternative?
I don't think they look too bad, but yeah, it wasn't a helpful reply.
For extra trolling points, have you considered not wearing a helmet? If style is more important to you than the legendary protection provided by bike helmets, then just don't bother with one - they're all a bit ant-head-y.
I've seen these before and I like the concept, but I can't help but think that the bulky collar would be more restrictive/uncomfortable/hot than a normal helmet - especially as I tend to fork out a little extra for helmets that are light/breathable enough that I forget I'm wearing them. It's also more than I'm willing to spend just to try it out.
Plus they don't protect against what I think is one of the best reasons for wearing a helmet, the danger of being clipped from behind by the mirrors of an HGV or bus/coach as James Cracknell was on his ride across America.