Why does my helmet look so big?

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Why does my helmet look so big?
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flag mccaw
Posted: Oct 24, 2009 at 10:01 Quote
Basically my piss pot looks huge when i put in on, like sits on top of my head and just looks massive!
Anyone else have this problem? Could someone recommend a helmet that does not do this?

Also pics would be awesome

cheers
flag James116
Posted: Oct 24, 2009 at 10:07 Quote
I@d much rather look like a tit and be safe. No one will care what you look like. Safety first. Beer
flag tatty-b-jangles
Posted: Oct 24, 2009 at 10:08 Quote
What helmet do you have and does it fit you right..?
flag mccaw
Posted: Oct 24, 2009 at 10:08 Quote
James116 wrote:
I@d much rather look like a tit and be safe. No one will care what you look like. Safety first. Beer
I completely agree dude i just want one that looks slightly better Razz
flag mccaw
Posted: Oct 24, 2009 at 10:09 Quote
slipknot93dh wrote:
What helmet do you have and does it fit you right..?
I got a proteck one and it fits nice and snug it just looks huge!
flag tatty-b-jangles
Posted: Oct 24, 2009 at 10:10 Quote
TSG Evolution. Great lid and not too bulky.

Also, maybe check out the Giro Flak...
flag xeispen
Posted: Oct 24, 2009 at 10:14 Quote
hey...try a Bern helmet...either the Brentwood or the Macon, its a skate style lid but it fits super nice and the foam isn't very thick.

http://www.rei.com/product/769909?cm_mmc=cse_froogle-_-datafeed-_-product-_-769909&mr:trackingCode=1C8E4FFE-FB85-DE11-B7F3-0019B9C043EB&mr:referralID=NA

http://www.danscomp.com/602041.php
flag JayGee
Posted: Oct 24, 2009 at 10:47 Quote
Haha, yes same problem, I believe the scientific term is Mushroom Head.
Just start shopping for a new lid and be sure to try em' on before you buy em' The TSG's fit well, as well as the Protec Bucky series.
TSG "non mushroom look"
Unsecure image, only https images allowed: http://content.costco.com/Images/Content/Product/11471308.jpgBell Faction "Mushroom look" on the hawk himself.
Unsecure image, only https images allowed: http://www.bellbikehelmets.com/images/press/tonyhawk.jpg
flag hampsteadbandit
Posted: Oct 24, 2009 at 13:14 Quote
well at least you didn't buy a MotoCross helmet for Freeride, like I did some years back..

made me look like a frickin Alien!

photo

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flag Dalmando
Posted: Oct 24, 2009 at 13:22 Quote
I have a bell p*ss-pot and my head looks like a mushroom lol But who cares, I can't see it when i am riding so it doesn't bother me Smile
flag mccaw
Posted: Oct 24, 2009 at 14:08 Quote
JayGee wrote:
Haha, yes same problem, I believe the scientific term is Mushroom Head.
Just start shopping for a new lid and be sure to try em' on before you buy em' The TSG's fit well, as well as the Protec Bucky series.
TSG "non mushroom look"
Unsecure image, only https images allowed: http://content.costco.com/Images/Content/Product/11471308.jpgBell Faction "Mushroom look" on the hawk himself.
Unsecure image, only https images allowed: http://www.bellbikehelmets.com/images/press/tonyhawk.jpg

See the mushroom look one is just like Frown That tsg one is bad ass though!
flag xcrisx
Posted: Oct 24, 2009 at 15:12 Quote
like dalmando says, you cant see it when its on your nut, so who cares.

concentrate on your riding and not how you look. thats how your little sisters jeans and four haircuts at once happen.
flag ctd07
Posted: Oct 24, 2009 at 15:21 Quote
when I first got a matt black Bell faction [i think its called that] I looked like some character out of star wars with it on it was so massive, Bells' sizing charts are way off, I sent it back and bought the medium instead of the large and used the medium padding to make it fit, it fits my head real snug with no movement - I could probably even fit a small helmet with the thinnest pads in. Thats why your potty looks too big, you have the wrong size! (my head is 59cm btw)
flag mccaw
Posted: Oct 24, 2009 at 15:44 Quote
Was looking into getting a d3o beanie pretty clever stuff!
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Posted: Oct 24, 2009 at 16:11 Quote
mccaw wrote:
Was looking into getting a d3o beanie pretty clever stuff!
they dont do much. after all, its just a beanie which goes hard when you hit it. it isnt rigid or anything, it will still flex so you will still feel it quite a bit.
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