The advice given by someone earlier regarding smooth helmets is a good one – the fewer protrusions to snag on the ground in event of a fall, the better. Pay attention also to the back of the helmet in particular, as a would-be head injury is mitigated, it can turn into a neck injury if the back of the helmet snags... So, even the Giro Synthe – smooth everywhere except the back.
Some folks I know say that Kask Protone (this <http://www.excelsports.com/main.asp?page=8&description=Protone+Helmet&vendorCode=KASK&major=3&minor=13>) is the most comfortable helmet they've tried... Maybe if it goes on sale it'll be a bit less comfortable, but there it is. :-) - M On Sunday, September 11, 2016 at 12:06:41 AM UTC-4, Surlyprof wrote: > > I've been using a helmet that the designers at Specialized gave me several > years ago. It's a nice helmet but it's getting pretty grungy and probably > needs to be replaced. Having only spent about $50 or $60 on helmets in the > past 20 years, I figured it's time to pony up for a new helmet. As I > started to search I was amazed at (1) the range of helmets I'd never seen; > (2) some of the new innovations that are coming out and; (3) some of the > prices that helmets are hitting these days. I may just try to ping on > friends in the industry for another freebie but I use it so often, I may > actually get picky and open the wallet for this one. I'm not looking to > start a pro-helmet/anti-helmet debate, just looking for insights from those > who use 'em. What are people liking out there and why? I'd love to hear > everyone's latest thoughts on helmets. > > > > BTW... I did go down the "folding helmet rabbit hole" when I was > searching. Some crazy new things coming out. > > > http://www.treehugger.com/bikes/dash-and-stash-stash-folding-bike-helmet.html > > http://www.morpherhelmet.com/ > > > https://store.moma.org/museum/moma/ProductDisplay_Fuga-Foldable-Helmet_10451_10001_227971_-1_26715_11506_221954?gclid=CIC3h9Szhs8CFY9bfgodLwoAkg > > > http://www.backcountrygear.com/madillo.html?gclid=CPD56pq0hs8CFQtnfgodRS4JwA > > > https://www.amazon.com/Overade-Foldable-Folding-Bicycle-Helmet/dp/B00TA4TF4E > > http://www.thinkbiologic.com/products/pango-folding-helmet > > > > ...and my wife found this one: http://www.ecohelmet.com/ > > > > John “Not wearing a paper helmet anytime soon” > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
