Non-ugly Cycling Helmets

FRED!

http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/rr222/Chass3ur/Etto.jpg

BOSS

I've got a fairly old Catlike Kompact and a newish Bell Sweep R

Kompact is classic. Sweep R is not too bad for a bell helmet.

http://www.usscouts.org/bbugle/bb0705/bb0705_files/image037.jpg

cutty, tell me how you could wear a catlike in competition? i thought they were nisht-nisht in USA comp (unless you are a member of cervelo test tm).

i don't anymore as team issue helmets are LAZER

but really no one is going to cite you for a catlike helmet violation unless you are doing an NRC race

btw i love the lazer:

http://www.cutty.org/cuttlerrapha.jpg

if only i could find a supplier ;_;

Cutty, did you get the Blades to match?

I'm very happy with my new Met Inferno, which fits very well, is very comfortable and doesn't look too ugly.

http://www.jejamescycles.co.uk/product-images-large/met-inferno-ul-road-helmet-41563.jpg

what are blades

who is naus

lol

should i buy a helmet, i've been told several times by co-workers to get one

gis accident no helmet

ok now what

http://www.treehugger.com/german-ad.jpg

looks fake i can tell from the egg yolk and from seeing quite a few eggs in my time

whats a basic helmet for commuting

i wear a giro xen - it's an mtb helmet, but i like it for commuting and MTB. very comfy, not garish at all.

kind of expensivo for a basic commuting helmet, but if you go to a bike store, you'll be able to find something good in the $40 - $50 range.

i've got a bell i've had for four years now that i got for 50 that's just fine imo

get one of those skate-looking helmets if you don't want to look like a ~biker~ but do want to sweat like a motherfucker

I've been trying to find a Lazer Helium for a month. Does any body know how to find them for sale in the U.S.?

might be they are not available yet? it's still fairly new. the PROs are wearing them but usually they have shit the season before.

You're right, I heard Mid August in Europe and mid September for U.S.

i have an old POS bell basic whatever, but after wearing the specialized that came with my rental i'm kinda like whoa, maybe a new helmet is not a bad thing? still kinda whatevs tho. it's a helmet. i'm not doing any solo breakaways anytime soon.

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then you are not stressing style enough in your cycling

― cutty, Monday, April 6, 2009 5:28 AM (10 months ago) Bookmark

revive? show me the deal of all deals. I have a biggish noggin (i rock 7.5" new eras), my old pos shell is starting to peel apart from the foam on the left side, thinking it's time for something nice (but looking for a deal/steal tbh). sup.

http://www.rudyprojectusa.com/images/products/helmets/syton/hl346472.gif

wow, that may increase my 16.0mph avg speed to 16.2mph. :-\

haha. u know im like assuming the character of tt lame-o. im racing all tts while not training pretty much at all. i think i have 400 miles during november, december, january. nothing i can do aboiut it except yknow, buy cheesy gear. im relishing my "do everything rong" race hobby.

^^^^ i bought helmet used for rather cheap, w/ visor, no earpieces.

lol i have that TT helmet!

it's not the most aero but there is less margin of era on the backside if your held tilts the wrong way

shasta i'd go with lazer

http://www.probikekit.com/_img_200x256/H0043.jpg

black helmet a PRO style faux-pas apparently but i got it anyway.

Giro have the biggest noggin encompassing helmet, they make the only one capable of protecting my head.

xpost yeah, i heard its a bit of an aero liability but really comfortable. i like the idea of the visor, because i don't think glasses will work well with my position. i wear specs usually, but on my bars i had to look over the top of the glasses frames. even with contacts, i think id be looking over the top of my shades. so i'm hoping contacts w/ visor will be satisfactory.

the one i bought was used by someone on jelly belly, maybe they left some fast in it that i can absorb.

what do y'all think of Selev as a brand?

never heard of it

get levis to make u a denim helmet

Never hear of i but I looked at their site and most of their helmets don't go above Italian size, i.e. too small.

ive never heard of them but they look good. that matrix helmet goes up to 63, which seems like a pretty damn huge melon.

isnt a 60cm pretty big?

63cm is too small for my melon, but I have a ridiculous mellon and hairstyle and like to fit a (thin) hat in there.

i'm 60cm (7.5" us hat size) which is a L on their sight. am currently considering this:
http://www.probikekit.com/_img_500x640/H2204.jpg

which has good random bike webforum reviews wrt ventilation and comfort, is ultralight (210g), and about $50 cheaper then comparable bell/giro models and about 50% cheaper then the comparable Lazer that cutty rec'd upthread. the only concern is that Catlike, it lacks the proper USA certified safety testing but passes the Italian/European standards.

while i've seen triathlon entities inspect helmets for certification stickers, ive NEVER seen it at a bike race. they'd have to do it at registration.

i used to rock a catlike and no one ever gave me shit

u paralyzed them w/ cool rays!

it was pretty cool! but doesn't match my current color palette.

Selev looks dope imo. I much preferred my old specialized to the new 2d. New one may be lighter but it's way wider, makes me look like Toad from Mario.

i shld get a palette. im too cheap to buy a generic skinsuit. i wonder if the spandex still works in an antique team skinsuit. xpost.

ha toad from mario

steve shasta we have THE SAME SIZE HEAD

except that i am like 6" shorter than you, and 40lb lighter or something. lol bobblehead

man my dome is small, 56, and its sorta narrow.

god i hope i dont completely lose my hair, my shape is dire.

http://www.gizmag.com/pictures/hero/regenerative-helmet.jpg

http://www.gizmag.com/regenerative-bike-helmet/14179/

damnit

http://www.gizmag.com/pictures/hero/regenerative-helmet.jpg

^finally a winner

i disagree

fugly

it's a nice helmet if you're a "serious" cyclists rocking skateboard helmets

^not one of them but I like its snug stylings.

ok when riding your lightcycle on the grid

*tokes* yeeeeeeeaaaaahhhh

the one i bought was used by someone on jelly belly, maybe they left some fast in it that i can absorb.

ok, whoever it was who sent the helmet off to me put in like 6 bags of sport beans-- so so awez. the helmet is in beautiful condition too, with original bag.

awes... when is your first TT hunt3r?

btw, i pulled the trig on the Selev, will report back with deets when it arrives from die Danmarck.

depends, theres on in like 3 weeks that i'll probly skip. so, early april. then.

my lack of riding and relative obesity is sapping my enthusiasm. and the shitty depresso weather weve had this year. if i wanted this shit all winter, i could live in like, syracuse.

http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/magazine/articles/2010/05/09/what_cyclists_neglect/

good luck usa

I have moved on to a Giro Ionnis. That Selev I mentioned upthread looked cool but was poor quality imho. This Giro is really nice. Expensive at full price, try to grab a deal if you can.

the giro atmos my friend gave me for xmas fits fine w/o a cycling cap underneath, but when i wear a cap, it flys off the back of my head when i'm going fast. pretty lame.

also saw vids of the giro d'italia and some guys had helmets w/venting that was sideways across head instead of back. it looked hella weird

maybe the new Orbea Odin helmets that Euskaltel is racing. They look like klingon foreheads.

That's EXACTLY what I thought about them! haha!

I think it is time for a new helmet. Giro has been good to me, I'd like to try a bontrager oracle, as worn by leopard trek. It seems very open.

that new giro might be an option?

i like the bell volt, would recommend.

I think I've lost my helmet - I've got to call an off licence3 today as it's the only place I could have left it, otherwise I'm back in the market. But I'll almost certainly get the same as before because after half an hour of trying on photos and looking in the mirror it was the only one that was both comfortable and looked okay (a Met Ultimalite).

LAZER

I have a giro monza, which appears to be the plain vanilla ice cream of helmets. There were loads of them on the last fnrttc. Pretty comfy and light enough though.

Found mine - left it in the offie. Phew!

jaxon what about

http://www.bernunlimited.com/assets/products/Helmets_Mens/G2/Summer/main_g2_matte_black.jpg

Has to be an american brand to fit my capacious bonce/hair combo.

Ya this is it

http://www.orbea.com/img/equipos/galeria/euskaltel-euskadi-03.jpg

And, nah. I'm not in the market for a helmet, I just don't wear a cap underneath.

http://road.cc/content/review/36114-catlike-vacuum-helmet

Looks pretty good

I'm thinking of picking up a Spiritualized Echelon when they release the new models in a month -- anyone have any exp w/ these?

lol at "Spiritualized"