Well, I have a huge head so I'm always in trouble finding a good helmet that fits comfortably. Right now, I'm using the POC OCTAL AVIP MIPS, which is very pricey but is very light, has more coverage and also protects against the low impact rotational forces on the brain, responsible for many concussions. It's also well ventilated. It's very well made, and it's the first helmet ever where I can ride with a cycling cap underneath, instead of a super thin skullcap.
Most helmets I find don't fit me, and none of the foldable/compactable ones I've tried does either. So, when I find something that does fit well, price is secondary. There are some very interesting helmets in the links you provided. I wish they were available to try on. But like you, I wouldn't wear the paper one... :-) I hope I never have to test it. René On Saturday, September 10, 2016, Surlyprof <jmcclu...@gmail.com> 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com');> > . > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com');>. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
