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 2005-05-18 12:32 PM |
Regular 233   In the Country Virginia |  Subject: Bike helmet helpI have a $40 giro helmet. It is ok. However it irritates the crap out of my forehead. The material on the inside kills my skin. When I finish my rides my forehead is red irritated and actually hurts and ithces...I had this problem with my baseball helmets with foam padding and ended up having custom pads made for it that are pleather covered (they now sell these type baseball helmets I should have pattened the idea.) I thought about a doo rag or something under it but I have a HUGE head and most helmets I have tried barely fit without adding the extra material. Edited by Baseball1 2005-05-18 12:36 PM |
| 2005-05-18 1:40 PM in reply to: #159558 |
Champion 4902  Ottawa, Ontario | Subject: RE: Bike helmet help I guess that you must be allergic to the material covering the foam inserts. Try glueing a strip of leather onto the insert. This will probably do the trick and not take up much room on the inside of your helmet. |
| 2005-05-18 1:47 PM in reply to: #159558 |
Master 1359 South of SLC | Subject: RE: Bike helmet help You are the forum's self-proclaimed resident redneck -- do what ya'll do best. Use duct-tape. Mike |
| 2005-05-18 1:54 PM in reply to: #159558 |
| Regular 233 In the Country Virginia | Subject: RE: Bike helmet help Duct tape...Actually I thought about that. I did that for my original batting helmet years ago...It is a little to slick...The leather idea occured to me too. I have an old catchers mask with very soft leather covering for the forehead and jaw. I thought about cutting that off and glueing it on. I just went to a bike shop and looked at helmets, they all have basically the same type covering... |
| 2005-05-18 2:03 PM in reply to: #159558 |
Member 33 lakeland, FL | Subject: RE: Bike helmet help Try asking at the bike shop for different pads, they come in all shapes and sizes. Most shops have a box of extras somewhere. The pads usually velcro in, so they are easily changed around. If not you can pull the old ones out and buy sticky velcro at a fabric shop. Also make sure, if you have a roc loc thingy on the back, that it is adjusted as loosely as possible. If that doesn't help, your helmet may be too small. Even though I think Giro is the best, try a different manufacturer. The fit may be different. |
| 2005-05-18 2:24 PM in reply to: #159558 |
Veteran 317 Atlanta | Subject: RE: Bike helmet help I have a friend who has the same sort of problem. He went to Pep Boys and got a little chamois cloth. If it's real chamois, it sort of has varying thickness. Anyway, he got the thinnest part, an edge part, and glued it around the forehead pad. |
| 2005-05-18 3:33 PM in reply to: #159558 |
| Elite Veteran 1817 Cedar Rapids, Iowa | Subject: RE: Bike helmet help I always go with the do rag option, that way in addition to forehead protection, if I make a stop for whatever reason, I still can look cool when I take my helmet off.  |
| 2005-05-18 3:56 PM in reply to: #159558 |
Veteran 120 Dallas, TX | Subject: RE: Bike helmet help Under Armour makes a skull cap/head condom/doo rag thingie |
| 2005-05-18 4:07 PM in reply to: #159691 |
| Elite Veteran 1817 Cedar Rapids, Iowa | Subject: RE: Bike helmet help Super_Rob - 2005-05-18 3:56 PM Under Armour makes a skull cap/head condom/doo rag thingie Head condom? That's an appealing description! Hope they don't use that in their marketing campaign. |
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