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2012-07-11 4:37 PM

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Subject: Helmet airbrush ideas? (Giro Advantage 2 Helmet)

My bike is carbon with red highlights (see avatar) and my tri-suit is red/black.  I wanted to get a helmet that had red and/or black, but they didn't have my size and I took the color in my size rather than spend more money on the helmet.

So now with my melon-head (helmets are at least size large for me) I look like some kind of blueberry-themed cartoon character.  Helmet is a Giro Advantage 2, a typical aero helmet with a pointy tail.

Not that I usually worry about these things, but I was thinking about airbrush designs for the helmet.

I'm a sci-fi geek, and at first was thinking about a Star Wars design, but now am thinking Alien.  The HR Giger Alien head shape is perfect for an aero helmet, and the carbon/red of the bike fits the Giger Alien motif.

I'm thinking of going to a local airbrush artist to see what they think.  I'm an engineer, so the creative/artistic parts of my brain atrophied long ago.  

Any thoughts?



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2012-07-12 2:50 PM
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tcj103 - 2012-07-11 5:37 PM

I'm an engineer, so the creative/artistic parts of my brain atrophied long ago.

You could speak with the art department at a local university. I'm sure they'd have fun with this, and you can have the winner collaborate with the air brush artist as well as sign the helmet when it's done.

2012-07-12 2:57 PM
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I'm an engineer too but my thoughts turn more toward comical than sci-fi. If I had an aero helmet with custom paint, it would be an ice cream cone. I'm think fudge ripple.

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2012-07-13 8:13 PM
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The wrong prep and chemicals can damage the shell. I had my Dads mx helmet done at Troy Lee Designs. It was costly, but the artwork was stunning, and it the sun it had serious depth. Wish I had a pic but their site has many to review. I see bad paint often at the mx track, stock looks so much better in those cases.
2012-07-16 2:30 AM
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2012-07-16 1:28 PM
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What about...

Paint helmet black, where it starts to taper down paint it like a rocket/turbine/engine, then obviously some flame type design (duh!), and the last few inches solid red. The vents up front would blend in at that point and from a distance it'd be pretty dialed down, but up close it could be pretty cool. Only problem then is...black helmet (advantage 2 does have a boatload of vents though).



2012-07-16 1:45 PM
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Just so I got this straight... you bought a helmet in your size but not color choice to save money and now you are looking to air brush some sort of design on it?
2012-07-18 7:34 AM
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Sous - 2012-07-16 2:45 PM Just so I got this straight... you bought a helmet in your size but not color choice to save money and now you are looking to air brush some sort of design on it?

Umm, yeah.  I thought this might come up.  I guess the crack habit has really hit hard now, it seems easier to spend money on this sport now.

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