Large Cycle Helmet - what and where?

Hi

Unfortunately I have a big head! Worse I need a helmet to fit it. Looking
through catalogues in my helpful local bike shop Giro seem to do the largest
ones (up to 63cm), but my head measures 64cm and the largest Giro available
doesn't do it for me, I tried it. Specialised, Bell and others only seem to
go up to 61 or 62 cm.

Anyone else got the same problem and managed to solve it? What do I buy and
where can I get it from? I'm resigned to trying something mail order and
having to pay postage to return it if it doesn't fit, but at the moment I
haven't anything to try.

Thanks

BigMac

"BigMac" wrote in message
et...

Unfortunately I have a big head! Worse I need a helmet to fit it. Looking
through catalogues in my helpful local bike shop Giro seem to do the
largest
ones (up to 63cm), but my head measures 64cm and the largest Giro
available
doesn't do it for me, I tried it. Specialised, Bell and others only seem
to
go up to 61 or 62 cm.


Hi,

did you know that there is some correspondence between brain size and
intelligence? I've only got a humble 62cm noggin though. :-(

I bought a MET Testagrossa from here-
http://www.ukbikestore.co.uk/acatalo...STAGROSSA.html
It's supposed to adjust up to 64cm and I can believe it! If you loosen the
adjustment strap and remove the (cosmetic) foam rubber inserts I reckon
it'll fit bigger heads than yours.

Anyway I expect you could return it if it didn't fit so give it a go.

HTH
procerus

Try a Google for *Big Helmet*. You may be surprised what comes up!

Crikey, a full 26 inches!!

http://www.cincypost.com/2002/sep/28/wecker092802.html

Well no one replied, so either I have the biggest head in the world, or
'big-heads' don't wear helmets, or just don't browse this ng G

However in case there are large skulled lurkers here, or Googling for a
similar solution, I found the answer to my woes.

Giro were very helpful, I contacted them through their web site and they
have a good looking helmet called the Atlas II, that goes up to 64cm, just
unfortunately not available in the UK, so I couldn't try one, they say that
next year it will be. Whilst hunting the local bike shop Giro stockists for
this helmet, one not too far from me turned out to be particularly helpful
and also stocked helmets from a company called Lazer (in the USA and Belgium
www.lazer.be.) Their 'Fugitive' helmet is available up to 64cm and they had
one in for me to try the very next day (£45). So, rather than wait for my
next trip to the USA to try the Atlas, I went to try this one, it fits
snugly so I've bought it and so far so good.

For those of you in Sussex, UK www.msgbikes.com were very helpful - no
connection, just a satisfied customer.

Bigmac

"BigMac" wrote in message
et...
Hi

Unfortunately I have a big head! Worse I need a helmet to fit it. Looking
through catalogues in my helpful local bike shop Giro seem to do the
largest
ones (up to 63cm), but my head measures 64cm and the largest Giro
available
doesn't do it for me, I tried it. Specialised, Bell and others only seem
to
go up to 61 or 62 cm.

Anyone else got the same problem and managed to solve it? What do I buy
and
where can I get it from? I'm resigned to trying something mail order and
having to pay postage to return it if it doesn't fit, but at the moment I
haven't anything to try.

Thanks

BigMac

In article ,
"BigMac" writes:
Well no one replied, so either I have the biggest head in the world, or
'big-heads' don't wear helmets, or just don't browse this ng G

I didn't see your original post.

But the subject has been discussed here more than once before. I had
a similar problem when I had a motorbike. But no great trouble with
the lightweight/adjustable things for a low-grade hard hat area
(backstage at a theatre) or for watersports where the main danger to
the head is an out-of-control paddle when someone else is going under.

--
Nick Kew

Nick's manifesto: http://www.htmlhelp.com/~nick/

BigMac wrote:

Well no one replied, so either I have the biggest head in the world,
or 'big-heads' don't wear helmets, or just don't browse this ng G

I have a sizeable gulliver, but as you'd already tried Specialized and
Giro - and I own helmets made by both companies - I had no further
recommendations...

--

Dave Larrington - http://www.legslarry.beerdrinkers.co.uk/
================================================== =========
Editor - British Human Power Club Newsletter
http://www.bhpc.org.uk/
================================================== =========

FYI for UK people the mean head circumference for males is 57.5 cm, standard
deviation 1.68. therefore, if you are 64 cm, you lie 3.87 SDs out, which is
on the 99.995th %ile of the population approximately. Mind you, for all I
know, hatters build in some slack so you might not be quite so uncommon.

For the US, the corresponding figures are 57.7 cm, 1.71 cm, 3.68 SDs hence
very slightly bigger heads

In article ,
"Steve Collier" writes:
FYI for UK people the mean head circumference for males is 57.5 cm, standard
deviation 1.68.

Fairy nuff (I have no means of knowing that).

therefore, if you are 64 cm, you lie 3.87 SDs out,

OK.

which is
on the 99.995th %ile of the population

Doesn't follow at all. You have implied an additional assumption (about
the statistical distribution of head sizes). Perhaps you have a basis
for that (and the numbers)?

--
Nick Kew

Nick's manifesto: http://www.htmlhelp.com/~nick/

I and several other people *did* reply. So perhaps you have your NGs
configured incorrectly. In which case you may not see this either but
anyway see here-

http://makeashorterlink.com/?Y29D32428

Glad you found something to suit.

procerus

"BigMac" wrote in message
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Well no one replied, so either I have the biggest head in the world, or
'big-heads' don't wear helmets, or just don't browse this ng G

However in case there are large skulled lurkers here, or Googling for a
similar solution, I found the answer to my woes.

Giro were very helpful, I contacted them through their web site and they
have a good looking helmet called the Atlas II, that goes up to 64cm, just
unfortunately not available in the UK, so I couldn't try one, they say
that
next year it will be. Whilst hunting the local bike shop Giro stockists
for
this helmet, one not too far from me turned out to be particularly helpful
and also stocked helmets from a company called Lazer (in the USA and
Belgium
www.lazer.be.) Their 'Fugitive' helmet is available up to 64cm and they
had
one in for me to try the very next day (£45). So, rather than wait for my
next trip to the USA to try the Atlas, I went to try this one, it fits
snugly so I've bought it and so far so good.

For those of you in Sussex, UK www.msgbikes.com were very helpful - no
connection, just a satisfied customer.

Bigmac

"BigMac" wrote in message
et...
Hi

Unfortunately I have a big head! Worse I need a helmet to fit it.
Looking
through catalogues in my helpful local bike shop Giro seem to do the
largest
ones (up to 63cm), but my head measures 64cm and the largest Giro
available
doesn't do it for me, I tried it. Specialised, Bell and others only seem
to
go up to 61 or 62 cm.

Anyone else got the same problem and managed to solve it? What do I buy
and
where can I get it from? I'm resigned to trying something mail order and
having to pay postage to return it if it doesn't fit, but at the moment
I
haven't anything to try.

Thanks

BigMac