Helmets for Large Heads?

"William Blum" wrote in message ...
Any recommendations on getting a helmet meant to fit a large head?

None of the 'large' size helmets in either local bike shop fits me, and I'd
like my entire brain to fit in the bucket, so to speak.

--bill blum

Giro makes a helmet called the Atlas that's a "universal-large" fit:
http://www.giro.com/usa/cyc_atlas.html . REI sells it:
http://tinyurl.com/kx7x . You may be able to buy it from REI and then
return it if the helmet doesn't work for you.

I'm in somewhat the same boat- "large" helmets squeeze me on the
forehead. I've either modified the foam (coarse sandpaper works
great) or simply put up with funny red marks on my head. FWIW, my hat
size is 7 5/8- which should fit a "large", but I guess I've got a
long, narrow head.

My dad, though, is flat out of luck. His hat size is 8 1/8- there
ain't nothing that fits him. Fortunately he's a history professor,
not a cyclist (not that they're mutually exclusive):
http://www.usc.edu/dept/LAS/history/...ills/Wills.htm

Jeff

"Jeff Wills" wrote in message
om...
"William Blum" wrote in message
...
snip How ironic-- I nearly had to buy one of his books for a class
this fall.
( My schedule changed, so I dropped the original history class and
signed up
for another.)

-bill "only one more year till the BS in Physics" blum

I'll bet there's more money in a Physics degree than there is in
History. One of Dad's favorite shirts proudly announces "Make Big
Money: Teach History" ... featuring a cartoon of Karl Marx. ;-)

Jeff

Yeah-- even though I'm the "old guy" in classes ( 30, with 2 kids), I've
got one confirmed job offer, and three likely job offers post graduation.

Meanwhile, the local grocery store is overrun with history grads stocking
shelves.

On 22 Aug 2003 21:46:50 -0700, (Jeff Wills) may
have said:

"William Blum" wrote in message ...
Any recommendations on getting a helmet meant to fit a large head?

None of the 'large' size helmets in either local bike shop fits me, and I'd
like my entire brain to fit in the bucket, so to speak.

--bill blum

Giro makes a helmet called the Atlas that's a "universal-large" fit:
http://www.giro.com/usa/cyc_atlas.html . REI sells it:
http://tinyurl.com/kx7x . You may be able to buy it from REI and then
return it if the helmet doesn't work for you.

I'm in somewhat the same boat- "large" helmets squeeze me on the
forehead. I've either modified the foam (coarse sandpaper works
great) or simply put up with funny red marks on my head. FWIW, my hat
size is 7 5/8- which should fit a "large", but I guess I've got a
long, narrow head.

My dad, though, is flat out of luck. His hat size is 8 1/8- there
ain't nothing that fits him. Fortunately he's a history professor,
not a cyclist (not that they're mutually exclusive):
http://www.usc.edu/dept/LAS/history/...ills/Wills.htm

Oddly enough, I'm a 7 7/8, and a large Bell fits me just fine. I
tried to get a better one, and they *didn't* fit, so I'm still using
the Bell. A little more ventilation would be nice, but it's
tolerable.



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On Sat, 23 Aug 2003 21:48:24 -0400, "William Blum"
may have said:


"Jeff Wills" wrote in message
. com...
"William Blum" wrote in message
...
snip How ironic-- I nearly had to buy one of his books for a class
this fall.
( My schedule changed, so I dropped the original history class and
signed up
for another.)

-bill "only one more year till the BS in Physics" blum

I'll bet there's more money in a Physics degree than there is in
History. One of Dad's favorite shirts proudly announces "Make Big
Money: Teach History" ... featuring a cartoon of Karl Marx. ;-)

Jeff

Yeah-- even though I'm the "old guy" in classes ( 30, with 2 kids), I've
got one confirmed job offer, and three likely job offers post graduation.

Meanwhile, the local grocery store is overrun with history grads stocking
shelves.

For a laugh:

http://www.instantattitudes.com/gifs/bs298.gif

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"Werehatrack" wrote in message
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Oddly enough, I'm a 7 7/8, and a large Bell fits me just fine. I
tried to get a better one, and they *didn't* fit, so I'm still using
the Bell. A little more ventilation would be nice, but it's
tolerable.

Not sure of my size, but my head is very large (so is the rest of me @ 6'10").
I've had a couple of Bell helmets, they fit fine.