General Cycling Discussion - Large heads and helmets??

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Tamelion
08-06-05, 03:24 PM
Which helmets are available to cover a 24 3/4 inch head? Would appreciate any help with this. (Largest I have found so far stop at 24") Thanks in advance....

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Nightshade
08-06-05, 04:42 PM
Bell Helmets makes a helmet for the larger head. They only make them
on short runs due to the limited sales. Check their web site, mate
Platy
08-06-05, 04:59 PM
Link: Bike Helmets for Large Heads (http://www.bhsi.org/bighead.htm)

scrantr
08-06-05, 06:10 PM
Giro Monza in (L)arge will size out to 63cm. I bought it because it fit my large melon.
Tamelion
08-06-05, 06:54 PM
http://www.thebellstore.com/Fit/fitprint.html <---Great Site about fitting a helmet!
DCCommuter
08-06-05, 08:06 PM
What's hard is that not all heads are the same shape, so you have to try a helmet on to know if it will be comfortable. I have a similar sized head, and the Bell Kinghead was large enough, but it was the wrong shape for my head and uncomfortable.

I've had good luck with Giro helmets, but: Giro makes two lines of helmets. Those with "acu-loc" are one-size-fits-all, with a maximum size of 61cm/24 inches. These are too small for me. Their other line comes in small/medium/large, and the large goes up to 63cm (24.8 inches), and I can wear one of those. The model I chose is the Eclipse.