General Cycling Discussion - Black or White Helmet?

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skuba
06-11-03, 03:03 PM
I am buying a helmet. For the model I want, I can choose between a white (with few graphics) and a black one.
The black one looks cooler, but I was wondering about if for being black it would get much hotter than the white one.
What do you think? Do you have a black helmet?
Or, they will all be the same hot anyway?

Thanks for helping.

Prosody
06-11-03, 03:10 PM
Makes no difference. The foam inside the helmet insulates from any abosorbed solar heat. It's essentially the same stuff used in foam hot beverage cups, just denser.
FreeRider69
06-11-03, 03:14 PM
black goes good cause if u scratch it or get it dirty its not noticable

fujibike
06-11-03, 03:27 PM
I chose white recently - just figured it was a bit more conspicuous.
skuba
06-11-03, 04:24 PM
I love (and hate) Forums. Some people answered that it makes no difference black or white, and others said it makes a big difference...
Any more inputs?
Thanks
Maelstrom
06-11-03, 05:33 PM
Black will be hotter on the outside...but with vents you won't notice :)
MediaCreations
06-11-03, 05:45 PM
This subject was covered pretty well in this thread. (http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?threadid=24647) Please continue discussion there.