Originally Posted by
capejohn
I tried a helmet for winter riding six or seven years ago but that didn't work out. I would suggest ditching the helmet and go with a wool cap if you can bring yourself to ride without a helmet. I can say that once you go hat, you will never go back to a helmet.
I go back to a helmet every winter, even after riding just hatted (which is how I ride in the summer). I do wear a wool cap underneath, but the helmet provides a wind barrier for my dome; when temps drop below 15F, the wind generated by cycling starts to hurt, even through wool. And winter crashes tend to be low speed, slide out affairs; which is exactly what bike and ski helmets are designed for. I've bounced my head off of the ice with and without a helmet, and I much prefer with.