Originally Posted by Accordion

All kidding aside I just went from a Large Giro Something to a Medium Giro Prolight and it's seriously half the weight. I have way better ventilation since it doesn't sit around my head but rather on my head. I still have all the protection I used to have but at half the weight.

I went into the mountains yesterday and it was such a noticeable difference - most notably when I would look back to do traffic checks. There's a lot to be said for your statement.