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Old 02-05-03 | 09:36 AM
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D*Alex
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From: upstate New York
Helmets for really big heads?

OK, I'm looking for a helmet for a friend who has a very big head. 25 1/4" around, in fact. I know that Bell makes one helmet that is made specially for large heads, but it is sooooo d@mn ugly, he wouldn't be caught dead in one! (For those who haven't seen the one I'm talking about, it's so ugly they don't even show it on their site! It looks for all the world like an oversized toddler's helmet-only lacking a few Barney stickers...). My LBS, in their infinite wisdom, has decided to stop carrying it, anyways...
From what I can find on numerous components sites, his head is about 1/2" to 3/4" larger than any helmet available from the major manufacturers.
Since we're planning on doing a longish tour this spring (If I have either the time or $$, depending on how my employment situation works out), I'd really like to see him wear a helmet. I'm not going to be picky about the type of helmet-just as long as it fits on his head properly.
So, does anybody out there know of a helmet that would fit? BTW, 25.25"=64cm. I'd even consider ordering from another country, provided the cost isn't too terrible.
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