Originally Posted by
jefnvk
I'm actually the opposite. I love my helmet in the heat, far cooler to wear than my ball caps. When it drops to 60F or lower, I switch to my wool blend ball cap.
Me too. My Giro is great when it's hot. Ventilation is like nothing's there, plus I get some shade, and even a bit of sweat band. Old helmets were very hot by comparison.
I have had or worn at various times:
Skid Lid - not hot but not great protection
Bell Biker - hot and heavy
leather 'hairnet' - it is what it is, cool looks not much else
Brancale - hot but decent protection
90s style foam with lycra cover - less hot and totally dorky
early microshell - marginal improvement on the above
modern Giro - not not, not heavy, could look better
WRT fashion, I think modern helmets like modern sneakers are grossly overdesigned by fresh out of school art center grads. They have all sorts of pointless useless swoopy shapes and pointy things, and for the most part are covered with hideously overdone tasteless and gratuitous graphics.