It's so worth waiting for last year's helmets to go on sale. That being said, I feel like there is a huge difference in weight and ventilation between a $15 helmet and last years $100 helmet on sale for $50.

Also, I wonder if anyone else does this? I rotate last year's helmet with this years on a daily basis to give them time to dry out between rides. Seems to keep them a little less funky. I swear there have times when I can smell my gloves and helmet across the room.

I don't want to turn this into a helmet debate and I would never support a helmet law, but I just don't get why anyone wouldn't want to wear a helmet today. New helmets are light, ventilated, and pretty comfortable. I feel naked riding without one. I hear all of the arguments against helmet use, but I just imagine if I was going to get beaned in the head with a baseball bat and was given a choice of wearing a helmet. I think most people would go with the helmet, but I could be wrong.