It's slowly getting colder, are there any solutions to cold head/ears? I used to wear my coat hood, but with a helmet, that won't work.

Someone gave me an ear warmer thing like the link shows...Have not had need for it yet. Too hot here still

https://www.amazon.com/EarPro-Fleece-...ing+ear+warmer

I use a thin poly skull cap I bought at The North Face. A beanie might work as well. When cycling, a lot of the heat is going to go to your head anyway, so there's no need for anything really thick.

You could always get one of the snow helmets from Giro, but a ski/snowboarding helmet might be overkill.

Skull cap.

https://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/sp/roa...ze/giorzhed260

They work great.

JMR

Buff

I wear warmers on every ride winter, spring, summer or fall. In the summer, it functions as a sweat band and in the winter it keeps the cold air out of my ears.

Headband.

Running and cycling shops, as well as a lot of other places, have a variety of caps, headbands and beanies in a variety of weights that will work under a regular cycling helmet. Some are designed to cover your ears, forehead and the back of your head (occipital region). When it gets colder you can switch to a balcava or add a facemask in addition to a skullcap. I found a heavy balcava that has an extra long neck section with a light elastic cord in the hem. In really cold weather, the neck section can be cuffed inside of itself so that the hem ends up over the nose and mouth and you get a double layer of fabric over the neck. It is still long enough to tuck into a high necked winter jersey or jacket. I wore this with a jacket that had a hood big enough to go over my helmet and rode to -14 degrees F last winter (see avatar). If you want to ride when it's really cold, you can get a ski helmet and goggles. Ski helmets are designed for speeds and hazards very similar to what are encountered in cycling and the impact standards are almost identical.

Helmuffs are perfect for keeping your ears warm without overheating your head (which i find still needs ventilation even in freezing temps)

I used to use a merino wool neck gaiter as an open hat. That would keep my ears warm, and absorb sweat from my brow. The downside is that it was wonderful, and I'd use it every time I went out in the cold, so, eventually, I lost it in the snow on the way back from a hike to Annette Lake. Not long after that, I got a wool buff.

Yep, one of those. They make a wool one, the fabric is extremely light weight, but long, so there's a lot of room to get the right amount of insulation, but not too much.

I carry an Ibex Meru Hat in my jersey pocket and pull it out for cold descents. It's small enough to fit in a pocket, thin enough to fit inside a helmet, and it's quite warm:

https://shop.ibex.com/Apparel/Mens-Ride/Meru-Hat

I go from nothing under helmet

To cycling cap under helmet

To this under helmet(or something like it):

I use a very thin Craft balaklava: https://www.modernbike.com/itemgroup....FdEWMgod3RUA_A



It's nice because it is stretchy enough to either just be a neck gaiter, be over the head but under the chin, over the mouth or over the nose depending on the temperature and your breathing habits.

Move.

Try a ski band. It works for me.