Helmet for Mostly Bald Person
#26
Senior Member
Another recommendation for Headsweats. As mentioned, started using them to mitigate dripping sweat. Like gloves, won't head out without one. I use this one, (but in various side panel colors).
https://www.headsweats.com/super-duty-shorty-white-1/
https://www.headsweats.com/super-duty-shorty-white-1/
#28
Senior Member
I'm very thankful and grateful for this thread. As someone who takes a 1 blade to his noggin every week in a misguided attempt to try and disguise how thin his top is getting, and is also fairly new to riding more than just a few loops around the neighborhood with his kids, I never would have considered the sun getting through my helmet as we approach summer. I'll definitely be picking up a few head coverings for those mid-day rides.
#29
Senior Member
So looking to buy new helmet. I currently have a Bell that completely covers - no air holes, and I get pretty sweaty. Mostly rides in the 15-40 mile range. I'm not an age where I'm doing anything break neck.
With the ones with air holes, do bald people get burned through it. Do I just suck it up and sun screen myself up on top? Or is there a solution for air circulation that works without me having to do that.
With the ones with air holes, do bald people get burned through it. Do I just suck it up and sun screen myself up on top? Or is there a solution for air circulation that works without me having to do that.
As far as the baldness goes, while I am :brag: still blessed with a full head of hair, my dermatologist insists I use sunscreen on my head if I'm going out. Just make sure to use a water resistant sport sunscreen. It stings when it runs into your eyes.
#30
Newbie
Thread Starter
Join Date: Mar 2020
Posts: 32
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 18 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 7 Times
in
7 Posts
I bought a Giro Register MIPS - top rated by CR, seemed quite light, and MIPS (which seems to be a good idea). Tried it this weekend and loved compared to my clunky Berll.
#31
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2019
Posts: 163
Mentioned: 3 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 32 Post(s)
Liked 19 Times
in
18 Posts
I always wear a coolmax bandanna under the helmet to soak up sweat, shade my balding gourd, and keep me warm in the winter. Seems to work for me. Be Well, Bluesfrog
#32
Senior Member
I've been using Headsweats Classics since 2013 to keep sweat from dripping into my eyes. I miss the checkerboard on my scalp, though.
#33
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Yamaguchi City, Japan
Posts: 1,093
Bikes: Trek Madone 5.2 SL 2007, Look KG386, R022 Re-framed Azzurri Primo, Felt Z5, Trek F7.3 FX
Mentioned: 36 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 405 Post(s)
Liked 85 Times
in
73 Posts
I am bald and shave. I use a one of these helmets cheap from China. I like the fact that it is dual layered, which gives me confidence even if is not certified (others' confidence will vary), has a visor to which I attach my prescription lenses, and has a wire mesh that keeps out most of the sun and all insects and lets some air in.
I also use a pirate type cycling cap. These are cheap.
I also use a pirate type cycling cap. These are cheap.
#34
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Minneapolis
Posts: 5,781
Bikes: 2022 Salsa Beargrease Carbon Deore 11, 2020 Salsa Warbird GRX 600, 2020 Canyon Ultimate CF SLX disc 9.0 Di2, 2020 Catrike Eola, 2016 Masi cxgr, 2011, Felt F3 Ltd, 2010 Trek 2.1, 2009 KHS Flite 220
Mentioned: 20 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 4414 Post(s)
Liked 3,048 Times
in
1,888 Posts
I'm a recent convert to skull caps. About a year and a hlf ago I was on vacation in Ecuador - at the equator and at 10'000 feet, and for the first time I got a sunburn on my scalp. I'm not bald, but I'm getting thin up there, particularly in the front. That was a wake-up moment for me. Now I don't ride without the skull caps. Like everybody says, they actually keep you cooler.
No sun screen above the eyes. I learned that one the hard way some time ago. I'm sure you all learned it too.
No sun screen above the eyes. I learned that one the hard way some time ago. I'm sure you all learned it too.
#35
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: NV
Posts: 600
Bikes: 2021 Litespeed T5 105, 1990 Gios Compact Pro 105
Mentioned: 1 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 167 Post(s)
Liked 325 Times
in
182 Posts
I shave my head daily and wear a cycling cap under my helmet. I don't use sun screen. To get my vitamin D, I time my rides for lower sun angle and around an hour a day. A handkerchief tucked under the back of the cap keeps the back of my neck from burning - for me a vulnerable spot. Finally getting my tan back slowly.
#36
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Dauphin, PA
Posts: 88
Bikes: Moseman with Campy NR circa 1979, Merlin Titanium from1993 with newly installed Campy Chorus 12, Raleigh Tamland II gravel grinder, Tommassini XFire with Campy Record
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 30 Post(s)
Liked 104 Times
in
38 Posts
bike cap with the brim cut off.
#37
Senior Member
Yikes! Last night I noticed a sharp border between helmeted and non-helmeted parts of my head, tanned face and half of forehead, untanned top of head.
Likes For philbob57:
#38
Me duelen las nalgas
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Texas
Posts: 13,512
Bikes: Centurion Ironman, Trek 5900, Univega Via Carisma, Globe Carmel
Mentioned: 199 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 4560 Post(s)
Liked 2,804 Times
in
1,801 Posts
#39
Senior Member
I like the Halo cap in summer and winter. In cold weather I have a cover on the helmet as well as the Halo cap on my head. In summer, it cools and prevents sunburn under the helmet.
#40
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: NV
Posts: 600
Bikes: 2021 Litespeed T5 105, 1990 Gios Compact Pro 105
Mentioned: 1 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 167 Post(s)
Liked 325 Times
in
182 Posts
I shave my head every morning. I wear a bike cap or one of those under armour skull caps, which I insert a handkerchief in the back to drape over my neck, where I usually get burns.
#41
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Tampa, Florida
Posts: 5,585
Bikes: 2017 Colnago C-RS, 2012 Colnago Ace, 2010 Giant Cypress hybrid
Mentioned: 3 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 408 Post(s)
Liked 122 Times
in
85 Posts
Not a lot of hair on my head either. Go to Amazon and type in "skull caps" or "doo rags" and take your pick. I bought a package of three for around $12-13 and they work just as good as the expensive Castelli skull caps that finally wore out.
__________________
HCFR Cycling Team
Ride Safe ... Ride Hard ... Ride Daily
2017 Colnago C-RS
2012 Colnago Ace
2010 Giant Cypress
HCFR Cycling Team
Ride Safe ... Ride Hard ... Ride Daily
2017 Colnago C-RS
2012 Colnago Ace
2010 Giant Cypress
#42
Senior Member
Another fan of headsweats or similar here. Beware - the cheap ones that I've tried tended to be bulky and had seams that I could feel under the helmet. I easily outsweat the capacity of these things to absorb and evaporate perspiration, so focus on comfort and sun blocking ability.
Pro tip - you can cover the tops of your ears, too, and avoid some painful sunburn!
Pro tip - you can cover the tops of your ears, too, and avoid some painful sunburn!
#43
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: SoCal
Posts: 1,186
Bikes: 2016 Surly Cross Check, 2019 Kona Rove ST
Mentioned: 5 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 284 Post(s)
Liked 313 Times
in
211 Posts
I'm bald on top and buzz everything else down to the lowest clipper setting. My helmet is a Giro with plenty of vents. I'm a total cycling cap convert. I have two different Walz caps, a regular cotton one, and a technical one. I actually prefer the cotton one--I feel like my helmet slides around on the tech one unless I ratchet my helmet so tight I have a dent in my forehead for the rest of the day. I live in Socal and it gets hot here, but I never really feel like the caps are making my head hotter. The visor is nice and I don't get the dreaded zebra stripe tan on my head.
Likes For pbass: