Originally Posted by IvyCap (Post 14675128)

I've been wearing the Giro ProLight for almost 2 years now. Never given me any problems as far as comfortably because it too feels like nothing on your head. Lightweight helmets are nice because you often feel like nothing is there and you don't feel top heavy which puts strain on the neck.

Originally Posted by sleepytor (Post 14676077)

No helmet

Originally Posted by tonythomas (Post 14675925)

I picked up a Giro Atmos at the beginning of the summer to replace a 20 yr old Bell (which I kept for a lock up helmet for rock shows, etc). I've found it to be extremely cool and comfortable, even through a brutal NYC summer, and I like the matte grey because I think it's a little less goofy looking than some of the other colors. Pricey, but I had a $50 off coupon so it wasn't so bad.

Anybody here live in a cold climate and have any advice for a good winter helmet? I'm thinking of picking up a Bern since I commute to work and work nights, have to cross a bridge over water, etc and it can get rough November through March. Last year was super mild here and the Bell isn't very well ventilated, but I ain't counting on that happening again.

Originally Posted by sleepytor (Post 14676077)

No helmet

Originally Posted by tonythomas (Post 14676182)

It's SWEET to ride with no helmet until it's not. I mean, who's gonna take care of my dog? Just about 12 hrs ago, saw a guy on a Moth w/o a helmet decide at the last minute to powerslide to not run a red light on the approach to the Williamsburg Bridge. Another guy on a fixed barreling behind him who was GONNA run the red t-boned smack into him and over his bars on to his head/back and was luckily wearing a helmet. They both looked like competent riders but you never know, right? And just another one of a million but one that hit home personally, Ray Dieter, the owner of D.B.A. in the East Village (one of my favorite bars) croaked last year after getting hit on his bike in the middle of the day by a Jag a couple of blocks from his bar.

I'm TOTALLY against helmet/seatbelt laws though. I don't think we're doing the species any favors by interfering with natural selection.

Originally Posted by AristoNYC (Post 14676082)

+1
its like wearing nothing at all.

Originally Posted by JeremyLC (Post 14676335)

http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=270382
"Stupid Sexy Flanders!"


uhm, I mean, uh, I wear a Specialized Echelon, with a PB Superflash zip-tied to the back. It don't find it to be particularly heavy, and it breathes well enough. The front keeps the sweat sealed in fairly well (out of my eyes), though I sometimes have to pour it out when I take it off.

Originally Posted by Bat56 (Post 14676272)

I wear the Brentwood year round. As in - all winter. With the winter liner it is all I need. It is comfortable down to minus 20 Fahrenheit (not considering wind chill) which is the coldest I have ridden (5 miles that trip). I put the winter liner in when the temps get to about freezing and stay there. Otherwise I keep the summer pads in.

Originally Posted by Leukybear (Post 14675101)

A tad on the pricey side through considering helmets are to be disposed of after a single crash.

Originally Posted by OldManRiley (Post 14677422)

Giro Aeon. I prefer lightweight and well-ventilated to any style point considerations. Although I think its pretty cool looking. For me, price is no object when weighed against the medical/funeral expenses from having your brains splattered on the pavement.

It's a few (20-ish?) grams heavier than the prolight but more comfortable, for me at least.

Originally Posted by sheepdog84 (Post 14676781)

Giro savant

http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=270386

light. comfy. cheap. well ventilated.

nice summer esque helmet.

Originally Posted by Leukybear (Post 14679231)

A couple and none resulted in concussions, just some donated blood and complimentary tattoos. I've not lost a helmet before. I've had many near crashes/ misses but experience always kicks in and leaves me tingling and checking my physical self for sound/completeness in the end.

I see where you're going with this but as far wearing a helmet or not, I have no clue why it is such a big issue among cyclists.
I don't understand why people would make the illogical decision to dismiss the ability of having a fighting chance against a head injury. Head injuries are very serious, it's not only cruel to yourself but also your loved ones in the case you are reverted into a mute vegetative state because of your simplistic oversight. Out on the road, you are around potentially idiotic and careless people completely encased in speeding steel vessels of monolithic proportions when put in comparison to our two-wheeled contraptions, it's the least you can do.
To put it short, it'll either protect you from brain trauma or your head so it can be presentable in a open casket for your mother and widow to cry over and loved ones to read eulogies to. Now that's a win-win situation if you tell me. What a bargain!