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12-10-25 | 06:22 PM

#26

rumrunn6

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From: 25 miles northwest of Boston

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Originally Posted by Smaug1

It's not noticeably heavier than a cycling helmet. Covers the ears and back of the head, as well as coming down a bit lower on the brow.

Here's me in it early this year:

From the 2025 Frostbite 30-40-50 back in February. Ski helmet and Wynd glasses for me.

It does get hot if I'm working hard. The vent on mine only lets through a bit of air.

wow, wouldn't know it wasn't a bike helmet

12-11-25 | 02:20 PM

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noglider

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I'll post a picture of my snowboarding helmet. I rarely need it. It's not too heavy. It's very warm, and it also blocks out a lot of sound, as it goes over the ears. I got it for winter cycling when I had a 13-mile commute each way and I was in a lot of pain on the waterfront.

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12-12-25 | 09:03 AM

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rumrunn6

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13-mile commute each way and I was in a lot of pain on the waterfront.

was down there for a wedding this past Fall & thought of you NYC cyclers

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12-12-25 | 10:15 AM

#29

noglider

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Originally Posted by rumrunn6

was down there for a wedding this past Fall & thought of you NYC cyclers

Yup, that is my commuting route, the Hudson River Greenway. I feel very lucky to have it. I used to take it northward from W 10 St up to the northern end of Manhattan and continue into the Bronx. Now I take it southward a short distance and then cross over to the Brooklyn Bridge. My new job is a couple of blocks from the bridge.