Helmet Shrinkage
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take a ball peen hammer and beat the foam until it compresses a little bit. beat is too strong a word...tap it a few times where it is tight. helmet has not been on your head for a few months and the foam has swelled up(gone back to original size) a bit. most people buy their helmets a little snug and they gradually loosen up with use-due to lack of use yours has tightened back up.
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Road Captain
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From: Central Alberta, Canada
Psycho Dave's comment actually made me laugh out loud.
I'm pretty sure my head didn't grow, my weight hasn't changed from last year to now, and all my fitted ball caps still fit the same, even the ones I hadn't worn since last fall.
I have it in front of me right now. I just pulled the liner out and what I think has happened is that the open cell foam has started to break down and where the seam is across my forehead is getting pressed into my head a lot more than it was when the foam was newer and had more spring to it. I don't really know if it actually is sitting tighter on my head, or if I just felt like it was because I had this thing digging into my forehead for 3 hours last night. In any case I'm just going to get a newer, lighter and better fitting helmet and call it a day.
Thanks for the laughs everyone, I knew I could count on you.
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No, that was a Biltwell Hustler which has been decomissioned. I won't even wear a helmet again if I drop it off my workbench onto the cement floor in my garage.
Psycho Dave's comment actually made me laugh out loud.
I'm pretty sure my head didn't grow, my weight hasn't changed from last year to now, and all my fitted ball caps still fit the same, even the ones I hadn't worn since last fall.
I have it in front of me right now. I just pulled the liner out and what I think has happened is that the open cell foam has started to break down and where the seam is across my forehead is getting pressed into my head a lot more than it was when the foam was newer and had more spring to it. I don't really know if it actually is sitting tighter on my head, or if I just felt like it was because I had this thing digging into my forehead for 3 hours last night. In any case I'm just going to get a newer, lighter and better fitting helmet and call it a day.
Thanks for the laughs everyone, I knew I could count on you.
Psycho Dave's comment actually made me laugh out loud.
I'm pretty sure my head didn't grow, my weight hasn't changed from last year to now, and all my fitted ball caps still fit the same, even the ones I hadn't worn since last fall.
I have it in front of me right now. I just pulled the liner out and what I think has happened is that the open cell foam has started to break down and where the seam is across my forehead is getting pressed into my head a lot more than it was when the foam was newer and had more spring to it. I don't really know if it actually is sitting tighter on my head, or if I just felt like it was because I had this thing digging into my forehead for 3 hours last night. In any case I'm just going to get a newer, lighter and better fitting helmet and call it a day.
Thanks for the laughs everyone, I knew I could count on you.
I recommend the Bell Custom 500. Great helmet. Great price. Low profile. Cool retro. Doesn't lift up on freeway if you size it right. And cuts out ambient noise perfectly.
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Add any weight Dude? I have lost 20 pounds since my bypass surgery and people tell me my face isn't so "full" anymore! I know what that means too. My face just isn't as fat a it was before I had surgery.
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What I'm probably going to end up with is something like the Nolan N-43 that has a full visor and a removable chin bar. I saw a Shark Modular helmet today that had the chin bar rotate all the way to the back of the helmet so it more or less looked like a regular 3/4 helmet when you didn't want the full face coverage.
The other thing I've been thinking of was the hybrid helmets that are basically moto helmets with a full retractable shield, like the GMAX GM11D. Take off the moto visor and it would be plenty aerodynamic and you'd get a better field of view than a traditional full face helmet, and if you open the visor up you'd get a lot more airflow through it when it's hot out.
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That Bell helmet doesn't fit the shape of my head. The Biltwell was awesome, although I don't know about the newer "El Fuerte" version as I haven't tried it on. After the pounding my face took when I went down last fall the old lady's kind of put her foot down about 3/4 without some kind of visor for at least a little protection. Biltwell has a retro styled "Gringo" helmet coming out that has a chin bar which I think would be awesome with a pair of MX goggles but it hasn't been released yet.
What I'm probably going to end up with is something like the Nolan N-43 that has a full visor and a removable chin bar. I saw a Shark Modular helmet today that had the chin bar rotate all the way to the back of the helmet so it more or less looked like a regular 3/4 helmet when you didn't want the full face coverage.
The other thing I've been thinking of was the hybrid helmets that are basically moto helmets with a full retractable shield, like the GMAX GM11D. Take off the moto visor and it would be plenty aerodynamic and you'd get a better field of view than a traditional full face helmet, and if you open the visor up you'd get a lot more airflow through it when it's hot out.
What I'm probably going to end up with is something like the Nolan N-43 that has a full visor and a removable chin bar. I saw a Shark Modular helmet today that had the chin bar rotate all the way to the back of the helmet so it more or less looked like a regular 3/4 helmet when you didn't want the full face coverage.
The other thing I've been thinking of was the hybrid helmets that are basically moto helmets with a full retractable shield, like the GMAX GM11D. Take off the moto visor and it would be plenty aerodynamic and you'd get a better field of view than a traditional full face helmet, and if you open the visor up you'd get a lot more airflow through it when it's hot out.
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Nope, holding steady at 220-225 as usual. I have a pretty consistent workout routine so I stay pretty much the same shape all the time. When I had the broken rib and the cut-up mouth in November I probably lost about 5-10 pounds, but I got it all back when I got back to it in December. I think it's not that it's tight, just that the seam pressing into my forehead probably makes it feel tighter. Either way, it's going to the dust bin, life's too short to ride with a headache.
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yeah, I just have to find somewhere close-ish to me so that I can try it on before buying one. There aren't a ton of places in Canada that carry Nolan at all, so it's tough to locate one close by. I live close enough to Buffalo that I can go to the US and get one, I just need to find a dealer that carries them there.
Depending on the shell I'm between a L-XL, and certain helmets don't fit the shape of my skull, so I hate ordering them off the net, even with "easy returns."
Depending on the shell I'm between a L-XL, and certain helmets don't fit the shape of my skull, so I hate ordering them off the net, even with "easy returns."
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My fiance wore her RF-1000 an entire season before deciding it was too tight for her. It happens. So I sold it for about $180 and got an RF-1100. She really likes it.
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