Brought my girlfriend to try on helmets.
She said the x-small was to big the youth large was bigger then the x small and the youth medium was way to small. The guy behind the counter didn't know anything.
I switched sizes on him and told him different sizes and he just said the bigger sizes I said were to big.
So I need to know what to look for. Like what to move and shake. How should it feel with her hair?
Each brand will have a different cavity for the riders head. You should try different brands. I can't imagine an XS being too small for someone...it barely encompasses my fist
Anyway, try a few different brands in XS and see if any of them fit a little better.
We Re going to a bigger dealer tomorrow. I'm hoping they have a more knowledgeable staff that can actually help.
We tried shoei hjc and icon.
She of course likes the icon designs.
Ive had good luck with hjc. I have an icon now, but I don't know how they actually hold up.
She wants to try and stay away from youth because you can tell they are kids helmets.
If you are going to checkout the RevZilla store in Philly give us a call to find out what inventory we have in the showroom first that she might be interested in. Unfortunately we do not have everything on the website in the store. But they are very good at helping people get fitted in their. Philadelphia Gear Boutique | RevZilla Navy Yard Location - RevZilla
That's the biggest thing, is getting a educated guess on what size are fits in. And if we don't end up getting a helmet there at least she'll know what a proper fitting helmet feels like.
Yeah, If you guys need help deciding on size, fit, or shape information just give us a call or shoot us an email. That's what we are here for and we can try to help steer you in the right direction, even if it is not something we have in our showroom here that you can try right away. And, if all else fails and all you can try are the high end things like Shoei or Arai let her try those. It can get you a good idea about the shape of her head and what helmet shape to look for, we can use this to help select a helmet in your budget. I.E. if she finds that the Arai Signet Q fits well but thats out of your range we know the Icon Airmada is similarly shaped and may be a good fit.
Okay. Went to dhy. She didn't like the hjc at all. The x's was to big. The kids weren't comfortable and she didn't like them.
She like the icon alliance. The xs she said felt good. But she wants to try others, I'll call tomorrow to set something up
Make sure you are finding the right head shape! Such as the Arai Signet Q is a "long oval" shape compared to the Arai Corsair V which is "intermediate round" shape.
This is super important! It will give the best fit and avoid any pressure points. I wore a Bell Star (round) for awhile because I didn't know better about helmet head shapes, I ended up crashing and knocked myself out plus got facial/eye bruising! I have not crashed in my Arai but the fitment is extremely noticeable, where the Bell would push against my forehead which left a mark, the Arai I could wear all day.
And what's unfortunate is I brought this up at the dealer yeaterday, they didn't really know what I was talking about. They kind of said all helmets are the same. Which didn't sit well with either of us. We've both been doing tons of research
I went to 2 dealerships here in jersey. I'm trying to avoid cycle gear.
I'm going to try Revzilla next. I'm going to call them and ask what they have on hand to see if it's worth the trip. I'd imagine they are better educated there then at the dealers.
Maybe she has that famous political internet Zika virus? Could be why so hard to shop for. I understand the head shrinks with the process. Maybe she has the Bettlejuice strain?
My stupid joke aside, hope she finds the one she likes that's a nice fit.
So she may not get the "this is totally comfortable" right off the bat. Especially if it is her first helmet since the cheek pads will squeeze her face more than she is probably used too. But it shouldn't be painful either. Those of us that are used to it know what to look for in a new helmet. In fact I tried on the X-14 yesterday for about 30 minutes and it was like being in a snug protective cocoon. It was amazing, but my cheeks were super squished and most newer riders would have thought I am nuts probably.
This might be a helpful read for the fitting process:
Totally comfortable is so hard especially with a new lid. It's should be light (snug) at first the liner does break in and get more comfy. Really just have to make sure it doesn't hit any pressure points causing hot spots.
best options is to try and look for any kind of brand you may at the stores around you helmets are important really have to look something that fits her well.goodluck
To measure your head size, wrap a tape measure horizontally around your forehead. Select the helmet that is the closest fit to that size. A helmet should fit snug on girl head. If it moves while wearing, it is too large.
My daughter apparently has a "round oval" head, so we could only fit her comfortably and snugly in a (more expensive than we were looking for) Small Arai Quantun X helmet.
Every other helmet was either uncomfortable in Small or too sloppy in Medium.
I'm lucky I have a cheap shape head that fits in an HJC.
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