helmets

[leyburnrunner]

anyone recommenda good fitting helmet for around the £40 mark?
also, why are so many road helmets in dark colours(black seems popular) ? finding a white one or something that will stand out on the road is proving tricky.
thanks.

 

[mr Mag00]

strap a light to it, colour is irrelevant in the dark. go into halfords and try them on or your lbs.

 

[Piemaster]

These bright enough for you?

 

[ufkacbln]

1. Make sure it fits and is secure
2. Make sure it is comfortable
3. Make sure it is Snell certified


Then think about colour

 

[Dan B]

Heads are different shapes, so recommending a helmet on the internet is pretty tricky. Go into a bike shop, try on lids of several different makes

 

[villagio]

These bright enough for you?

Their gear looks great, anyone got experience of the helmets or jacket in particular?

 

[Piemaster]

A local bike shop stocks them. I did go and try one of the jackets on with a view to buying but it was quite a poor fit on me, body fit was fine but arms 3-4" short for me.

I seem to dimly recall reading the gear was originally made by one of the big manufacturers (Altura) but I could very well be wrong on that. However I do have an Altura jacket I bought mail order in a sale and the fit seems the same,so there may be some truth to it. I've also tried an Altura Nightvision jacket and fit was the same on that too. I bought an Endura Illumiite eventually as it the sleeves were longer and fit was a lot better on me.

Follow Cunobelins advice if you can and try them on first. Theres a stockists list on the website