Can anyone help me we are going to be getting a quest 88 dresden wheelchair bike for my 7 year old disabled daughter and i need to get her a helmet. The problem is that she has quite a wide head and a flat head at the back we have been to many local bike shops but with no success does anyone know of any specialist helmets or makers of bespoke helmets as we are running out of options. We may have to get a horse riding helmet made specially made which is going to cost me more than £500 . Can anyone HELP
help with helmets
- Thread starter dylski
- Start date
Page may contain affiliate links. Please see terms for details.
summerdays
Cycling in the sun
- Location
- Bristol
Does the bike come with a head support anyway? If so it may interfere with the position of the helmet. Are you sure you need a helmet for her? If you do could you use one of the softer padded helmets?
steveindenmark
Legendary Member
If you google Helmets for the disabled. A whole host of things turn up. It may help.
summerdays
Cycling in the sun
- Location
- Bristol
The Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute is a pro helmet lobby in the US
They do a couple of pages that may be of interest:
[url=http://www.bhsi.org/unusualshape.htm]Bike Helmets for Unusual Head Shapes[/URL]
Protective Headgear for Special Needs and Developmental Disabilities
Helmets for Large Heads
My only concern is that most of the options for "special needs" are less than aesthetic, and also compromise the effectiveness as they are not cycle specific. Also if you have to "bodge" the fit ... it is proven that the use a poorly fitting helmet that can cause injuries
Secondly with my experience in riding recumbents, @summerdays is correct, helmets only really work with a "neck rest".
YOur choice of course as you know your daughter's skills and needs, but you will need to weigh up the need for a helmet in the first place if it compromises the ability to use the bike (if your daughter needs the head support)
You will need to decide where you are going to make compromises
They do a couple of pages that may be of interest:
[url=http://www.bhsi.org/unusualshape.htm]Bike Helmets for Unusual Head Shapes[/URL]
Protective Headgear for Special Needs and Developmental Disabilities
Helmets for Large Heads
My only concern is that most of the options for "special needs" are less than aesthetic, and also compromise the effectiveness as they are not cycle specific. Also if you have to "bodge" the fit ... it is proven that the use a poorly fitting helmet that can cause injuries
Secondly with my experience in riding recumbents, @summerdays is correct, helmets only really work with a "neck rest".
YOur choice of course as you know your daughter's skills and needs, but you will need to weigh up the need for a helmet in the first place if it compromises the ability to use the bike (if your daughter needs the head support)
You will need to decide where you are going to make compromises
Last edited:
summerdays
Cycling in the sun
- Location
- Bristol
How did the BMX ones fit? there is a brand or two that have an adjustment wheel at the back, as BMX helmets without that adjustment are difficult to get a good fit but most don't have that adjustment wheel. Sorry I can't remember the brand name though.
mickle
innit
- Location
- 53.933606, -1.076131
Dylski, Call me. 01904 636 812
Go through to disability extension and ask for mick.
Go through to disability extension and ask for mick.
Will get the wife to ring as back in work tomorrow
summerdays
Cycling in the sun
- Location
- Bristol
Have looked at uvex looks promising thanks a lot