Thy Planetary Melon It probably doesn’t come as a surprise to anyone that I have a large head but did you know that my ginormous noggin limits the available helmet choices to just a couple of brands. And those brands generally only offer one model in an XL. Plain White The brand that I’ve been […]
Over the years I’ve owned lots of helmets – Giro, Lazer, Bell, Specialized . . . I currently strap a Smith Overtake (gravel), Forefront (MTB), and Vantage (snow/cold) to my skull when venturing out on two wheels. I’ve been riding Smith helmets for several years now and I love the way the Smith helmets fit […]
A helmet isn’t something that you generally get too excited about or play around with much out of the box. You usually buy your helmet, put it on, turn a dial, and ride. The Bullet 2.0 was a new experience for me in a helmet. I found myself playing with it for over 30 minutes […]
My story with helmets goes back to kindergarten. Back then I skated the outdoor hockey rinks of Minnesota’s Mesabi Iron Range and was introduced to helmets like Pro-Tec and CCM. I learned quickly my helmets never fit quite right and they were always too warm. Since transitioning from the hockey rinks of my youth to […]
With a fat bike added to my stable last year, I knew I was going to be doing a whole lot more cold weather riding. Not only more, but in much colder conditions. Last winter, after a couple of longish rides in the low teens I finally came to accept the shortcomings of riding with […]
With my rebuild and repaint of Pugsley One almost complete, I thought I’d treat myself to a new helmet. For ages now I’ve been looking for a helmet with a decent tinted flip up/down visor, great for dealing with the eye watering wind blown sands found on the (usually) windy beaches of East Lothian, here […]
I purchased a brand new Lazer Helium Helmet last summer. I based my choice on the sizing spec’s that I read on the inter-webs and the advice of my, bike wizard, Jim Huber. Seems the word on the street is, if you have a ginormous skull, Laser is the best fit. […]
Our newest contributor to the site is Sierra van der Meer. Sierra lives and rides up in the Yukon, so we thought she’d be a perfect candidate to test out the Ruroc Helmet System for us. You can enjoy more of Sierra’s words and pictures at http://northsixty.com/ Imagine driving to work on a dark winter morning. Coffee […]
Fresh on the testing Schedule is Ruroc’s RG-1 integrated helmet system. The moment that I laid eyes on this set-up I was in love with the shock-troop, blast shield, futuristic style. The RG-1 is like a super-sonic jet fighter for your face. Ruroc is based in the UK and is having a hard time keeping these babies […]
