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Helmet fitting trick, tips?

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ReignMan
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Ok so i just bought my self a smith maze and it felt right in the store but when i got home and tried on other hats under and it felt a size to big. So now I am contimplating bringing it back or finding a thicker hat. If i bring it back, what should i look for?
Nov 13 2010 6:56PM
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Blurst
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Maybe you should just wear a helmet properly and it will fit.
Nov 13 2010 6:56PM
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nkmo.
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wtf is that supposed to mean?

My advice for shopping for a new helmet is to take the hat you'll be wearing and your goggles with you always. Try a couple different helmets on in a variety of ways, hat off/on, pads in/out, goggs over/under until you get the right fit. Not everyones head is the same shape (duh), so just because Tammy Walnutz can rock hat on/goggs under doesn't mean you can too. Helmets are for safety first, not steeze.
Nov 13 2010 7:08PM
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Blurst
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It means wear the helmet like it is supposed to be worn. Not with a toque and googles underneath.
Nov 13 2010 7:12PM
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nkmo.
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You're fucking retarded, sorry. Helmets these days are designed to be worn whichever way fits you best, thats why they have REMOVABLE gog straps and REMOVABLE fitting pads.

Ill just leave you with some examples from POC's Team Page. Ill gladly take cues from the leading body protection company in the sport...

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Nov 13 2010 7:21PM
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Blurst
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Not true.
Nov 13 2010 7:39PM
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Ben.
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you realize that by pulling out the pads you might as well not wear a helmet. it defeats the entire purpose.
Nov 13 2010 8:08PM
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nkmo.
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Uh, no. The impact foam is what protects your head against hard hits. The thin pads are for fit/comfort.
Nov 13 2010 8:16PM
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ReignMan
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Ya the foam is what gives you protection. Good try though.
Nov 13 2010 8:54PM
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A.Eberhard
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Wearing a hat under your helm is so 2008...

If your going to do it why don't you bring your hat and your goggles to try on under the helmet? Then you will know it fits...
Nov 13 2010 9:06PM
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Ben.
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after looking at my helmet more closely i suppose this makes sense. depends on the helmet design some as well. the key is to make sure the hat isnt altering how the helmet sits on your head. pads or no pads, if you are wearing it improperly on the back of your head its not gonna do you any good, it needs to be seated properly.
Nov 13 2010 9:09PM
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special-J
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^ not many people wear their helmet way on the back of their heads. those who do somehow don't realize that they look like a such a damn goon.
Nov 13 2010 10:31PM
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Balto
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OP and nkmo. are both retarded
Nov 13 2010 11:01PM
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Ben.
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what was i thinking when i posted this. pads=def necessary.
Nov 13 2010 11:07PM
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Shlogan
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I rock a smith maze with pads on and an under armer beanie under the helmet along with the google strap, perfect solution.
Nov 13 2010 11:19PM
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Ben.
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same here. only a holt. those level 1/bula collab beanies from a few years back are perfect because they are thin, so they fit fine under a helmet while still letting it sit properly on your head. id never pull the pads out though, they put em in there for a reason.
Nov 13 2010 11:33PM
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Klutch
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Guy's, the little foam pads are there, JUST FOR FIT, why do you think most helmets come with a few different sized pads? Are the thicker ones safer? No, it's because people have all different shapes and sizes of heads, and someone may need a large helmet, because a medium is slightly to small. but large with thin pads is to big. Common logic here people, use it.
Nov 13 2010 11:59PM
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ReignMan
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EC head ware makes a hat that is made to fit under a helmet. I did bring my hat and goggles but it turns out the hat was abnormal thick.
Nov 14 2010 11:27PM
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GayWolf420
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How what size is your head? I too have a smith maze and I found that taking the liner thingy out makes it fit much better.
Nov 15 2010 3:45AM
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bdarb207
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hat and goggles underneath def the way to go. plus then you don't have your goggles stretched to the max like an elastic around your helmet sucking it to your face.
Nov 15 2010 6:23AM
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I_Am_Mod
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i have a huge coconut of a head.
For skiing i always wear a thin motorcycle balaclava, they are made out of fleece/neoprene and of very thin silky material on your skull so it doesn't interfere with your helmet...

i never had to take the padding out of my helmet to get proper fit, yet it's warm, windproof and safe....

also i have a rather large helmet (hence my big coconut) but my oakley splices fit loosely with still an inch to spare in the strap ! i wear em over the helmet like a gaper, but the way i feel is the right way....


what i don't get these days is the beanie and goggles under helmet thing, i seriously don't understand why kids wear it like that....

its so much more convenient if your goggles go over your helmet + there are better and warmer solutions than a beanie ....


i'll just leave an example of what i wear underneath my helmet ....

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also, in helmets the hard foam is what protects you brainbowl, the padding is indeed for pure comfort, but wearing a beanie + goggles underneath and getting a much too big helmet and fit it way back like a gaper will completely defeat the purpose of the helmet and could possibly even be more dangerous than wearing no helmet at all ....

even tough pros can pull it off sometimes i still am not convinced it's safe/correct ....

i still want to see the first helmet manufacturer that gives me black on white that wearing goggles+beanie underneath a helmet is safe....
Nov 15 2010 6:39AM
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bdarb207
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you dont need to get a helmet thats way too big to fit a beanie and goggles underneath it. i wear a medium helmet which fits great with the liner and when i take it out, which its made to do my hat and goggles fit underneath... this causes my helmet to fit much more snug, which in my opinion seems more safe to me because it will stay on better.
Nov 15 2010 7:23AM
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