Although wearing a bicycle helmet is not required by law, many studies have shown that in case of accident it protects its wearer from serious head injuries and may even save lives.
Fortunately, nearly all models with respect to weight and comfort are much improved over the last time.
If you are among the cyclists who are traveling still without helmet, because you have unpleasant memories of individual trials several years ago, we can assure you. Modern helmets are light and comfortable.
The helmet you must of course primarily protect against head injuries. Moreover, it should look as good as possible.
But the safest and most beautiful helmet leads to frustration when it does not fit properly or sitting wrong. Then it can happen, namely, that he caused within a few minutes pulling pain behind the forehead or even nagging headache.
Children and women need smaller helmet shells that are not oversized perched on his head. On the other hand provides a slim fitted helmet with really reasonable extent on a round head funny.
Brand manufacturers have always so that there is in your models, different shell shapes to all head sizes the correct helmet.
Unless you people with a head circumference below 52 or over 62 centimeters are, ask your bicycle dealer for some manufacturers offer a portion of their models in sub – and via sizes.
If your budget allows, you should choose a brand helmet from the retail trade. Compared to various cheap deals, there are significantly more size gradations, often even custom sizes. In addition, the belts and the settings are better.
When bicycle dealer can try different helmets and shell molds and gets his model also correctly set.
Put the helmet on front of head. The helmet should sit so that the front and the back of the head are largely enclosed.
The supernatant of the helmet at the end, the part of the face is protected in a fall. The straps are adjusted so that a triangle that runs along under the ears. The chin strap is adjusted just so long that a finger between the chin and the strap fits.
Thus, the helmet on his head sits well should the adjustment mechanism, are often set in the form of a knob, so that the helmet does not rock the head shaking. But be careful if the mechanism is tightened too much, the eventually lead to headaches.
Key for security: The straps must be properly adjusted so that the helmet can not strip from the head in an accident.
A rule of thumb: "The lighter, the better." A modern bicycle helmet weighs less than 300 grams. Helmets to 250 grams are barely felt on the head.
Weight models, however burden the cervical spine, resulting in tension and can cause headaches.
Intelligent placed vents protect against heat build-up under the helmet. Networks between the slots holding insects such as wasps and bees from head away.
At night, you should have bike reflective strips and proper lights integrated in the helmet with red LED light indicators for additional security.