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Helmets- bike or kit?!

Once you have decided on a brand/style of helmet there are usually a dozen colourways to choose from, so does that decision relate to the bike or your kit or niether!? Just a light hearted question to see which preferences people have.

If you're new please join in and if you have questions pop them below and the forum regulars will answer as best we can.

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chokofingrz | 9 years ago
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Riding with a purple helmet can be an eye-catching look.  19

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Batchy | 9 years ago
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White or silver/grey for me as they go with anything. However Geraint Thomas's black one appeared to do a good job the other week as it matched perfectly with his Sky kit !

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barbarus | 9 years ago
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Bloke in my lbs pointed out that black absobs more heat although in practice I don't know whether it makes you hotter. Specialized seem to be the only brand that fits me well fortunately they have plenty of colours.

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2 Wheeled Idiot replied to barbarus | 9 years ago
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barbarus wrote:

Bloke in my lbs pointed out that black absobs more heat although in practice I don't know whether it makes you hotter. Specialized seem to be the only brand that fits me well fortunately they have plenty of colours.

Think about it, the outer shell only is colored differently and between that and your head here is 2-3cm of polystyrene....which is a great insulator so no, I don't think that a black helmet is measurably warmer than a white or light colored helmet.

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mikecassie | 9 years ago
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I've a fluorescent helmet, picked that colour under the reason that it's the highest point so motorists should see it easier. Does that theory work? Well....

Pick which ever colour you prefer, doesn't need to match bike, shoes or kit IMO.

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Stumps | 9 years ago
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I use a lime green and white Kask Mojito but my bike is black and white. Wear whatever you want or like, it doesn't have to match imho.

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CXR94Di2 | 9 years ago
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I personally choose floro yellow for winter and early spring. But it attracts too many bugs in summer. White blacks reds of any combo rest of the time.

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phebeM | 9 years ago
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Fluorescent yellow.

Just choose your favorite color. I guess it should match your jersey and bike as they should bear your favorite color track as well.

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Danger Dicko | 9 years ago
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I have a white/red bike and a black helmet.

The helmet I chose because it was one of the few that didn't make me look like a mushroom head.

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Chuck | 9 years ago
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My rule of thumb is all black apart from jerseys/jackets. Can't go wrong!

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Judge dreadful | 9 years ago
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Lid takes precedence, everything else follows. It's just my thing, I don't do 'helmet debates'.

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Woldsman | 9 years ago
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Helmet white, shoes white (collars n cuffs n all that) bike black. Or white.

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reluctanthippie | 9 years ago
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It troubles me that I gave it as much thought as I did, but I'd have to say that I'd want my lid to match my shoes. I've currently got black for both, but once I get to the point of replacing them I do plan on going with white.

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thesaladdays | 9 years ago
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Alternatively, white.

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2 Wheeled Idiot | 9 years ago
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White +1

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Poptart242 | 9 years ago
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White.

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crikey | 9 years ago
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