I got another New Helmet!

[racoon]

Well, I'm at the hotel for the night, a couple of hours ride from where the Spyders in the Delta rally is being held. I'll ride over in the morning.

I plotted a route to avoid the interstate freeways, which I now think was a mistake. I expected it to take longer than the freeways, but I underestimated the number of idiots in really big 4-wheel drive trucks on all of the backroads. I was thinking 6 hours, it took almost 10.

At one point I was behind a guy who was doing 30 MPH in a zone marked 55 MPH, and because it was a single lane country road I couldn't get around him.

I did see a couple of Harley riders, and they both gave me the salute.

I also smelled at least 6 areas where someone had run over a skunk. I didn't see the roadkill, just smelled the aftermath.

And my helmet that I love really doesn't fit as well as I thought it did.
For short rides it's been great, but about 4 hours in my forehead started hurting, so I tried to shift the helmet around a little without stopping and taking it off. Then one of my ears started hurting.

I have a really "nice" red line across my forehead, where a seam in the lining is located.

I am not a happy rider.

 

[Smitty42]

Prior to acquiring my Spyder, I rode ATV's for many years, but the doctor said no more, so I had to give it up. I had numerous styles of helmets over the years, of which majority were from Scorpion. I kept my Scorpion modular helmet, but my brother, who's is a retired ISP motor officer, recommended I go with a 3/4 helmet. Decided to go with the Scorpion Covert 2 in cement gray. I like it because it has a removable mouth/chin guard.

 

[troop]

Well, I'm at the hotel for the night, a couple of hours ride from where the Spyders in the Delta rally is being held. I'll ride over in the morning.

I plotted a route to avoid the interstate freeways, which I now think was a mistake. I expected it to take longer than the freeways, but I underestimated the number of idiots in really big 4-wheel drive trucks on all of the backroads. I was thinking 6 hours, it took almost 10.

At one point I was behind a guy who was doing 30 MPH in a zone marked 55 MPH, and because it was a single lane country road I couldn't get around him.

I did see a couple of Harley riders, and they both gave me the salute.

I also smelled at least 6 areas where someone had run over a skunk. I didn't see the roadkill, just smelled the aftermath.

And my helmet that I love really doesn't fit as well as I thought it did.
For short rides it's been great, but about 4 hours in my forehead started hurting, so I tried to shift the helmet around a little without stopping and taking it off. Then one of my ears started hurting.

I have a really "nice" red line across my forehead, where a seam in the lining is located.

I am not a happy rider.

Yeah .. Helmets can be frustrating I spent over $700 on a new Shoei J Cruise II/Sena SRL Mesh combo last fall. The quality of the Shoei is absolutely amazing. I wore it around the house for an hour without issues, but like you, after 90 minutes or so it just doesn't feel great. It is not painful at all, but just not $700 great. Over the years, I have owned helmets from Shoei/HJC/Scorpion/Bell/AFX/Z1R/Micro Dot and others. My main go to now are LS2 helmets. Can ride for hours without issues. Helmets and heads are not created equal

 

[WisconsinDavid]

I bought an inexpensive winter/spring heavier and warmer helmet. I like it so far, a Ryzer Exo Scorpion. But my summer touring helmet (which is loud, so I wear earplugs) is a Klim Carbon. I like the lightness and also the ratchet strap instead of D rings on the Klim. Both helmets flow air well. The Klim has a transition shield and the Scorpion a drop down sun visor. I like the transition.