I wear contacts when I ride so I don't have to wear glasses or shades...the convenience of a sun visor in the helmet is really a plus....as far as bald spots, no way! I have great hair (thank goodness!)...I'd look really funny if I was bald...the pinhead that I am! Oh, missed a day or two but got most all the candles burnt! It's fun in my office as I play really great Christmas music...Bing Crosby, Elvis, Sinatra, Nat King Cole, etc....my patients laugh as they know I'm a tribe-member! Still, love the season...I do charity gift-wrapping on Christmas Eve...raise a lot of money...so much fun...then, of course, off for some Chinese food! Wanna see Avatar with the wife sometime soon too...we got 21.2 inches of snow on Saturday! No Spyder riding for a while!