Compact Helmets

dixygirl · 04-03-2008, 09:54 AM

I have a very large skull. I always have to use an extra large helmet. A large is usually too tight on my scull. Maybe it's a sign of the size of my brain.

Anyways, my International riding helmet makes me look like a conehead or a watermelon head particularly since I use the absolute largest size. What are some good helmets that don't make your head look so HUGE?

Do the velvet English helmets look any more compact?

Liberty's Gal · 04-03-2008, 11:34 AM

I have a big noggin' and so all helmets do end up looking like a bobble head.

I have an IRH too and I like it even if my head does look big.

I have been looking into getting this one:
http://www.doversaddlery.com/charles...1-36011/cn/39/

for showing. Not sure if it will be much slimmer though but it does say 'Now with a lower profile'

be_pretend · 04-03-2008, 11:42 AM

I think the thinnest helmets available would be the Tipperary sportage helmets- they just aren't very attractive, IMO. Plus, they cover a large area of the head, so they can make it look a little bigger overall, but it's definatley the thinnest on the market (and one of the safest!).

I love love love my IRH Windsor as far as low-profile helmets go- and Charles Owens and GPA make some great models, too, if you have the money for them.

Liberty's Gal- I tried on that helmet the last time I was at Dover, and I loved it! It fits more like an IRH than the usual round CO, so that was great for me. It's basically like the IRH Windsor Show Helmet, only a little thinner.

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Liberty's Gal Senior Member+ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 1,450 Images: 179	I have a big noggin' and so all helmets do end up looking like a bobble head. I have an IRH too and I like it even if my head does look big. I have been looking into getting this one: http://www.doversaddlery.com/charles...1-36011/cn/39/ for showing. Not sure if it will be much slimmer though but it does say 'Now with a lower profile' __________________ "Success is NOT perfection. Success is being just a little better each day." No 1 Dazy and Bobbie Paulk, USDF "R" Judge Home To: Markus KA (aka Denali)

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04-03-2008, 11:42 AM	#3
be_pretend Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Virginia Posts: 336 Images: 1	I think the thinnest helmets available would be the Tipperary sportage helmets- they just aren't very attractive, IMO. Plus, they cover a large area of the head, so they can make it look a little bigger overall, but it's definatley the thinnest on the market (and one of the safest!). I love love love my IRH Windsor as far as low-profile helmets go- and Charles Owens and GPA make some great models, too, if you have the money for them. Liberty's Gal- I tried on that helmet the last time I was at Dover, and I loved it! It fits more like an IRH than the usual round CO, so that was great for me. It's basically like the IRH Windsor Show Helmet, only a little thinner.