Half-Shell helmet recommendations

[crossi]

Alright i've got 2 full face helmets, So that's covered. I have even started wearing my bell drop while doing small hills and sliding when i would usually just wear a half shell. I've got a cheap pro-tec half shell helmet, that i fell on today when i hit a rock going 5 mph. It felt like i wasn't even wearing a helmet. Can anyone recommend me a good half-shell to wear when i'm not doing any serious boarding. Brainsaver? Bell? i'm willing to to drop some cash to protect my head, but not ready to commit to wearing a full face while cruising the streets.

[SaveGas]

I just got a Giro Section. I like it a lot, looks like your typical half shell helmet. What sets it apart though is that it's much much lighter than a lot of its competitors (with the exception of the tsg superlight, but those are quite hard to get a hold of in the US). It's weight is comparable to a cycling helmet. I took it out on a garage sesh and totally forgot I was wearing it.

[shoto1699]

the giro section is really good! as the guy above me has stated, it is all true.

[KanoaSurf]

I've got a cheap pro-tec half shell helmet, that i fell on today when i hit a rock going 5 mph. It felt like i wasn't even wearing a helmet. .

What kind of foam is inside that helmet of yours?

[SaveGas]

2 stage foam from the sounds of it. It is not good stuff at all. Pro-tec does offer helmets in EPS foam and SXP foam which are both CPSC certified, tho.

[crossi]

the pro-tec was a cheap hand me down from a friend, i've looked at other pro-tec helmets and mine by far has the least and cheapest feeling liner i've ever seen. I ended up ordering a pair of bell factions last night off of jensonusa. 9 bucks a piece, for the older model, but the helmet is certified and i read pretty good things about it.

[pavedwave]

[Crosscurrent]

I have a Bern G that I got off of Ebay. The newer G2 weighs 14oz. ZipMold foam. The venting can be closed if you snowboard. Very comfy.

[Doknight]

I just found out that my pro-tec helmet has that cheap 2 layer foam in it which is not certified. . I need a helmet that is certified and need some recommendations on a helmet for a big head like myself. I currently wear the cheap pro-tec helmet in a size XL. I need a half-shell helmet that fits my big head and is CPSC certified for the more extreme stuff.

[pavedwave]

ok so a follow up...

I got the Giro Flak off Amazon for $35 and free shipping. after reading reviews and such, I was thinking this was a really minimalist, streamlined looking lid. The helmet showed up and was ENORMOUS (Large size) -- it actually fit okay around my head, but it looked like an astronauts dome, compared with the XL Pro-Tec I've been wearing for the past decade. I'm sure it might look better on someone who has a bigger face, bigger jawline, maybe a Viking beard, to offset the gigantuous Kingdome-like outer shell. I just had to return it, which kind of sucks. I'm still intersted in the Giro Section but nobody carries it here and now I'm a bit online-gun shy when it comes to helmet.

So I'll probably pick up a Bern at the local bike shop (Gregg's Greenlake) because they have a handful of colors and styles and I could try them on. The local skate shop unfortunately is only carrying ones that I'm not into.

[Bookworm]

Bell. Proven.

snowboarding has produced some pretty heavy duty half shells too. (or at least "open face")

[Bookworm]

Bell. Proven.

snowboarding has produced some pretty heavy duty half shells too. (or at least "open face")

[carvivore]

snowboarding has produced some pretty heavy duty half shells too. (or at least "open face")

Speaking to snowboard helmets, a company called Sandbox makes both EVA foam and certified EPS foam helmets that are pretty nice (at least I think so). They have both a visor and 'typical' half shell designs. Personally I love their approach to the visor helmet, very baseball-esque and not as streamlined as Bern's models.