Helmet vs hair?

[Itchy]

I'm currently sporting a huge amount of hair as many of the Bolton lot will tell you and I'm loathed to cut it.

With ALL my hair I fit a nitro XXL64 quite nicely, with it shawn off I fit either a large/medium shark. And the nitro XXL64 is absolutely massive on me head you can tell cus the eye line is different with tons of hair and less hair.

The Shark S-800 I ruined a couple months back when I hit the ground.

Now I'm looking at buying another helmet , do I?:

#1 buy a helmet for my head size + hair, which means if I suddenly decide to cut me hair (which I do) it will be too big,

#2 buy the same size shark as I bought last year just cramming it in? (my hair was fairly long when I ruined the shark and it was a fairly tight fit but didn't cause anything like headaches or anything and was worn for 6+ hours sometimes more). But of course the shark had a year to mold into the shape of me head.

To add to the confusion I'm thinking of cutting/thinning out the front and keeping the long bits at the back.

Any thoughts?

Ta.
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[Ben.]

get a hair cut. it seems stupid buying a helmet for a year + that has to have a certain type of hair.
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[yambabe]

What do you do with the hair in the helmet?

If you are braiding or ponytailing it below helmet level to stop it blowing about and keep it quite sleek on top I can't see it would make that much difference.

I would say buy the one that fits you now. If you do decide to go for the chop later you can always pad out the interior with a buff, bandana, wooly hat etc............
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[Itchy]

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[craigs23]

Shave it off.

[Seb]

Same issue with my hair here and I've had my hair pretty long at times

Get it thinned out at a decent hair dressers, it makes it so much more manageable and less of a pain to dry too, and if you do have it cut short it won't make much of a difference with your lid.
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[the grim reaper]

You should get it cut, maybe then you could change your name

I'm just jealous, although I never suffer from helmet hair.

Cheers

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[druidsam]

i never get my hair cut and my lid always fits



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[Jack_Cheese]

get some big assed dreads and do away with the helmet
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[faddius]

Ive got fairly long hair...dont meet many girls with longer hair.

But luckily mines quite fine hair, so I just tie it into a pony tail and helmets fit me fine (Ive got a suomy small).

Though I know of a guy round the Coventry area, hes got dreadlocks down to his waist...had to try fitting a helmet on him when I worked in a bike shop...it was a smegging nightmare.

Make your mind up now whether your cutting your hair or not then go get a helmet based on that descision.

Whatever you do, dont cut it on the top and leave it long at the back, mullets look really queer and should only ever be seen on pikeys and gypsies.

[ms51ves3]

Don't cut your hair. I wear a Small sized Nitro and I haven't cut my hair for over a year.
You will find a helmet that fits you and your hair.

[crazymotorbik...]

Get a hair cut ya hippy