Helmet fitting, or not.

[JonB]

OK, today I had a mucho massive mop chop, from having about 10cm long hair to now grade 2 sides and back, I have stumbled upon a problem.

My helmet it way too big!!! Does this mean I need to buy a new one?
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[Bendy]

Go buy a balaclava, it'll keep you warm and make up for the loss of hair mass.

Though you must have had unspeakably thick hair for cutting it off to make your lid not fit.

[JonB]

I have notoriously thick hair anyway, I just could never be bothered to get it cut.

Thing is...I already have an Oxford "ChillOut" balaclava that I bought about 3 weeks ago.
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[Bendy]

Buy another one then.

[Villers]

stuff a load of newspapers in your lid, or cut up an old sponge and stick it in the sides?

[mchaggis]

Buy a haircut helmet, and a long hair helmet.
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[Flip]

Stick a bike pump in your mouth and inflate your head.

I had this problem when i shaved my head a while ago (although my hair was not 10cms long) A just wore a buff over my head to fill the gap.

If I was you and your not going to grow your long again I'd buy a new lid Use your Christmas money

[The Tot]

Maybe u can wear a beanie and then wear your lid over that. My friend's stupid enough to wear a baseball cap under his lid - I mean, ffs, nobody's going to know that he's wearing a metallica cap under his lid! , but it does make the helmet fit more tight, so i'd give that a go maybe?
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[JonB]

Cheers Titot, that worked!!!
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[Kickstart]

Hi

I have had this problem. The solution is to never cut your hair.

All the best

Keith
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[carnislick]

people might mistake you for a girl keith

or is that the look you were going for?

Paul

ps, wear a beanie, i did that too.
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[Kram]

or you could always buy a wig
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[ratcliffe]

What make is your helmet ? If its an Arai, and you can get to Phoenix's offices in Newcastle Under Lyme they can repad it for you. Thats what they did with mine when I lost enough weight to change the shape of my face, so it can be done, and the service was free too.
Otherwise, the suggestion of a balaclava is a good one.

[JonB]

It's a shitty Nitro one. I just been using the balaclava instead.
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[ratcliffe]

The Nitro ones I have seen aren't that bad. I only happen to have an Arai because I have a very weird shaped head, oh and the vain part of me desperately wanted the Union Jack "Cathcart" replica