New road helmet suggestions.

[A_Bear]

Can anyone recommend a good road helmet. Mine is old and needs to be replaced.

[cgolvin]

The most important thing, IMO, is to find a brand that fits your head shape, so I'd recommend that you go to a couple of local bike shops and try on as many as you can.

FWIW, after doing that I ended up with 2 POC helmets, even though they don't look good (few helmets do). I liked the look of both Kask and Specialized but they didn't fit my noggin.

[deluz]

Yes, there are many to choose from but you need to try on a few brands to see works for you.
Also you need to decide if you want aero with less ventilation or more vents that are less aero.

[Seramount]

Giro lids have always worked with my head shape.

replaced my crash-exploded Aeon (which I really liked) with a Synthe II MIPS.

can't say I appreciate the look as much and it's not quite as comfortable.

not sure why the fit isn't as good.

[A_Bear]

Originally Posted by cgolvin

The most important thing, IMO, is to find a brand that fits your head shape, so I'd recommend that you go to a couple of local bike shops and try on as many as you can.

Will do this. Have been riding with my helmet so long they stopped making them. Comfortable. But time to change it out.

[Tramp]

I have a big, long head, which some say Giros don’t fit well but have had nothing but good luck ordering them untried. That said, the LBS advice is solid.

[VTCaraco]

I recently upgraded my 8 year old Smith Overtake to a Lazer G1 MIPS.
It is noticeably lighter with a great adjustment/retention system.
Bought one for my wife, too...I bought her the same Smith when I bought mine and if the argument was that it was time to upgrade from a safety point of view, I figured my wife's head was worth protecting, too.
She's happy with hers as well.

I'm NOT in an area with a lot of options for trying one on, so I went by recommendations from here and VA Tech's safety recommendations.
I realize this is not the optimal approach, but I'm perfectly content with my decision.

[p nut]

https://road.cc/content/tech-news/sa...helmets-282023

[rice rocket]

I wear an airbag on my motorcycle, but no way I'm wearing a cervical collar on a bicycle.

[m_sasso]

Originally Posted by p nut

https://road.cc/content/tech-news/sa...helmets-282023

CLIP

Practical when the accelerometers are triggered, almost useless if something impacts your head first, like riding into a low hanging obstacle.

[p nut]

Originally Posted by m_sasso

Practical when the accelerometers are triggered, almost useless if something impacts your head first, like riding into a low hanging obstacle.

I’m not sure if your choice of head protection is the problem in that scenario.

[rice rocket]

Originally Posted by m_sasso

Practical when the accelerometers are triggered, almost useless if something impacts your head first, like riding into a low hanging obstacle.

You'll also get decapitated in a car when you run into the side of a tractor trailer at full speed.

Can't really prepare for every scenario, just the most common ones.

[Bob Ross]

Originally Posted by rice rocket

You'll also get decapitated in a car when you run into the side of a tractor trailer at full speed.

That reminds me, I still haven't seen The Seven-Ups in its entirety, gotta put that on my Netflix list.

[Mark McM]

Originally Posted by rice rocket

You'll also get decapitated in a car when you run into the side of a tractor trailer at full speed.

That's easy to prevent. Just don't put your Tesla on Auto-Pilot.

[tbike4]

Originally Posted by cgolvin

The most important thing, IMO, is to find a brand that fits your head shape, so I'd recommend that you go to a couple of local bike shops and try on as many as you can.

FWIW, after doing that I ended up with 2 POC helmets, even though they don't look good (few helmets do). I liked the look of both Kask and Specialized but they didn't fit my noggin.

All of this. Like the top brand bikes the top brand helmets are all good, some better so once you find one that fits then it's color if you get a choice. IMO.

Giro fits me. I have an Aether. Did not have a color choice. It has saved my bacon.