Non-safety related helmet question ;)

jmazza · Post by **jmazza** » Sun Jan 13, 2008 4:16 am

OK, so with all the talk about helmets and safety I've got a bit of a different question.

I have a KBC VR-1X full face helmet. I love it. It's pretty quiet, fits great, and the vents are decent.

But if I ride for anything more than 10 minutes, I get a waffle forehead. I'm not talking about hotspots- I can ride for and hour and it's super comfortable. But the liner is this large mesh material and it puts this waffle pattern on my forehead which don't go away for quite some time.

Do all helmets do this? Is it more specific to certain types of helmets depending on the type of liner they use? Do those little silk helmet liner skull cap things help?

Thanks!

Post by **ericalm** » Sun Jan 13, 2008 7:07 am

How long have you had the helmet? Over time, the padding does compress. Don't know if this will help with wafflehead, though.

Keys · Post by **Keys** » Sun Jan 13, 2008 8:01 am

You know those little spuare indents in your waffle-head? You need to fill them with syrup.

--Keys

Valgal20 · Post by **Valgal20** » Sun Jan 13, 2008 5:23 pm

Hay, I had the same problem- I got a helmet that fits good, but the mesh was a little interesting. Being a savvy sewer I went to my local fabric store and bought a scrap of cotton fabric (it was a soft cotton mix) and covered the forehead and sides of the mesh padding. Now if your dangerous with a needle, or havn't patched so much as a hole in your jeans, they make fabric glue. If you can see a bottle of glue withouth tasting it (like ralph on the simpsons)- your out of luck- but if you can resist, its a quick fix to waffling, and you can customize the interior of your helmet.
Ps. unless you remove anything- this doesnt interfere with helmet safety.

Kevin K · Post by **Kevin K** » Sun Jan 13, 2008 6:21 pm

A lot of people have had good luck with these:

http://cyclegadgets.com/slik/
-K

Syd · Post by **Syd** » Sun Jan 13, 2008 9:20 pm

jmazza wrote:I get a waffle forehead.

Mmm, waffles. I like waffles.

scullyfu · Post by **scullyfu** » Sun Jan 13, 2008 9:50 pm

WOW! that blonde who's modeling the "BASIC COTTON LINER" is hawt! i could see her on the back of my scooter any day.

jmazza · Post by **jmazza** » Sun Jan 13, 2008 10:16 pm

Valgal20 wrote:Hay, I had the same problem- I got a helmet that fits good, but the mesh was a little interesting. Being a savvy sewer I went to my local fabric store and bought a scrap of cotton fabric (it was a soft cotton mix) and covered the forehead and sides of the mesh padding. Now if your dangerous with a needle, or havn't patched so much as a hole in your jeans, they make fabric glue. If you can see a bottle of glue withouth tasting it (like ralph on the simpsons)- your out of luck- but if you can resist, its a quick fix to waffling, and you can customize the interior of your helmet.
Ps. unless you remove anything- this doesnt interfere with helmet safety.

that's a great idea. I'll probably do the fabric glue thing. Not so good with needles.

SERIES ITALIA RIDER · Sun Jan 13, 2008 11:02 pm

www.jcwhitney.com sells this, i have one and its great... its very thin nylon material...
http://www.jcwhitney.com/wcsstore/jcwhi ... 8_CL_1.jpg

the item number is: ZX278258 it costs $4.49.... works great even for bald heads and leaves no waffle....

link for purchasing: http://www.jcwhitney.com/autoparts/Item ... 0000351992

jmazza · Post by **jmazza** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 2:02 am

SERIES ITALIA RIDER wrote:www.jcwhitney.com sells this, i have one and its great... its very thin nylon material...
http://www.jcwhitney.com/wcsstore/jcwhi ... 8_CL_1.jpg

the item number is: ZX278258 it costs $4.49.... works great even for bald heads and leaves no waffle....

link for purchasing: http://www.jcwhitney.com/autoparts/Item ... 0000351992

Yeah that's the one I was looking at. But I don't like reading that it "helps keep you warmer" for the heat. But for under $5, I'll probably get it and also look into putting some fabric on the helmet liner itself.

SERIES ITALIA RIDER · Post by **SERIES ITALIA RIDER** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 2:17 am

i've worn it a lot in the summer too and its not really a stocking cap, its thin nylon more like a womans pantyhose type of fabric... not sure why it says keeps warmer, in the summer to me it actually keeps my head from sweating...

jmazza · Post by **jmazza** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 2:19 am

SERIES ITALIA RIDER wrote:i've worn it a lot in the summer too and its not really a stocking cap, its thin nylon more like a womans pantyhose type of fabric... not sure why it says keeps warmer, in the summer to me it actually keeps my head from sweating...

Ok good- I kind of thought it would actually help with the heat. And any chance to put pantyhose on my head is good by me, ha ha.

Valgal20 · Post by **Valgal20** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 6:05 am

I think wearing pantyhose on your head whilst on a scooter isnt a bad Idea- just dont walk into a convience store with it on- or they'll call the cops

Modern Buddy

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LOL Pantyhose