Helmet for Long Oval and Hot Weather

[MuddyHalter]

@trubandloki

Another person with a true long oval head reading with interest.

@MuddyHalter Do you have a real long oval head or are you the head shape that long oval is better but a regular helmet works OK? I ask because I like the sound of the Troxel, but I have never had a Troxel come close to being comfortable or fitting on this head of mine. So I am curious if the one you mentioned fits a head that will not fit in anything that is round.

Round helmets really don’t fit me. I would have liked the Trauma Void to work, but it absolutely didn’t fit. The Samishields were also decidedly too round. I think the Troxel works because it has a self adjusting elastic strap system that customizes the helmet fit; similar concept to the dial fit, but requires no wearer adjustment. I rode in it yesterday and found it very comfortable.

[jen-s]

@TequilaMockingbird

Any of you have have the One K Defender ever tried the IRH Elite? From looking at the venting in the pictures, the IRH looks cooler than the One K based just on the pictures. The One K looks like the next closest in number and size of vents. The vents on the IRH are larger but I’m not sure if that translates to it feeling cooler. I assume it would though.

The only ones that look like they’d be cooler are the Tipperary and GPAs, which of course are out due to the round shape.

Round head here, but I went from the IRH Elite Xtreme to the OneK Defender. I don’t remember much of a difference, maybe the OneK was a smidgen cooler, but I wouldn’t swear in court either way. The Defender does beat the Xtreme in general quality/comfort and not getting larger as it has aged. I found I had to keep adding more and more padding to the Xtreme to keep it snug. YMMV though.

[BatCoach]

I’m definitely an oval (not sure if long or not) but I love my ovation schooler https://www.ovationriding.com/ovation-schooler-helmet-467566 its SUPER affordable and does not give me the ‘mushroom noggin’ that my CO does. Its super light and works pretty well for summer riding.

[GreyDes]

Tequila - For what it’s worth, I have a definite long oval head

OneK did not work for me at all. Even their long oval was too round. I actually bought one because it seemed to fit in the store and ended up giving it away after a few rides due to terrible headaches.

So far Charles Owen (specifically the AYR8) and the Uvex work for me. I have tried on the following that didn’t:

• GPA
• Samshield
• Troxel (used to wear one before I realized how bad the fit was)
• Tipperary (had one of the old models and apparently was one of the few people they fit :). None of the newer ones work for me at all)
• Antares

[TequilaMockingbird]

Well here’s another question. Which online tack stores, if any, offer free return shipping besides Smartpak? I don’t mind paying shipping one way but both ways for something that might work the first go around is a bit more than I want to spend.

[GreyDes]

Riding Warehouse does.

[jen-s]

Adam’s does too.

[TequilaMockingbird]

I went with the One K Defender. Since I still have my IRH I’ll be able to compare when it arrives next week.

[trubandloki]

Looking forward to your report on how the One K works out.

[MuddyHalter]

@TequilaMockingbird

I went with the One K Defender. Since I still have my IRH I’ll be able to compare when it arrives next week.

You’ll like the OneK. It’s comfortable and looks good.

[CindyCRNA]

@TequilaMockingbird

I’m looking for the coolest, lightest helmet I can find that offers long oval. In the summer I frequently riding in temperatures 95 F + with high humidity.

I currently ride in a IRH Elite Xtreme but it needs to be replaced due to age and it rolled off a shelf in my tack locker and dropped on concrete recently.

Any suggestions?

This is the only think I can wear. I have tried everyone else’s version of a long oval and it’s the only one that fits, heat be damned. The One K did not fit me.

[TequilaMockingbird]

I received the One K Defender yesterday. I love everything about it except it was just barely too small. I wear a size 7 in IRH and I got the medium One K, which is 6 7/8 - 7.

Compared to the IRH the One K is much lighter and cooler. But since it was a tad too small I’m having to exchange it for a large. I’m hoping large isn’t too large or I may be in between sizes and I won’t be able to use the One K. I’ll be very disappointed if that’s the case.