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Hello all,
Thought I'd ask the STW hive mind about this.
I'm looking for a bike helmet for my little girl, who's 11 months old now, for going on a bike-seat to nursery.
The smallest helmet thus far is a specialized small fry (44+ cm), but it still moves around on her head, even though her head measures 46cm.
So, any suggestions for a suitable small childs bike helmet?
Also, would she be safer with a helmet that's slightly too large, or none at all? Given she'll be strapped in I'd think she'd be better with than without...
Cheers,
Keith
We got a total bargain Met one from On One for a tenner. It looks ace, fits young monsieur a treat and might just do the trick.
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It has a really good dial head band thing that adjusts quickly and easily to fit. Our son's head is also 46cmish and it fits really well.
i got a nice giro one from my LBS. its got planes on.
its an interesting exercise getting it on. son has a complete meltdown as soon as you put it on, stops as soon as you pedal. i'm down to about 5 seconds to put it on and start pedalling...
Strange the small fry doesn't fit - I got my 11mth old one, he measured 45cm and it fits dialled right in (but looks very big on him!!)
[url= http://www.evanscycles.com/products/specialized/small-fry-toddler-2013-helmet-ec043577 ]it was this one[/url]
There are two versions of the small fry toddler and child make sure you have the toddler version as the fit is different
My daughter has a small head as well and we struggled to find one small enough. In the end found that a Raleigh Rascal worked as they do it in XXS
http://www.rutlandcycling.com/44277/Raleigh-Rascal-Child-Bicycle-Helmets.html
My 2 both have smaal fry's. I just whacked in some extra pads at first to pad it out a bit. Worked a treat but I'm sure I'm about to get flamed. 😀
Small fry now on the second one. Lovely met one for the biggun. Looks like a proper grown up helmet.
The worst bit with a 1 yo is getting the straps set right. Nuclear meltdown time. He also hates putting it on but once on and rolling all smiles (or snores) pretty quiet.
Thanks very much all, I think I'm going to go for the Met based on the recommendation above (thanks theflatboy).
Cheers,
Keith
No probs. Can't really go wrong for that price!