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helmet question??

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I bought a helmet last summer. It fits fine,but while wearing it for 4 hours straight during my training course my ears would start to hurt like some one was punching them?? ive checked the padding and it is all one piece. my question is , is this normal to feel that after so many hours of wearing it? if not is there a trick to get it to stop lol.
 
1st reaction: Helmets that fit, fit. They feel like they're painted on.

2nd reaction: Yeah, well, after four hours having your head in a fiberglass ball can suck. You might check to see if there is any soft foam that's pressing in on your ears that could be removed. I wouldn't touch the Styrofoam.

My helmets press on the front center of my forehead. I thought I'd checked for that when I bought my new one, but after an hour or two I start noticing the pressure even so.
 
What brand is it?
You might be able to try the next size up liner to see if that feels better.

I don't have any pressure issues with my HJC AC-12 but I did try on about 20 different lids before I found one that fit just right. Not all lids fit the same even within the same manufacturer.

I had the same forehead pressure issue with the HJC CL-15, CL-SP and CS models..
The FS-10 and AC-12 had a better fit for me..
 
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my scorpion pushes on my ears after a real long time its not unbearable, but after a while my ears hurt a bit. Just take a pit stop every once in a while like your supposed to do anyway
 
If the problem is the soft padding mashing your ears, you can split a seam on the liner, excise a bit of foam, and sew it back up. This won't make the helmet any less safe.

I must have a freakishly bulbous forehead. On almost every new helmet I've had to use a wooden spoon to compress the hard foam slightly in the forehead area. There are also many helmets that have a seam right at the edge of the forehead foam that digs into my vast forehead. Usually I take a couple of stitches through the liner further up to move the seam out of the way.

The point is, don't be afraid to make slight modifications.
 
Heads come in different shapes, and helmets come in different shapes. Unfortunately, consumers don't have a way to measure head shape and compare it to helmet shape, except by trying on lots of helmets. That's the only reason that I know for paying outrageous helmet prices at local stores.
 
I have to get freakishly huge helmets too. i'm only 5'6'' but have to wear XL helmets or else they don't go on. I always try them on first because I have trouble finding ones that fit comfortably for a min let alone for a couple hours. I wish I could order one online but I know it wouldn't fit.
 
kparkfan said:
I bought a helmet last summer. It fits fine,but while wearing it for 4 hours straight during my training course my ears would start to hurt like some one was punching them?? ive checked the padding and it is all one piece. my question is , is this normal to feel that after so many hours of wearing it? if not is there a trick to get it to stop lol.
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Once helmet is on, unfold your ears....:p
 
lol it about rips them off when i put it on.:o my wife told me to have an ear job done to solve the problem. :eek: my ears arent that big i dont think any ways. i think i just need to break the helmet in. i havent worn it all that much.
 
^^^^^ That pretty much sounds to me like the solution. Just wear it for a little while every day when you're not doing anything (plus it gives you an excuse to crank the volume on the TV:p) and the padding should break in and be at least a little more comfortable. If that doesn't solve it, maybe you can try the liner for the next size up. So I'm told, M and L helmets pretty much have the same shell, just different sized padding inside. It's when you start breaking into the extreme sizes (XS and XL and such) that the shell actually changes size as well as the internals.

Not sure what size you wear, but maybe you could try the different liner if you're still uncomfortable after your break-in, provided this doesn't cause your helmet to feel less secure on your head.
 
bwringer said:
If the problem is the soft padding mashing your ears, you can split a seam on the liner, excise a bit of foam, and sew it back up. This won't make the helmet any less safe.

I must have a freakishly bulbous forehead. On almost every new helmet I've had to use a wooden spoon to compress the hard foam slightly in the forehead area. There are also many helmets that have a seam right at the edge of the forehead foam that digs into my vast forehead. Usually I take a couple of stitches through the liner further up to move the seam out of the way.

The point is, don't be afraid to make slight modifications.
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this scares me! All of the info I've read ever about helmets state that once the eps liner is deformed that area has lost it's ability to absorb impact properly. Not my head in there but never mod your helmet.
 
briyenkieth said:
this scares me! All of the info I've read ever about helmets state that once the eps liner is deformed that area has lost it's ability to absorb impact properly. Not my head in there but never mod your helmet.
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This may have some truth to it, and I'm not trying to talk in its complete defense, but that info has to be in there because if you don't say outright "DON'T DO THIS!", someone's going to. Now, one may be able to modify the helmet a bit, but if you tell someone small modifications can be done, they're gonna take it a step further because that's just human nature. I have to think that making a small modification like that is possible to an extent because the helmet's inner materials have to break in and form to the shape of your head, so they're expected to not have the original shape they had out the box.

Just my 2 cents.:)
 
jabberjoe87 said:
my scorpion pushes on my ears after a real long time its not unbearable, but after a while my ears hurt a bit. Just take a pit stop every once in a while like your supposed to do anyway
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Scorpion sells different sizes of cheek pads, or do what I did and trim back the foam yourself.:cool:
 
briyenkieth said:
this scares me! All of the info I've read ever about helmets state that once the eps liner is deformed that area has lost it's ability to absorb impact properly. Not my head in there but never mod your helmet.
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I'm not talking about mashing it down halfway -- I'm talking about a very slight reshaping of a very small, specific area of the hard EPS lining, mostly squashing down the sharply angled bit right at the edge of the forehead.

And actually, I didn't need to do this on my last two helmets (both HJC AC-12). So I must be getting dumber (shrinking my massive brain) or they're making the helmets with a wee bit more room these days.
 
Cut your ears off... Or if thats just too radical, trim them down. Wait till the bleeding stops before you go for a ride.
Some may say this is a dumb suggestion but I dont hear them.
 
head injuries just freak me out. Give me the chills every time I think about them. With that said I don't want anyone to get hurt or hear about it, hence the no mods stand.
 
briyenkieth said:
head injuries just freak me out. Give me the chills every time I think about them. With that said I don't want anyone to get hurt or hear about it, hence the no mods stand.
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Not to hijack this thread but I work in the mental health field and some of the guys I work with have had head injuries. One guy is 55 and when we was 18 he got in a bad car accident. He now can't control half his body and has a hard time pretty much doing anything, including talking. He sometimes will talk about how "he used to be just like me" he'd say and stuff like that. It's a little freaky and sobering when I think about how that could happen to me tomorrow or something. I always wear a helmet because I couldn't stand to be trapped in my own body like that.
 
mighty13d said:
Not to hijack this thread but I work in the mental health field and some of the guys I work with have had head injuries. One guy is 55 and when we was 18 he got in a bad car accident. He now can't control half his body and has a hard time pretty much doing anything, including talking. He sometimes will talk about how "he used to be just like me" he'd say and stuff like that. It's a little freaky and sobering when I think about how that could happen to me tomorrow or something. I always wear a helmet because I couldn't stand to be trapped in my own body like that.
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i went to high school with a young fellow who had a massive head injury when he was young, he spent alot of time masturbating and seemed very happy. i am with the ear trimming idea as well. i have a hatchet i keep very sharp if you would like i could lend it to you. ;)
 
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