A hair and helmet question

[apteryx_haasti]

OK - so this question is a bit weird....

Here it is (and just because I am posting it in biker angels doesn't mean that blokes can't answer cuz they might know as well!)...

At the moment I have shoulder length (just below my collar) hair but I would quite like to get it cut (lots) short(er) - my question:

Will my helmet still fit properly? Stupid question or no? I've only had my helmet for 5 months, so my hair was pretty long when I got it. It seems borderline for whether it is too big for my little pin head at the moment, so I'm worried that if my hair is very different it will be even worse.

Or am I insane?

Let the abuse (I mean...advice) begin!

[chanceyy]

OK - so this question is a bit weird....

Here it is (and just because I am posting it in biker angels doesn't mean that blokes can't answer cuz they might know as well!)...

At the moment I have shoulder length (just below my collar) hair but I would quite like to get it cut (lots) short(er) - my question:

Will my helmet still fit properly? Stupid question or no? I've only had my helmet for 5 months, so my hair was pretty long when I got it. It seems borderline for whether it is too big for my little pin head at the moment, so I'm worried that if my hair is very different it will be even worse.

Or am I insane?

Let the abuse (I mean...advice) begin!

yup if you get it cut & remove bulk, your helmet will fit more loosely. (chanceyy is a hairdresser)

[Maha]

Um yes.....your hair will get shorter..not your head.....
Unless and this is just a mabye ! The haircutting person accidently snips the valve at the back of your head and lets some air out....

[apteryx_haasti]

Um yes.....your hair will get shorter..not your head.....
Unless and this is just a mabye ! The haircutting person accidently snips the valve at the back of your head and lets some air out....

Hey - I'm not a blonde! At the moment....

[Jantar]

Its not too much of a problem. When you get your hair cut just let your hairdresser know that you wear a helmet so that she won't take too much bulk, just length. The small amount of bulk that you do lose can be taken up by using a helmet liner.

[Lissa]

Ok.. you could always get a helmet cut instead of bowl cut. Sorry I'm only joking. I have really long hair, I can see why you want to cut it, takes forever to get the tangles out.

[elle-f]

why are you getting your hair cut? our hair all looks the same when its come straight out of the helmet after a long ride anyhow

[andrea]

i just had my hair cut short today, hehe well not too short that is, i got sick of long hair, platting it, combing the tangles out. and putting it up. so i went to my mates house and asked her to cut it. now my helmet fits nicely

[xwhatsit]

I don't think you'll have too much of an issue, to be honest. When you have your hair about shoulder length, the actual thickness of your hair on top of your head isn't that much different to when it is much shorter. In fact, well at least this is what I noticed with the girlfriend when she went from longish to a bob-cut, the actual width seemed to be bulkier on top, probably because the longer hair wasn't making it lie as flat (I pay a lot of attention to her hair, she has beautiful hair ). So unless they actually do a lot of chopping around on top, I doubt it would make much difference. The sides of your head might come into play, but I'd venture that most people's ears would be the main point of difference.

[Waylander]

It'll be a bit more loos yes, Cut mine a while back and noticed my helmet tended to move side to side more in the wind. Got one that fits closer on my cheeks now so not a big worry. Growing my hair long again cause the back of my neck got cold though.

[sels1]

Or you could leave your hair long and get one of these hair gloves....

[Trudes]

I don't think you'll have too much of an issue, to be honest. When you have your hair about shoulder length, the actual thickness of your hair on top of your head isn't that much different to when it is much shorter. In fact, well at least this is what I noticed with the girlfriend when she went from longish to a bob-cut, the actual width seemed to be bulkier on top, probably because the longer hair wasn't making it lie as flat (I pay a lot of attention to her hair, she has beautiful hair ). So unless they actually do a lot of chopping around on top, I doubt it would make much difference. The sides of your head might come into play, but I'd venture that most people's ears would be the main point of difference.

I would think this also

[apteryx_haasti]

why are you getting your hair cut? our hair all looks the same when its come straight out of the helmet after a long ride anyhow

Well, mainly so it stops getting stuck in the breathing apparatus mask at training (fire brigade)...

And I've almost always had relatively short hair - this is the longest it's been since 1992....

I haven't been growing it "on purpose" - just haven't been able to find a hairdresser I like in Wgtn who gives me a hair cut I like.

I don't mind the length, it's just that it annoys me by flicking in my eyes and getting in the way at training. Time for a change?

[elle-f]

yep def time for a change. i used to go to si salon and the guy there, andre i think, was great. although it cost an arm and a leg to get cut - about 80 bucks - it was well worth it.

[apteryx_haasti]

I had a great hairdresser in Dunedin that I went to for 8 years - have yet to find a replacement here...

But I might start my quest.

Of course - this thread was originally about whether my helmet would then be too loose - but these strange thread journeys are one of the reasons I like KB!