How is a bicycle helmet supposed to fit
How To Fit & Adjust A Cycle Helmet
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you might have thought that putting on a
helmet was simple and it is up to a
point but it's also very easy to get it
wrong so here are some simple steps to
adjust it to make sure that it fits
safely and correctly
now when assume you've got the right
size to start with but if you want to
check it should feel snugly on your head
and you shouldn't be able to get more
than one finger between your forehead
and the helmet now most how much we'll
have a retention system that's this
thing at the back you should make sure
that it's as loose as possible when
you're checking so it's actually the
shell of the helmet and not the
retention system that's holding it in
place so you've got the right size
excellent now we need to make sure
that's sitting in the right place on
your head it should be sat forward just
out of your eyeline and it definitely
definitely shouldn't be sitting on the
back of your head if you have it there
it's not been doing anything to help you
in a crash and also it looks really
dorky when it's in the right place there
are three ways of ensuring that it stays
there so firstly let's look again at the
retention system at the back now find
out how it adjusts it could be by the
pressing the two sides in or there could
be a little dial to rotate whatever it
is tighten it up so the helmet then
feels snug against your head you should
be able to shake your head and the
helmet remains still on your skull now
the next adjustment is the most
important one that's the chin strap
which is what keeps your helmet in place
in the event of a crash now it's just a
case of tightening a strap up to the
point where you can get about three
fingers between the strap and your chin
there is frequently a second adjustment
to make to the straps as well to make
sure they sit correctly around your ears
it's just a case of pulling the straps
through the buckle so that the strap
sits flat to your head there
it may mean you have to readjust a chin
strap as well but it is worth it to make
sure the helmet fits snugly and as
correctly as possible so make sure the
helmet six correctly on your head then
adjust a retention system at the back to
make sure that it's snug and finally
adjust a chin strap so that it's going
to be secure on your head in the event
of a crash finally you should never ever
wear a helmet that's had any kind of
impact so for example this one has been
involved in a crash it saved someone's
life but it's now slightly cracked so
this is straight for the bin
as he reached the furthest point on the
verge of heading back home disaster
strikes you suffer a mechanical a simple
puncture a loose pedal and you have no
spares with you to fix the problem
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