> > > Has anyone done a study on the affect the color of a helmet has on > > > appearance? For example, do white helmets appear smaller than black? > > > I'm asking because a lot of helmets on me appear to be bulbous, and I > > > want to get a helmet that seems as streamlined as possible. I'm > > > looking at open -faced or 3/4 helmets. > > I have done a study on open faced and 3/4 helmets. > > My conclusions are that I would be dead if I wore one back in 2001. > > Full face is the only helmet that offers the protection to save your head > > AND face in the event of catastrophe. > Joyce, > It's not clear to me how in the world Andrew's reply addresses your > question, but my experience is that lighter colors tend to appear > smaller than darker colors. Good luck.
Sorry, I meant to write that lighter colors tend to appear larger than
darker colors.
Posted by Doug Payne on August 8, 2010, 11:00 am
On 07/08/2010 1:23 PM, Joyce wrote:
> Has anyone done a study on the affect the color of a helmet has on > appearance? For example, do white helmets appear smaller than black? > I'm asking because a lot of helmets on me appear to be bulbous, and I > want to get a helmet that seems as streamlined as possible. I'm > looking at open -faced or 3/4 helmets.
Get flat black and you'll be a veritable pin-head.
Posted by Polarhound on August 8, 2010, 12:36 pm
On 8/7/2010 1:23 PM, Joyce wrote:
> Has anyone done a study on the affect the color of a helmet has on > appearance? For example, do white helmets appear smaller than black? > I'm asking because a lot of helmets on me appear to be bulbous, and I > want to get a helmet that seems as streamlined as possible. I'm > looking at open -faced or 3/4 helmets.
Try this on for size:
Posted by Odinn on August 14, 2010, 7:17 pm
Joyce wrote:
> > Has anyone done a study on the affect the color of a helmet has on > appearance? For example, do white helmets appear smaller than black? > I'm asking because a lot of helmets on me appear to be bulbous, and I > want to get a helmet that seems as streamlined as possible. I'm > looking at open -faced or 3/4 helmets.
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> > > appearance? For example, do white helmets appear smaller than black?
> > > I'm asking because a lot of helmets on me appear to be bulbous, and I
> > > want to get a helmet that seems as streamlined as possible. I'm
> > > looking at open -faced or 3/4 helmets.
> > I have done a study on open faced and 3/4 helmets.
> > My conclusions are that I would be dead if I wore one back in 2001.
> > Full face is the only helmet that offers the protection to save your head
> > AND face in the event of catastrophe.
> Joyce,
> It's not clear to me how in the world Andrew's reply addresses your
> question, but my experience is that lighter colors tend to appear
> smaller than darker colors. Good luck.