Spain is a biker country. Not only do our World Championship riders in Moto GP prove it, but also the roads full of two-wheeled machines as soon as the weather allows it. Our climate makes it easier to go out and enjoy, in addition to having the most entertaining curvy roads in almost any province of the territory. Not only that, the motorcycle has become a daily means of transport in cities such as Barcelona, Valencia, Malaga and Madrid, being allies in the reduction of emissions and traffic flow. Scooters are the segment of success in our country but also the units on which more imprudence is carried out, more due to oversight than recklessness. One of them, as surprising as it may seem, is to go poorly equipped. The helmet was not mandatory in the city until 1992 , despite the fact that the rule came into force ten years earlier. However, the choice of helmet is still a complicated decision, starting with the right size for us. In this article we will help you find your ideal motorcycle helmet.
There are many images and videos of motorcycle accidents in which, unfortunately, the helmet rolls off, losing the function for which it was designed. This blunder can lead to irreversible brain damage in the user, so we cannot take the chosen size lightly. As is the case with our day-to-day clothing, helmets can be identified with two different sizes: the radius of the head’s circumference (55-56, 57-58,62-63 centimeters…) or the approximate size ( S, M, XXL…). The most reliable thing is to pay attention to the first data to begin with, since each firm can evaluate the size in one way or another, but the test in store is crucial.
Each one has a head shape, longer, wider in the back or with a more prominent forehead. The helmets are manufactured under general standards and each brand is characterized by certain moldings of the inner shell, the EPS area with the foam that remains in contact with our head. The outer shell, on the other hand, is the material that will hit the ground in the event of an accident. Something relevant that we must know is that the outer size can adapt to two or three interiors . That is to say, we can buy an M helmet but its offer of inner shells is double, one smaller and the other larger.
