Need a dedicated helmet for my Gloworm X2

Maybe get the battery off the helmet and into a backpack. More awkward to be sure and not as well balanced, but a lot less weight on the helmet.

First from your description I question whether your current helmet fits you properly. Without a snug fitting helmet it will be almost impossible to keep it from rocking around making you uncomfortable after a very short time. Next it looks like your using Gloworm's universal Gopro mount which positions the light much higher than their side attached mount (see link). The side attaching mount uses the hole you see in the side of the lighthead as its attaching point (pivoting from there for vertical aiming) and from what I see will cut the mounting height to less than half of what your picture shows which will make the light seem MUCH lighter + less likely to catch on anything. That should negate the necessity of having to reposition the battery from the helmet to your backpack but only if your helmet also fits correctly.
Mole

https://www.action-led-lights.com/collections/helmet-mount/products/gloworm-quick-release-bracket

Interesting. Thanks for the input guys.

I did wonder if my helmet fit correctly. The adjustable strap around the head is tight and secure. The chin strap is tight, somewhat uncomfortable. The adjustable piece the cradles the base of the skull feels like it's in a good spot.

Can you do me a favor and test your good fitting helmet. If you grab the front of the helmet and go to take it off like a ball cap, does your helmet stay stuck to your head or does it rotate back? If it does stay stuck what is holding it in place? Is it the chin strap or something else holding it on? I don't think the adjustable headband can hold a helmet on alone with that motion.

Thanks,
Dave

Yeah, if you can't adjust the height of the retention system to hold your head more secure than that, then you need a better fitting helmet. My helmet has barely any movement, but I also wouldn't put the battery on my helmet either.

I can't imagine riding with a heavy battery strapped to the helmet. Its so easy to stash it inside a hydration pack and forget about it.

it sounds like your main problem is that your helmet does not fit right. either it's not a good shape for the shape of your skull, or it's a size too big.

otherwise, don't but the battery on your helmet. attach it by a cord and put it in your pocket or wherever you can carry it.

Never seen the battery attached to the helmet... I agree with previous poster's... run the cable to the backpack. Or spend your money on a new one piece unit/light like the NiteRider Lumina Dual 1800. Unless you just want a new helmet.

JDUBku said:

Never seen the battery attached to the helmet... I

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it's very common. I used to do that with my Niterider Minewt until I got sick of the weight. I regularly participate in a weekly night ride with over 50 riders and about half of them do this.

the chin strap is there to keep your helmet from flying off. the chin strap should NOT be the part of the helmet that keeps it in one place on your head. the helmet should have some sort of basket mechanism that make the helmet stay put. you should be able to put the helmet on, cinch down the retention mechanism that sizes it down, and tip your head forward past horizontal without the helmet falling off. if you have to cinch the chinstrap down tight to keep the helmet from shifting around and falling off, it's either poorly adjusted or it's too big for you. the fact that a little extra, balanced weight from a light makes your helmet shift around is further evidence that the helmet is too big or your not adjusting it.

I just tried your test with my helmet. Tightened it down, no rotating backwards. I don't even need to buckle the chinstrap. The brace that cradles the base of your skull is what keeps it from rotating back. On my helmet, that part can be adjusted up or down to get the fit right. My helmet fits my head like a glove, but not all helmets do.

I still wouldn't put the battery on my helmet...

Sweet, great info. Thanks. The problem is my helmets don't lock in at the base of the skull. It clicks out of place with the pressure and the hold is broken. I need a better helmet. My other helmets are old.
The battery weight is a negative. But the power of 2000 lumens is fantastic.

Here's part of my nightly ride.
Tonights ride