I use a downhill ski helmet.

I love the ear covers.

Men's Helmets | 2016-17 | K2 Skis

I you think it's too bulky , get an XL bike hemet and Baklava

 

Giro snowboard helmet for me

 

Lazer makes good cold weather helmets.

 

Just hanging out to get some ideas

 

mips ski hemet

If I think it's possibly going to be warm enough that I want the ventilation of a regular mtb helmet, I use a regular mtb helmet.

 

Same helmet I use the rest of the year - POC Trabec Race, with a thin wool cap like this one underneath.

 

Same here. I use this with my summer bike helmet.

Cabela's + Icebreaker Merino Beanie : Cabela's

 

I have a laser dissent, and it is really warm. So warm that I will wear a regular bike helmet with a beanie liner down to about 15 F, then the dissent when colder.

If I am not mistaken, the dissent is one of the very few helmets designed for winter biking. From what I researched, skiing and snowboarding helmets might conform to a different set of safety standards. Might not matter, but for me I wanted to get a biking specific cold weather helmet.

 

So it looks like no one makes a specific, winter, cycling helmet.

I've got the 45n wool cap and it's a great product, but I hoped for a helmet that would do away with needing a hat under the helmet. Something that had vents that open and closed like my ski helmet, but didn't have all the extra padding and size of a ski helmet. I envision a helmet, with a thin wool liner, that's removal-able and washable, ear flaps, sliding vents that can be completely closed, or opened with a sliding door. Something that can be worn without anything underneath.

I think its a market that could be grown, and when you can buy a silly egg shaped helmet just for time trials, and full face this and removal face shield this, why hasn't any thought been given to winter cycling headgear?

I've got plenty of old helmets in the garage, maybe I'll rube goldberg something together, anyone have any ideas on how I could put a adjustable vent onto an existing helmet? I really don't need 23 huge air vents in a winter helmet, just one or two I can close when I start on the ride, and open once I'm warmed up?

Is anyone from 45N listening??

 

I've got the 45n wool cap and it's a great product, but I hoped for a helmet that would do away with needing a hat under the helmet.

Well, here's my 2 cents:

There's more going on than just the top of your head. When it's cold, we usually have a thin or thick balaclava as the base layer on the face. This can be pulled up over the tip of your nose, or opened so your entire face is exposed. On rides in the cold, our body temperature varies wildly, so we adjust this. Going up a hill, you often have to completely open your face, and headed down for an extended period of time, you have to close it up. This seals around your neck/collar and prevents cold air from getting down there, as well as it provides a good constant warm channel of air from the rest of your body on to your eyes and nose, so goggles become a necessity at more like -20 or colder, although at race-pace at -20, we had to open our face up entirely, so much warm blood circulating through your body, etc.

So even though they make ski-helmets that work pretty darn good, they don't do anything for your neck, face, etc. You still have to do something there. Last night, Julie had some little ear-warmers that go on her helmet straps, but she was using her regular mtb helmet, not what she'll use when it gets colder. I'd imagine any "cold weather" helmet would still present these issues, that you have to account for your face and neck.

A regular MTB helmet works just fine with a balaclava, you can usually get enough warmth this way, even down to some way cold temps. If not, use a light hooded windbreaker and wear the hood over your head in between. Kind of hokey, but that's the solution for extreme cold when you're using a regular mtb helmet.

Otherwise, I can't see what the problem is with a ski helmet, unless you just aren't really riding in the very cold temps. There are ski helmets that are ventilated, not as much as mtb obviously, but IMO if you aren't riding in that kind of cold, below the 20s, a regular mtb helmet will do fine. Yes, you might have to wear a cap under, but they make some really thin ones, this also gives you a very breathable setup.

One of the biggest reasons I went with a ski helmet though was no-visor, although you can take the visor off a mtb helmet, this kills a lot of stones for me (I use it for skiing too). At night, a visor blocks your visibility upwards, causing a potential issue with tree branches. Much harder to notice these at night than in the day IME.

 

I use my MTB helmet, no visor.

I wear a windproof snowmachine (snowmobile for those in the lower 48) helmet liner. On top of that I wear either a fleece or wool hat. I carry a few additional balaclavas. I think it's important not to sweat too much, so layer up so you can remove/add as necessary. Glasses down to 20, then goggles.

If it's really cold, colder than -20, then a piece of duct tape on the nose.

Just be sure you helmet is one you can adjust easily.


Same method for the pogies. I roll them back going up hills, and pull them down for the down hills and cold spots.

 

I just use my normal helmet and a balaclava.

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- 7 degrees Fahrenheit in this photo. My gloves failed me long before the balaclava.

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It's never as cold as you guys described here in Steamboat. I quit skiing with that much headgear years ago, never need that much cold protection. If it's that cold I don't ride. Guess I'm soft

 

29er helmet?

 

I wear a liner cap and a helmet cover, which makes a big difference, keeping out wind and snow.

https://www.amazon.com/RockBros-Win...P4YR&pf_rd_t=36701&pf_rd_p=6aad23bd-3035-4a40-b691-0eefb1a18396&pf_rd_i=desktop

 

To the OP, I think that the Specialized Centro Winter LED helmet is exactly what you're looking for...

 

Yes,thanks

 

Summer bike helmet with buff headband or balaclava underneath. I have a couple of helmet covers, one lycra, one waterproof if really(rarely) needed. Add a neoprene facemask when it get's cold enough.

 

I have the Garneau Ghost, which is designed for fat biking.

https://garneau.com/us/en/cycling/ghost/color/gray-red-6a5-595

It's looks just like a ski helmet but has more ventilation and passes bicycle crash safety standards. I previously used a summer helmet and balaclava, which worked just fine. I won the Garneau at a race, though, and like it a lot more than I thought I would. I'm likely going to buy another one when I need to replace it.

 

It does look exactly like a ski helmet, except no MIPS and the ventilation really looks the same to me. But as you say, it's for "fat biking"

 

I'm thinking about picking up a Bern Brentwood and the optional "winter" liner.
helmet:
Bern Brentwood MSRP: $69.99 - Men - Bike Helmets Unlimited

Liner:
Bern Men's Zipmold Liner MSRP: $39.99 Unlimited

 

Balaclava and a regular old XC helmet for temps down to maybe 20-25 F without wind.
If it's windy and/or between 0-15 F or so I get out my fullface and the balaclava.

Nothing fancy. Seems to work just fine.

 

I have a poc trabec race. I picked up a running style cap (fleece lined, underarmour-ish outer). It is very breathable and has dips downward to cover some of the ear. It has worked for me so far! I tend to under dress and have a few layers in my pack cause i am a very sweaty person x0