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Helmets for european heads

Last activity 20 April 2013 by JulesVn

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Eluelf

Hello,

does anyone know, where I can buy a helmet for a european head. I still tried it in a special shop for helmets (only one brand) in Phu Nhuang District as well as tho one they shell in Big C but even the biggest was to small for me. I wouldn't say that I have a really beg head - in Europe I have a normal L-helmet-size.

Thank you for your advices...

Eluelf

Stylostar

Do you mean the Protec shop on Phan Dinh Phung in Phu Nhuan? They have bigger sizes and certainly can fit many European heads like mine.

If Protec etc do not have one big enough, you might be in trouble elsewhere too. Other brands are worn my Europeans too, of course, but how big do they get?

jamesquanhai

I buy mine in Andes - there is one on Nguyen Thi Minh Kai.

I have a huge head and no problem.

MatthiasB

My wife and I bought Andes helmets. Mine came from the shop on NTMK opposite the ReU, but (rather ironically for the OP), they didn't have one small enough for my wife. Instead she found one at a shop on the corner of Tôn Thất Tùng (IIRC) that fit, but had an awful design. Solution? They just switched the foam insert with another shell with a more tasteful design. Moral of the story is that there are a range of sizes out there, just keep looking. And don't always trust the sales staff, they rarely know their stock.

catsophat

Andes on NTMK is the place to go. There are many sizes, styles and prices of helmets there. More importantly, they are real. Do not buy from the street, supermarket or fake Andes stores.

JulesVn

I just bought a helmet from Andes on HBT (found it by accident looking for the Protec helmet shop recommended above). Staff were very helpful and big range of styles.

I have an enormous head and was forced into buying a helmet that was a little tight initially. Now the padding has settled it is comfortable.Anybody with a normal European head should be fine here.

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