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My bike helmet is 1 inch too big, help please?
Besides returning it and getting the smaller size helmet, what are my other options? It is the Pro-tec The Classic Helmet and it is CPSC certified. The website I bought it from says it comes with two custom sizing pads for additional fit adjustment. Does anyone know what that is? Can i wrap paper or something around the inside of the helmet evenly so it will make it fit better?
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Thanks 
Answer:
If it's an inch too big, the sizing pads will not make enough difference. Return it and get a different size. If a bicycle helmet doesn't fit, it's not going to protect you in an accident.
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CHOOSING A MOTORCYCLE HELMET THAT FITS YOUR STYLE
A motorcycle helmet is an extremely important accessory for a motorcyclist. There are a wide range of helmets available in the American market. However, choosing a helmet that best suits your riding style can be challenging. Buying an expensive helmet that meets high safety standards doesn't automatically offer the best protection in case of a crash. Knowing the specs and choosing a helmet that best fits you will.
FULL FACE - The most protective helmet is arguably the full faced helmet which provides total coverage of the front and back of the head. One benefit to this type of helmet is the eye protection by way of a translucent plastic face shield, known as a visor that generally swivels up and down to allow access to the face and can come in tinted forms for sun protection as well as serving as a guard for dust and particles when riding. Many full face helmets include vents to increase the airflow to the rider.
The significant attraction of these helmets is their protectiveness. Some wearers dislike the increased heat, sense of isolation, lack of wind, and alleged reduced hearing of such helmets. Full face helmets intended for off-road use sometimes omit the face shield but extend the visor and chin portions to increase ventilation, since riding off-road is a very strenuous activity. Studies have shown that full face helmets offer the most protection to motorcycle riders because 35% of all crashes showed major impact on the chin-bar area. Wearing a helmet with less coverage eliminates that protection-the less coverage the helmet offers, the less protection for the rider.
MOTOCROSS/OFF-ROAD - This type of helmet has clearly elongated chin and visor portions, a chin bar, and partially open face to give the rider extra protection while wearing goggles and to allow the unhindered flow of air during the physical exertion of this type of riding.
Modern off-road helmets include a (typically angular, rather than round) chin bar to provide some facial impact protection in addition to protection from flying dirt and debris. When properly combined with goggles, the result provides most of the same protective features of full face street helmets.
MODULAR/FLIP-UP - This helmet is a cross between full face and open face helmets for street use. It is also sometimes termed "convertible" or "flip-face". When fully assembled and closed, they resemble full face helmets by bearing a chin bar for absorbing face impacts. Its chin bar may be pivoted upwards (or, in some cases, may be removed) by a special lever to allow access to most of the face as in an open face helmet. The rider may eat, drink or have a conversation without unfastening the chinstrap and removing the helmet, making them popular.
The curved shape of an open chin bar and face shield section can cause increased wind drag during riding, as air will not flow around an open modular helmet in the same way as a three-quarters visor, riding with the helmet in the open position may pose increased risk of neck injury in a crash. Some modular helmets are dual certified as full face and open face helmet. The chin bar of these helmets offers real protection and they can be used in the "open" position while riding.
OPEN FACE/THREE-QUARTERS - The open face or "three-quarters", helmet has a rear which also covers the back of the skull, but lacks the lower chin bar of the full face helmet, and doesn't necessarily include a face shield. Many offer visors of selectable length which may be used by the rider to reduce sunlight glare. An open face helmet provides the same rear protection as a full face helmet, but little protection to the face. Bugs, dust or even wind to the face and eyes can cause rider discomfort or injury. As a result, it is not uncommon (and in some states, is required by law) for riders to wear wrap-around sunglasses or goggles to supplement eye protection with these helmets. Alternatively, many open face helmets include, or can be fitted with a face shield extending over the upper portion of the face to protect the eyes.
HALF - The half-helmet also referred to as a "Shorty" in the USA and "Pudding Basin" or TT helmet in the UK. It has essentially the same front design as an open face helmet but without a lowered rear in the shape of a bowl. The half-helmet provides the minimum coverage generally allowed by law in the USA, and British Standards. As with the open face, it is not uncommon to augment this helmet's eye protection through other means such as goggles.
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