Helmet for tricycle??

[jastinker]

Hi,

DD is turning 1 in 2 weeks and GM bought her a Kettler Navigator, with pushbar. Those of you who have tricycles, do your babes wear helmets? I mentioned to DH we need to get a helmet for her and he thought she would be to little to find one for her. If any of your 1 yo have a helmet, which is the best???

Thank you,
Lisa

[new_mommy25]

Noah is 18 months and we just bought him a helmet. I went to the local bike shop. The guy who helped us was wonderful and he fitted a helmet to DS exactly. He laid in all the pads, adjusted the chin strap etc. - stuff I would never have known how to do. We got a S/M Bell helmet and it is a great fit with the highest pads.

Here is a link to the helmet we have
http://tinyurl.com/6veh3

and another Bell option
http://tinyurl.com/5vk96

And a link to a previous thread that was really helpful
http://tinyurl.com/5px45

[chrissyhowie]

We have the same Kettler :)! We got a helmet for DD#1 mainly so she would associate wearing one with riding a bike. It's starting to work too -- Chloe now asks for the helmet when she wants to ride! We've got a Giro helmet: http://tinyurl.com/5sutb .

HTH,

[jastinker]

Thanks to all of you. We have decided to get the bell hummingbird from REI. I will have them to ship to the store so we don't have to pay for shipping. Thanks again!!!

Lisa

[corrie23]

Can I ask a related question to those of you with the Bell and/or Giro helmets?

I know the CR ratings listed the Bell Boomerang as the best overall, but I noted that they fit a head circumference of 18.5-19.75" whereas the Giro ME2 (second best) says they fit a head circumference of 18.5-20.5" My DD is already 2 and I'd like the helmet to last a while if possible, but I'd also like for her to be as safe as possible. Can anyone comment on how long the Bell fits a child as I have no idea of DD's head circumference and I'd be ordering online.

Thank you!
-Corrie

[ett]

Thanks for the link to the previous thread. We'll getting DS a Kettler soon and so will also be needing a helmet.

[new_mommy25]

Corie, is there anyway you could get a tape measure and just measure your DD's head? That is precisly why I went to the bike shop and had DS fitted! I find the whole thing very confusing.

[jkpalotay]

We also own the Kettler, and we got our DS a Bell toddler helmet from TRU. (My son is almost 2). It had all kinds of safety features, and came in lots of different patterns.

Kelli
Mommy to Luke (April 2003)

[tigalig]

We had our local bike shop also measure our ds's head for a Bell helmet. He has since outgrown it and moved onto another Bell (toddler) helmet without all the extra pads. HTH.