Hello everyone.
After renewing my helmet's interior, I went on a day ride of about three hours, so here are my impressions.
In a previous post (in Japanese), I wrote that the new cheek pads I'd bought (standard size) were quite a lot thicker than the ones I'd been using.
Because of that, I wasn't sure whether I'd bought the right size of cheek pads.
To get straight to the point: there were good sides and bad sides.
The good side of thicker helmet cheek pads
The first thing I noticed when I put on the helmet with the standard-size cheek pads was
that they were a different size from the cheek pads chosen for me through the SHOEI Personal Fitting System.
With the standard cheek pads, the helmet pressed on my cheeks so much that I'd bite the inside of my cheek when I closed my teeth.
(There's no need to bite down hard, but) to clench my teeth, I had to push the cheek pads outward with my cheeks before my upper and lower teeth would meet.
"Oh no, I really got this wrong..."
is what I thought, but...
Surprisingly, because my cheeks support the helmet, it fits my head snugly and my head no longer gets tired.
Also, because the helmet fits my head so closely, it now follows the movements of my head closely.
Before, there was a very slight delay between moving my head and the helmet moving with it, but that's gone.
Those were the good points.
The bad side of thicker helmet cheek pads
As I said above, the pressure on my cheeks is very strong, so my teeth felt odd when I took the helmet off.
I wondered whether this is what having braces feels like, and whether my teeth might move if I carried on like this.
Conclusion: it's worth getting a helmet fitting
From this, I think it's important to go to a shop and, if possible, try things on to choose the right size for you, not only when you buy a helmet but also when you renew its interior.
You always wear a helmet when you ride.
If it's uncomfortable, riding stops being fun.
I explain how I prevent helmet theft when I'm out touring in this article.
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