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racingcondor wrote:I seem to have quite a narrow oval head and Kask just don't work for me. The best fit I had was an S-Works Prevail, the Evade unfortunately doesn't fit because the foam inside touches at the back before it's on properly (and I don't really fancy taking a knife to it). I'm also trying on the Ballista tomorrow.
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I tried the Ballista on in a shop the other day. Very nice helmet and fit is for oval head. And they offer more sizes than just two. It drives me crazy that helmet makers offer only "tiny" and "gigantic" when fit is the most important feature. When you offer only 2 sizes, most users compromise fit.
fignonsbarber wrote:racingcondor wrote:I seem to have quite a narrow oval head and Kask just don't work for me. The best fit I had was an S-Works Prevail, the Evade unfortunately doesn't fit because the foam inside touches at the back before it's on properly (and I don't really fancy taking a knife to it). I'm also trying on the Ballista tomorrow.
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I tried the Ballista on in a shop the other day. Very nice helmet and fit is for oval head. And they offer more sizes than just two. It drives me crazy that helmet makers offer only "tiny" and "gigantic" when fit is the most important feature. When you offer only 2 sizes, most users compromise fit.
What's your head circumference and the size of Ballista you tried on? Mine is 57.5cm and I ordered a M.
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pdlpsher1 wrote:What's your head circumference and the size of Ballista you tried on? Mine is 57.5cm and I ordered a M.
Round about a 58 (so on the border between M and L in most helmets). Tried it on and the M was a perfect fit (everything else I've owned has been an L).
It feels surprisingly light, fit is good and the venting really does seem to get good airflow through the helmet so I'm happy so far.