Choose Your Helmet Wisely to Avoid Overheating

You may not know what causes your helmet to feel hot when riding long distances.

Helmets will sometimes feel hot when riding, making it uncomfortable on the head.

As quoted from GridOto.com, According to Wahyu Aditya Utama, 1Ds apparel maintenance specialist in Petukangan, South Jakarta, there are several factors that cause helmets to feel hot when worn. riding.

"The most important is obviously the mistake in choosing the size of the helmet," said Wahyu or familiarly called Bang WU.

"Helmets that are too small or too bigPress It makes it difficult for air to circulate and makes it hot. So you should choose a helmet that is not too narrow," he said.

"Especially if you wear a small helmet, your head will hurt, so avoid buying helmets that are too small," he added.

In addition, poor quality helmets also contribute to why helmets feel hot when worn.

"Premium helmets of any brand must have been designed with better ventilation than ordinary helmets," continued Bang WU.

With good ventilation the helmet will feel more impermeable, cooler when riding because the air circulation from the vents is good and actually works.

"If the helmet is cheap, the ventilation may not work. So ventilation in helmets is actually important, especially in full face helmets," said the man who has long been an apparel maintenance specialist in Asian racing events.

Not only ventilation, it turns out that the foam or padding on the helmet also affects whether the helmet is hot or not when used.

"In addition, the quality of premium helmets uses cheek foam which is a better material, especially in absorbing sweat so why premium helmets are expensive because one of them prioritizes comfort," he concluded.

Well, those are some of the things that cause helmets to feel hot when used.