dinneR ★ Posted July 25, 2018 Share #1 Posted July 25, 2018 I'm assuming there is no difference if terms of fit, just color. Correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerrySTL ★ Posted July 25, 2018 Share #2 Posted July 25, 2018 Sure. Pink is faster. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted July 25, 2018 Share #3 Posted July 25, 2018 sure, that way when I get lost I can stop and ask for directions. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parr8hed Posted July 25, 2018 Share #4 Posted July 25, 2018 Wimmenz helmets are built with a softer compound. They have harder heads. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted July 25, 2018 Share #5 Posted July 25, 2018 By the way, who said I was not a man? I can understand why they would say that about @Parr8hed what with being a nurse and all, but not me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prophet Zacharia Posted July 25, 2018 Share #6 Posted July 25, 2018 I disagree with the hypothetical nature of my gender identity. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted July 25, 2018 Share #7 Posted July 25, 2018 1 minute ago, Prophet Zacharia said: I disagree with the hypothetical nature of my gender identity. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/apr/26/steven-pooles-word-of-the-week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinneR ★ Posted July 25, 2018 Author Share #8 Posted July 25, 2018 19 minutes ago, JerrySTL said: Sure. Pink is faster. It would be black and pink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted July 25, 2018 Share #9 Posted July 25, 2018 8 minutes ago, dennis said: It would be black and pink. Do they actually call it out as a "woman's helmet"? I can't think of a reasonable difference other than color, and from women I know, they are driven nuts by everything being "pink" for women. I think a pink/black helmet could look fine on a dude. It can be done well or poorly, so it will depend on the specific brand and their color skills. Got a link? Tom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted July 25, 2018 Share #10 Posted July 25, 2018 27 minutes ago, Parr8hed said: Wimmenz helmets are built with a softer compound. They have harder heads. Uh oh. You're going to hell fer sure now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted July 25, 2018 Share #11 Posted July 25, 2018 I ride a women's specific frame, why shouldn't I wear the helmet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted July 25, 2018 Share #12 Posted July 25, 2018 some women's helmets do have special features like a larger hole in the back to put hair / pony tail through. Other than that it is all size and color. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinneR ★ Posted July 25, 2018 Author Share #13 Posted July 25, 2018 11 minutes ago, Razors Edge said: Do they actually call it out as a "woman's helmet"? I can't think of a reasonable difference other than color, and from women I know, they are driven nuts by everything being "pink" for women. I think a pink/black helmet could look fine on a dude. It can be done well or poorly, so it will depend on the specific brand and their color skills. Got a link? Tom It's called a women's helmet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted July 25, 2018 Share #14 Posted July 25, 2018 1 minute ago, dennis said: It's called a women's helmet Looks pretty asexual. Good for guys or gals. But maybe you need a ponytail like jsharr mentions. Is a lady's L equal to a men's M? Or same? Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UglyBob Posted July 25, 2018 Share #15 Posted July 25, 2018 I'll wear whatever fits right, protects my head, and has good ventilation. Around here good airflow is super important. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinneR ★ Posted July 25, 2018 Author Share #16 Posted July 25, 2018 My previous helmet was also a woman's helmet The size is the same for M and W. Using the mm measurements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prophet Zacharia Posted July 25, 2018 Share #17 Posted July 25, 2018 55 minutes ago, jsharr said: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/apr/26/steven-pooles-word-of-the-week No, my parents missed their opportunity to mess me up in THAT way. The pronouns, childhood toys, gender roles and anatomy all matched up in our house. I may even have had a blue room as a child! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickinMD ★ Posted July 25, 2018 Share #18 Posted July 25, 2018 2 hours ago, jsharr said: sure, that way when I get lost I can stop and ask for directions. Decades ago, there was a documentary on PBS called "Brain Sex," about different thinking and habits of men and women. One topic was, "Asking for Directions." The documentary claimed that when boys make friends, they tend to do so by joining a group of boys and soon learn their places in the hierarchy of their group and giving away secrets about their weaknesses jeapardizes their standing in the group - so they learn not to disclose weaknesses and that extends to asking for directions, disclosing you don't know how to get somewhere. Girls, the documentary claimed, formed friendships by sharing secrets one-on-one with girls and keeping their secrets cements the bonds - so giving away weaknesses by asking for directions is not a knee-jerk no-no. I don't know if any of that's true, but it's an interesting note to drop when the conversation at a party gets boring because it generates a lot of arguing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Page Turner Posted July 26, 2018 Share #19 Posted July 26, 2018 ...why would you take some poor woman's helmet away from her ? It just seems wrong on an ethical level. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Further Posted July 26, 2018 Share #20 Posted July 26, 2018 Since I am a man; small, old & pretty well wore out; but a man nonetheless. I wear whatever helmet I choose, if I choose to wear a helmet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted July 26, 2018 Share #21 Posted July 26, 2018 I'd wear it if it fit and I liked it. If there is such a thing as women's helmets, I suspect they'd be smaller. I have a big melon, so I doubt they'd fit me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinneR ★ Posted July 26, 2018 Author Share #22 Posted July 26, 2018 18 minutes ago, Square Wheels said: I'd wear it if it fit and I liked it. If there is such a thing as women's helmets, I suspect they'd be smaller. I have a big melon, so I doubt they'd fit me. Sizing is identical. I've been wearing one for a while now and I need a new one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingstar Posted July 26, 2018 Share #23 Posted July 26, 2018 My partner is probably wearing a woman oriented helmet. He wore it daily for nearly a decade. He's here wearing it in several photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted July 26, 2018 Share #24 Posted July 26, 2018 6 hours ago, dennis said: It's called a women's helmet I'd wear that and the other one you posted. Hell I've got pink shoes remember! ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Page Turner Posted July 26, 2018 Share #25 Posted July 26, 2018 ...heck, I even have a pink bicycle. And a couple that say "Faggin" on the downtube. If you ride fast enough, nobody can give you any shit about it, because you're gone before they can say much. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groupw Posted July 26, 2018 Share #26 Posted July 26, 2018 Wore my daughter’s helmet with my commuter until I got a new one a couple weeks ago. I have narrow feet for a guy. I’m very tempted to try a women’s cycling shoe to see if they fit any better. My latest pair of running shoes is unisex and they fit better than most lately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheep_herder ★ Posted July 26, 2018 Share #27 Posted July 26, 2018 9 hours ago, Razors Edge said: Do they actually call it out as a "woman's helmet"? I can't think of a reasonable difference other than color, and from women I know, they are driven nuts by everything being "pink" for women. I think a pink/black helmet could look fine on a dude. It can be done well or poorly, so it will depend on the specific brand and their color skills. Got a link? Tom Are you old enough to remember when black and pink shirts were popular for men. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted July 26, 2018 Share #28 Posted July 26, 2018 I remember when FIFA had us wearing pink referee jerseys. They assumed back then that we wouldn't see a lot of pink uniforms to conflict with that. That was back in the days before the softer more gentle game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted July 26, 2018 Share #29 Posted July 26, 2018 Well, I AM a man but have never sought out traditionally female colours on a helmet so my impirically derived answer is no. That said, in a sport whose world champions are marked by rainbows, a pink helmet would not offend me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted July 26, 2018 Share #30 Posted July 26, 2018 8 hours ago, sheep_herder said: Are you old enough to remember when black and pink shirts were popular for men. Bowling leagues have died off in my lifetime, but I still try to bowl every so often. Nowadays, it is folks in street clothes Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Page Turner Posted July 26, 2018 Share #31 Posted July 26, 2018 56 minutes ago, Razors Edge said: Bowling leagues have died off in my lifetime, but I still try to bowl every so often. Nowadays, it is folks in street clothes Tom ...we drove past a local bowling alley here the other day and were both amazed one was still in business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheep_herder ★ Posted July 27, 2018 Share #32 Posted July 27, 2018 Bowling is still pretty popular around here, and some folks travel across the USA to attend tournaments. Yes, we have a bowling alley, but I don't think I've entered the establishment. It use to also have a barbershop inside, but the barber just recently retired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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