[ChrisRobin]

Just picked up a D3 but like everything else in the world, I'm sorta in between sizes. I tried a large and it just felt a little too snug and had this crazy pressure point up at the back of my head. Tried on the XL and the overall feel was nice, snug and felt like it covered my head and face nicely. BUT, I found the pads on the inside compressed a lot which made me wonder if these would permanently compress and make the helmet slosh around too much.

For reference, if I move the helmet around, the skin on my face/forehead/cheeks move with it.

Not looking to alter the sizing, or structure of the helmet by any means.

Anyone add bits of foam to key areas in a helmet?

 

[HAB]

I added some firm foam under the original padding on my 661 Evo to fill the cheeks out a little. Apparently my face isn't fat enough.

 

[canadmos]

Are the shell sizes the same? Can you purchase the large pads for it?

 

[wysiwyg]

The M/L shells are the same. The XL/XXL one are.

FYI I got a M and removed the extra bit of foam at the rear of the liner to make it a large liner with M cheek pads.

But that doesnt help you as youre bigger trying to go smaller and I cant think of a way around that. Short of a quick dremel session on the L pressure point - they will break in though.

 

[bengxe]

My d2 came with some extra pads to add as needed. My d3 didn't, and I've never understood why.

 

[jonKranked]

My d2 came with some extra pads to add as needed. My d3 didn't, and I've never understood why.

cost reduction

 

[slimshady]

cost reduction

I'd blame it on the obesity problem US has...

 

[jonKranked]

I'd blame it on the obesity problem US has...

don't see a whole heck of a lot of severely obese downhillers...

 

[slimshady]

don't see a whole heck of a lot of severely obese downhillers...

They have obese faces. The helmets are bigger and with less padding to cope for both issues.

 

[jonKranked]

They have obese faces. The helmets are bigger and with less padding to cope for both issues.

 

[ChrisRobin]

I could press in the pressure point in the large, but the xlarge just feels like it surrounds my head better. After trying the helmet on today again for a while and spending some time to reflect on the meaning of life, I decided I just need to beef up the foam on the upper sides of my head... since it's oval anyway.

If I had shaggy, dirty, hippy hair like most of the downhillers in Whistler I'd be ok. But I don't.

 

[tomasis7]

Either fat of face or hippie hair will save your life. Don't think about being pretty. Thats downhiller's life!!

 

[Bikael Molton]

Return and buy a helmet that fits you correctly. TLD may not fit your head shape.

 

[jstuhlman]

so what you're saying is that you need

 

[jonKranked]

mooseknuckle

 

[jstuhlman]

ain't nobody want dat in their helmet

 

[ChrisRobin]

Return and buy a helmet that fits you correctly. TLD may not fit your head shape.

Now that's just silly talk. I'll just grow my hair, eat pizza everyday and smoke a bunch of weed.

Seriously, looks like it fits fine... my OCD was kicking in. Just used to lower quality helmets that have a tight fit.