Wearing sunglasses in your helmet is often not the most comfortable, and swapping a tinted face shield for a clear one every day is not the most convenient.

For the ultimate UV-ray protection, consider choosing a helmet that allows you to drop a pair of shades with one button press. Better yet, treat yourself to a photochromic face shield (sold-separately) that tints in the sunlight and fades back to clear in the shade.

Long oval, round oval, and intermediate oval have no specific scientific definitions. So, while you can try a helmet on and find it to be too round for your head, you can't say with certainty that you have a long-oval head. Most riders in North America have intermediate oval head shapes.

A quick trick for estimating your head shape is to flatten your hair as much as possible, snap a photo from above, and compare it to the shapes below.

Still not sure? No worries--we can still help.