HCI Helmets Offer Lightweight Models, Fair Cost, Satisfaction

For motorcycle enthusiasts, the search for a helmet can be as complicated a process as buying custom made shoes, more so perhaps, since there are so many styles of head protective helmets, and personal preferences are as varied as the individuals wearing them.

For example, a rider can choose long helmets, short helmets, stylish helmets for boys or girls, and novelty helmets such as remakes of antique helmet styles, WWII styles, and spiked gladiator helmets. You can choose full or open face helmets, dual visor helmets, as well as three quarter style. There is no excuse for skipping the helmet, and there's no excuse for not getting an HCI helmet while you're at it.

Helmet City International is a major manufacturer of road sporting helmets, and really has focused on the most important qualities in road sports helmets: weight, fit, comfort, and protection. Your dealer has HCI helmets.

Helmets have grown lighter over the decades. Early motorcycle models required no helmets at all, since they were not designed for speed and rarely crashed. As motorcycle design became more sophisticated, speeds increased, as did fatalities. The first helmet, designed for the US Air Force was a two-layered design intended to mitigate the effects of impacts experienced by early pilots. The design was patented in the early 50's, and quickly came into use for auto race car drivers, hockey players, and of course, motorcycle riders.

HCI Helmets Offer Lightweight Models, Fair Cost, Satisfaction

Earliest helmet materials were limited by the current technology; the first helmets were of leather. Those first helmets were good a minimizing 'road rash,' or scrapes to the skin in accidents, but not too effective at preventing brain injury. As technology advanced, helmets became increasingly efficient at preventing injury to the head, and materials became lighter and lighter. Today, the choice for materials for the outer shell includes fiberglass, molded plastic, and carbon fiber. The original inner lining of padding has evolved to be made of EPS, known as expanded polystyrene, which absorbs impact of crashes and protects the head from injury. Modern technology has clearly improved protection, but of course, the rider must wear it for it to work.

When fitting a helmet, wear it for at least 10 or 15 minutes to evaluate comfort. It should be snug but not tight and should not come off easily when you tug it. Try many different models, and if possible, try it on your bike before buying.