miracle_whip4130

Does anyone know a good place to try on a variety of SA2010 helmets in central Florida? I live just south of Cape Canaveral, but figured traveling to some place in Orlando would be my best bet. So far all the places I have called sell helmets, but don't have any in stock. I was looking to buy the Bell Sport EV helmet, as I just want a budget friendly helmet for HPDE, but wanted to try it on first and make sure it's the right fit. Thanks.

mrr23

Try American motorsports.

808EB03Z06

Any motorcycle shop should carry what you are looking for. That is where I got my helmet.

mrr23

On that case cycle sports center on n John young Pkwy orlando.

c4cruiser

Trying on motorcycle helmets will give you a good idea about fit, but remember that helmets made by different manufacturers will not always fit the same for a given size. And some bike shops don't carry SA-rated helmets. What may be shown as a Large for a Bell helmet, a similar helmet from Simpson may fit the same but be a size Medium.

Also, you should know your hat size. Some manufacturers will have charts that convert hat size to more generic sizes like small, medium, large, etc.

blkbrd69

Wine Country Motorsports has a good selection and only stock car helmets.

They generally have a trailer at big races, may even be at the Roar.

Every run group in Florida the first thing they do is check the sticker.

FAUEE

Agreed, Wine Country is great dudes. They also have a store in Sebring, don't think they stock helmets there much, but can probably get them there to try on.

Having a store like Wine Country is just amazing, I got my helmet and seats from them while I've been down in Jupiter visiting my family. Having a place to come in and actually try stuff out is amazing.

Before I got my HJC Si-12, I went through the whole "order them on Amazon and send them back if they don't fit right" deal. It was a pain. I found a G-Force that I thought fit OK, and was all set to use it. My father said "hey let's go check out Wine Country", so we did and I found a HUGE difference between the different helmets, and found one that actually fit well.

Bottom line is, it's well worth your 2ish hour trip down to Jupiter to check them out.

EDIT: I will add, I wear a large Si-12 from HJC. In the AR-10 by HJC, a large didn't fit me well. So sizing can vary even from model to model, let alone brand to brand.

Snorman

Third vote for Wine Country. I got a GREAT deal from them on an Infusion EV last year and have bought a bunch of stuff from them.
What sealed my allegiance to them was a few months ago, a ~6-8 month old pair of Alpinestar gloves were literally pulling apart at the seams. I was at Sebring one weekend and rode over after my last session on Saturday. They took my old gloves on the spot and handed me a new pair, no questions asked.
FWIW...the Sebring store may be closer, but I think the Jupiter store has a bigger inventory.
S.

miracle_whip4130

Thanks for the responses, guys. Sounds like a roundtrip to wine country is in order. And yeah, i already have a couple fulmer motorcycle helmets, but i want to make sure the sa2010 helmet required for hpde fits perfect.

Bill Dearborn

Do you know of any group in your area that runs an asphalt or dirt circle track car? They can probably tell you which shops they like to deal with from a price and availability standpoint. Where I lived in NY State there was trackside products store that supplied most of the circle track racers in the area. In a 75 mile radius of where I lived there were at least 4 or 5 dirt tracks and 3 asphalt tracks.

Bill

blkbrd69

Give them a call. They may be at the Roar Before the 24?

Had a good selection of helmets last year on sale at the Rolex 24.

Snorman

OP should bear in mind they empty lots of inventory out of the bricks and mortar stores for the Daytona and Sebring events.
S.

rfn026

This is from an article I wrote last year.

Most people select a size based on personal comfort. That may be a mistake. The important thing is that you don’t want the helmet to shift on your head during an impact. Actually the helmet should be a little tight when you first try it on.

If you can roll the helmet backwards far enough to expose your forehead, or if you can move it forward enough to block your vision, the helmet fits poorly.

Here's the whole article.

Richard Newton

08velocity

Ditto for wine country ! they of course had a tent at the 12 hour's of Sebring last year, had a lot of helmets and took my measurement ' s and had some pretty decent deals. and as others have said they might be at the "Roar Before" and most obviously at Sebring.

miracle_whip4130

Just wanted to follow up and say I went to wine country motorsports today and can see why they were recommended! They spent a ton of time with me and helped me pick out the best fitting entry level helmet for me. I ended up going with the hjc ar-10 ii because it fit me way better than the bell models. Wine country even price matched Amazon on the helmet and gave me a curved adhesive mount to stick my gopro to my helmet for free. I'll definitely be a repeat customer!

08velocity

glad to hear your all set !