Crash Helmets

[Ormgard]

Where do I find quality crash helmets?

It's got to be a shop that not only has the L size, but also the XL one.

And they should cost more than B1000 in order to give any real protection, right?

[chanchao]

Did you check at Tesco and the like? They have some full-face helmets in the non-toy section.

[PeaceBlondie]

You can search this Chiang Mai forum for prior threads on this.

I bought a full-face Nolan for 1,500 baht on Chiang Moi Road, at Pida, the part supply house a hundred meters from the moat. Falling down in Mae Taeng cost me 64,000 baht, so far in shoulder damages. But the Nolan probably saved me 50,000 baht in head protection. I doubt that 1,000 baht buys a decent enough helmet in Chiang Mai; folks in the West pay over 8,000 baht. But, a big part of that goes to the lawyers.

It's over a year ago now, but Pida had a lot of L and XL sizes; you have to try them on (which doesn't bother him). Some small shops get annoyed when you try their biggest helmets on, and don't buy.