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Conference noted::bicycle

Title: Bicycling
Notice:Bicycling for Fun
Moderator:JAMIN::WASSER
Created:Mon Apr 14 1986
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:3214
Total number of notes:31946

3079.0. "Toddler Helmet???" by ALFA1::PEASLEE () Mon May 06 1996 10:40

    I am looking for recommendations for a helmet for an (almost) two year
    old.  I searched through other helmet notes but none were appropriate
    to this specific subject.  She will be a passenger in a small bicycle
    trailer and I don't want her in there without a helmet.  I had gotten
    one from the local ToysR'Us that was toddler-sized but it was too big
    and she hated it.  This is a kid that won't even wear a hat - so it is
    a big challenge!  Does anyone have specific recommendations for a child
    this age.  
    Thanks,
    Nancy
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3079.1Garneau EDWIN::TOMG::gulickThose dirty rings !!Mon May 06 1996 11:168
Louis Garneau makes a helmet that goes down to 17" head circumference.

We got one for our 5 month old and she seems to tolerate it. It comes with
a large selection of pads so you can keep using it as the child grows.

I recall the price to be $40.

-tom
3079.2Li'l Bell Shell recommendationNETCAD::FORSBERGNIPG, Hub Products GroupMon May 06 1996 15:404
    My boy LOVES his Bell Li'l Bell Shell.  For a while there he was 
    wearing it to meals, to bed, etc. in addition to while riding.
    
    FWIW...
3079.3Try Tony's Cyclery in NashuaWMOIS::WEIERKeep those wings spinning!Tue May 07 1996 12:087
    
     Tony's Cyclery in Nasha is having a special on left over '95 bell
    youth helmets. He is selling them for $10. These are normally $20-$30
    Bell helmets. The color selection is somewhat limited, but they are
    nice helmets for the price. I picked up two for my sons last week and 
    they really like them.
         I think he has several of the L'il Bell Shell types left.
3079.4Set a good exampleABACUS::JASINSKIWed May 08 1996 13:1315
    My 2 1/2 year old son also wears a L'il Bell - fits well.
    
    He's also the type that refuses to wear a hat.  I got him to 
    accept the helmet by *always* wearing a helmet myself and always
    making him wear his helmet.  If you let your child ride just once
    without a helmet, it makes it so much harder to enforce the rule
    next time.
    
    You can also play a game of letting the toddler catch dad or mom
    "forgetting" to put on his/her helmet (before mounting the bike).
    Turning the tables like that gives them a greater sense of control
    over the situation.
    
    
    Steve