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Lazar Tartiz fit??

Bob IrwinBob Irwin
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Thinking about purchasing one of these, but was wondering if they fit approximately to spec, large, small?   Don't want to order it from Todd until I can get some idea, but there are no dealers around where I live (no other places to try on any aero helmets for that matter).  Thanks

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  • TrigutsTriguts
    Neat lid. Here's a video and sizing info. Pretty true to dim's from what I have been reading.
    http://www.glorycycles.com/latatthe.html
  • CNIDogCNIDog

    Just bought one from Todd and FWIW he and Lisbeth are great to work with .  

    Measured my head (23.5") and went with the L/XL.  Out of box it fit good.  Rollsys adjustment was great and there was still some ability to tighten down further for someone with a smaller mellon than mine.  One thing I was unsure of though was the size of the shell.  Just looked big with some extra space.  Was on fence about whether I could go with XXS/M (for smaller shell) thinking I could fit based on the specs.  They were great sending me out a small and telling me to just send back whichever size I didn't want.  Was able to expand the Rollsys enough to fit my head (it actually opened up quite a bit more) but the foam shell was just too small.  There is a piece of foam that comes down from the top of the helmet  and lies behind your head.  In the L/XL not an issue but in the small there just wasn't enough space front to back to comfortably squeeze my head in.   I gave it a go, wore it for about 5' after which I was getting a serious headache from the pressure.   If only a hair bigger I would've gone with the XXS/M 

    Looking in mirror the L/XL helmet still looked "too big" to me.  Some space between my temples / corners of my forehead and the helmet shell.  After some back and forth email with Todd he directed me to the Kelly Benefits cycling team website to see how the helmet should fit.  There are some great pics of wind tunnel testing on their site (http://www.kbsprocycling.com/gallery/2010-A2-Wind-Tunnel-Testing/) that eased my mind and sold me that L/XL actually fit right given the position I should be riding and when I had my sunglasses on.

    FWIW, wore the helmet on a high 60's, very humid, 2 1/2h ride last weekend.  A few things I noted.  Helmet is very light.  Felt lighter on my head then any of my road helmets.  Ventilation is awesome.  What this will mean from an aerodynamic standpoint who knows but I felt comfortable (granted it was only in the 60's) and could feel the ventilation through the helmet.   I tend to get really warm when I ride and have cooked in a Giro Advantage 2.   I was wearing a light windbreaker and and I could feel the air movement over the helmet and across my back.  An interesting flutter in the jacket in the middle of my back.  

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