[Closed] Giro Tyrant or Switchblade

I’ve recently got a Tyrant. I’ve always got on with Giro helmets so the size and fit is very familiar and comfortable. For the amount of coverage it’s not as hot as I was expecting though noticeably warmer than my previous lid. Reckon it’ll be fine for winter.

The cheek pads rest on my cheekbones which was a bit odd to start but soon forgot about them and you can swap the pads out for a bigger or smaller size for a good fit. All in I like it a lot. Only minor gripe is there is no central vent on top so for my Exposure light it’ll be off centre.

Thanks @tuboflard - how do you find the sizing? I'm at 55cm which is max for small and min for medium - would you recommend sizing up/down?

I’m at the other end, 59cm which is the lower end of a large but it fits fine without the need to put pads in (though I did put the larger cheek pads in). So on that basis I guess you could size up, I’d rather have a helmet “slightly” loose than one at its maximum size and too tight which would just be horrible to ride in for any length of time and probably just give me a headache.

Make sure you've got a Giro shaped head before you buy. I have a Switchblade and it's a warm, comfortable helmet and great in winter but it doesn't work with the chin guard in place. The weight of it just causes it to constantly creep forwards. When I was wearing it with googles it would push them down into my eyes. So for me it's pretty useless as a full face. I took it to Morzine but it was so annoying I ended up buying a D3.

Thanks for the help/advice - have decided to save the headache of a vs b and gone for a Medium Tyrant. Cheers!