{"id":40,"date":"2021-09-01T12:50:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-01T12:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glcruzn.com\/blog\/?p=40"},"modified":"2021-09-08T21:01:21","modified_gmt":"2021-09-09T04:01:21","slug":"big-head","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/glcruzn.com\/blog\/2021\/09\/01\/big-head\/","title":{"rendered":"BIG HEAD.."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>When I first tried the Shoei Neotec helmet I was told it was a size large. I thought it would be a tight fit since I&#8217;m more of a XL to XXL size noggin. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I figured I&#8217;d ordered replacement cheek pads and that would allow me to have more wiggle room. I made the mistake of using the lid for my commute one day and damn I paid the price. After 1\/2 an hour of riding I felt like my head was going to explode. I had to pull over and remove the lid for awhile. I was thinking the Shoei helmets must run a little smaller throughout their helmet line. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glcruzn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_2786-1024x1024.jpg?resize=525%2C525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glcruzn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_2786.jpg?w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glcruzn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_2786.jpg?resize=300%2C300 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glcruzn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_2786.jpg?resize=150%2C150 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glcruzn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_2786.jpg?resize=768%2C768 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glcruzn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_2786.jpg?resize=100%2C100 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glcruzn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_2821-768x1024.jpg?resize=525%2C700&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glcruzn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_2821.jpg?resize=768%2C1024 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glcruzn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_2821.jpg?resize=225%2C300 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glcruzn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_2821.jpg?w=1024 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After investigating the helmet further, I discovered it was not a size LARGE but rather a  MEDIUM! Now I understand why the damn thing fit so tight!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The helmet itself is very nice and functional. The helmet manufacturer Shoei has released the Neotec 2. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glcruzn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_2730-768x1024.jpg?resize=525%2C700&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-96\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glcruzn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_2730.jpg?resize=768%2C1024 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glcruzn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_2730.jpg?resize=225%2C300 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glcruzn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_2730.jpg?w=1024 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>I&#8217;m actually not smiling, I&#8217;m gritting my teeth in pain. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I first tried the Shoei Neotec helmet I was told it was a size large. I thought it would be a tight fit since I&#8217;m more of a XL to XXL size noggin. I figured I&#8217;d ordered replacement cheek pads and that would allow me to have more wiggle room. I made the mistake &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/glcruzn.com\/blog\/2021\/09\/01\/big-head\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;BIG HEAD..&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-rants"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/glcruzn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/glcruzn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/glcruzn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/glcruzn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/glcruzn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/glcruzn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":97,"href":"http:\/\/glcruzn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40\/revisions\/97"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/glcruzn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/glcruzn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/glcruzn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}