GPA - Removable inner helmet pads

[MagicMelon]

Cant think of the official term for these - but I mean the pad bits which are velcroed into the inside of their helmets (like in front of your forehead). I would like to buy some more of these pads, does anybody sell these?????

If not, I've found some pads which you can stick in your helmet (called "headliners") but now cant find anyone who sells them!

My GPA is basically a tiny bit too big and slips forward, I want to pad it out a little at the front!

 

[MegaBeast]

Might be worth trying a local tack shop as they should have a roll of the stuff that they snip bits off when fitting hats.

Alternatively try cycling shops as I imagine there'd be something similar for cycle helmets.

 

[mil1212]

ummm.... hate to say this, but instead of headliners you could try pantyliners, exactly the same....

 

[niagaraduval]

mil1212 - would be a bit embarrassing if you got a bit sweaty and it stuck to your head when you took your hat off though

 

[mil1212]

Lol, you just have to remember to put them in the right way round.......!
You used to be able to get black ones which look just like headliners.

 

[amage]

You used to always be able to get GPA inserts...those headliner things are only quite thin for absorbing sweat so can't imagine they would pad out much. Or you could do what most people do and tuck your hair up into hat....looks tidy & pads it out!

 

[Hanno Verian]

Ok..you aren't going to like what I'm going to say, but I have a fair amount of experience of protective headgear and have struggled to get riding hats to fit me.

If you need to add extra padding your hat doesn't fit, or is of an unsuitable shape for your head. I was told by a qualified hat fitter that they are not allowed to add more than three of the very thin strips of packing to a hat as it invalidates the manufacturers terms and conditions. You may well find that it could invalidate any insurance policies were you to have an accident, like driving a car without MOT and having a crash.

I personally would look at getting a hat fitted to you. I have an oval head, which makes it impossible to wear velvet of the Charles Owen H2000 type as they put too much pressure on my forehead. I had to resort to a jockey skull with a velvet cover for hunting, which looked terrible.

In the summer I came across the Gatehouse hat range and tried one if their Puissance range, that fitted better than anything I had tried, but still wasnt what I wanted, which was a Velvet from their Hickstead range . My saddler phoned Gatehouse, who luckily are based only a mile or two away and made an appointment for me to see the hat fitter, he made me a hat based on the brief he was given by the fitter at the saddler, and had it for me a few days later, he then fitted it to me, which involved re-shaping it slightly and I collected it the following week.

I now need to wear it and ride in it, but having not had the chance to ride I've been unabler to go back, when I do I will order a Jockey skull from there HS1 range.

The price for all the additional work....nothing free gratis! I really cant fault them, I now finally have an elegant, good quality professionaly fitted hat. In the last five years I must have had 6-8 different hats trying to get that elusive perfect fit, the standard of fitting has varied enormously from being very poor and I suspect unqualified, to absolutely excellent, the two best places I found were Derby House at Moreton in the Marsh and my local saddler Old Dairy Saddlery in Tockenham, Swindon.