budget helmet recommendations? Options

[chunger]

Hello,

Christmas is around the corner, and I was wondering if you guys could point me to a good entry level helmet I could ask for for Christmas and possibly a good vendor to buy from.

-'Chung

[scooter311]

Been buyin noodle buckets for a while - don't forget either that if your noggin' takes a floggin, you may have to junk it and buy another. The foam / cell liner gets impacted, and can no longer protect your melon. I have a really nice Bell that I've had for a while, and the foam finally gave out - time to buy another..... It conforms to your head when new, and once it's crushed, even a little, it will fit a little worse and wont' have the impact protection any more.
I have a Shoei VFX as well - you can find lots of good deals on top dollar helmets after the new year, distributors will sell then real cheap once the new models come out. It was a 450 dollar helmet, I bought it at closeout for 179 bucks. I'll never pay full price for a top-name, but the cheepo ones are in most cases poorly made.

Cheers!
Jeff