Review of Pearl Izumi Barrier WxB Helmet Cover

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Great cover but it's way big. You'd have to have an XXXL helmet for this to fit out of the box. Safety pins did the trick but an excessive amount of fabric.

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I cycle commute to and from work each day, and I make it a point to be highly visible. In addition to rear LED lights, and a strobe light in the front, I use this on my helmet. The beauty of this cover, is that it gives you 'high-up' visibility, when cycling past parked cars, or cars at a traffic light. Opposing traffic and drivers can see you over the tops of cars (alas not SUV's).

There is a handy little flap that you can fold down as a brim. The only caution I have is that this is a very large cover and is really only suitable for a very large helmet. This is not an issue for me, since I wear 7 5/8 hats, but for those with smaller helmets it will be baggy, and have to be pinned or taken in somehow.

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As another reviewer said, this is a "large" helmet cover! I have a Giro Xen helmet that came with its own visor, which all other covers I tried would not fit. Even if I took the Xen visor off, it was still doubtful if some of those covers would work. The Pearl Izumi cover fits with a little room to spare. And since the Izumi also comes with its own cloth visor, I simply tucked its visor around and in between my helmet and its visor (this will be self explanatory if you have the same or similar helmet and buy this cover).

One thing I wondered about when I bought this P.R.O. Series WxB cover was whether or not, being somewhat "hair challenged," it would help keep my head warmer in Michigan's colder seasons. It does help a little, but I still need to wear a thin stocking type cap under my helmet to keep the cool breezes off my pate. The tag that comes with the cover says it provides "waterproof, breathable protection." It does not claim to provide "thermal" protection and keep one's head warm. The label on the back of the cover says the "WxB" in the label description means "waterproof and breathable." If you need warmth, the company suggests either their "P.R.O. Thermal" or "softshell" cover.

Plus I appreciate the bright yellow color -a safety / visibility factor that I was looking for.

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Keeps my helmet dry and, in addition to my Blinky Lights, it adds to my visibility to drivers on rainy gray days.

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I've used this twice since receiving it. It's reall a nice cover I wear a large giro atmos helmet and it easily fits over it. It has been cool and it seems to keep my head warmer. I ride in the dark mostly and it is very visible which is a bonus. Very happy with it.