Ovation Protege Matte Helmet

Hi my name is Dixie and I would give this helmet full stars because it's smooth and it feels amazing .

I have an Ovation schooler in size m/l and it fits wonderfully, however, for shows my hair can't fit inside my hat as it makes it too tight so I decided to get this hat in l/XL. But even with my hair in a pony tail it fits tighter than the schooler m/l.

I finally decided to start wearing a helmet and after lots of research, reading reviews, and deciding what features were important to me, I purchased this one. It has a lot of vents to keep me cool in the Oklahoma summer. This was very important. If it was too hot, I knew I wouldn't wear it. I also love the dial adjustment for a perfect fit.

I bought this helmet as a spare because of the price and the appearance. It truly is low-profile and looks very nice on. It does fit snug - I wear a 7 1/8 long oval hat so I ordered the M/L. I get headaches if my hat or helmet is tight. To wear the helmet as is, it is too snug for me. The lining/padding is removable but it is all one piece. To remove some of the padding, you remove all of it - or you could cut it if you are so brave. (I'm not sure if that would affect the warranty.) I opted to fold the liner/padding so there is more padding on the top of my head and no padding on the back of my head. Then it is comfortable for me to wear. Very good value and appearance for the money.

My daughter finds this helmet very comfortable. It looks nice for shows too. I've recommended it to two friends.

Love the helmet, Lightweight and cool. Wonderful for the FL heat.

This helmet fit the circumference of my head but the dome seemed too shallow and caused pain / pressure on the top of my head. The helmet was sized properly and not too big. I don't have this issue with other helmets. That being said the overall design was nice, seemed to have a good amount of vents but I had no opportunity to try it out because of fit I knew it had to be returned.