Just wondering if anybody can recommend some good half helmets. I have tried on a few and they give me the mushroom effect. Lookin for something DOT approved with a small profile.
Near as I can tell, DOT = mushroom effect. I have two H-D halfies, and they both make me look like the Great Gazoo. You might want to try the Daytona half helmets. At least they look pretty low profile in the photos.
The problem is the design of half helmets. Their design allows the air to push the helmet upward. I wore half helmets in the early 80's then went to the 3/4 helmets since about 1982, which took care of the problem along with saving my hearing and I can hear external noises (approaching vehicles, sirens, other noises) so much better.
I live in a no-helmet state, but always were my 3/4 helmet plus it is cooler to wear a helmet than not during the summer. I look at helmets as being a cheap insurance to protect my head and most importantly my brain from possible injury. We do a lot of touring so I wear my modular helmet to protect by face from sun burn and rain.