helmets

[NJDevil1511 0]

i need a new helmet

i bogiuht a bauer 4000 and it was a large but it was too big

so i picked up a nike 4000 size medium and it was too small

the helmets are pretty much identical but i had heard that nikes run smaller than bauers

does anybody know?

[pldhockey4 0]

th inside pad sizes are probably different.

[flaming_june 2]

same problem. i went with bauer 8000 large

fit like a charm

[forsberg91 0]

Try on a Bauer 4000 and compare it to the Nike

[jbyun04 7]

i've had bauer 4000 and nike 0004 and to me the Nike feels tighter fitting as opposed to the bauer where it fits a little looser and not crushed up against your temples

[Cavs019 710]

The 4000/0004 doesn't fit your head.

[warrior37 0]

call me crazy, but arent they the EXACT same helmet?

[zingbergeur 0]

call me crazy, but arent they the EXACT same helmet?

They are the same. I have one of each. My Bauer feels slightly looser because it is so much older.

[sn1per 0]

as far as i know, the 0004 is just a 4000 with a swoosh slapped on it.

[ultraman7k 0]

i usually wear a medium helmet, but with the 4000 i had to go to a large, which was kinda loose on it's smallest setting. because the foam was thicker than other helmets...i now use a 5000 med that fits perfectly.

maybe try the 3000, as i believe the foam is thinner?

[scruffmeister 0]

i usually wear a medium helmet, but with the 4000 i had to go to a large, which was kinda loose on it's smallest setting. because the foam was thicker than other helmets...i now use a 5000 med that fits perfectly.

That's weird. I did the opposite... went from a 4000 medium to a 5000 large.

I went through two 4000's. Both of them developed cracks by the adjustment screws behind the ears and the foam padding got dark with what I suspected was mold. The 5000 is holding up much better; no screws to adjust and the padding is coated with some kind of anti-bacterial vinyl.

Here's Bauer's sizing chart from the insert that came with my lid:

HH8000

XL 23.5 - 25"

L 23 - 24"

M 21.5 - 23.5"

S 20.5 - 22"

HH8000 Pro VN (I don't know what Pro VN means)

L 23 - 24.5"

M 21.5 - 23.5"

S 20.5 - 22"

HH5000

L 22.5 - 24.5"

M 21.5 - 23.5"

S 20.5 - 22.5"

HH4000

XL 24.5 - 26"

L 23 - 25"

M 22 - 23.5"

S 21 - 22.5"

XS 20 - 21.5"

HH3000

L 23 - 25"

M 22 - 23.5"

S 21 - 22.5"

[pldhockey4 0]

i have owned the 0004 medium/ 4000 medium/ 5000 medium and 8000/ medium.

i tryed them all on to see the difference and it seemd the 4000, felt a bit bigger then the 0004.

[JBP 18]

There is a NEW 4500 NBH helmet due out in the late spring, they have delt with the problem of the helmets cracking at the screws and added venting. The medium size fit very close to my 4 yr old 4000 med. when I tried it on. (though like all new helmets it will take some time to get used to) They have upgraded the liner material as well.