Originally Posted by
flyjimmy
I always carry two helmets. A road bike one for paved surfaces and a mountain bike helmet for the dirt. Should I plan on 3 or will a new gravel specific helmet suffice for all non paved roads? Or just switch to bananas.
It isn't about the surface but the handlebars. Two helmets in your arsenal will suffice and only one need be in your quiver at any time.
A road bike helmet is appropriate for drop bars while a MTB helmet is appropriate for flat bars.
Buttefly type bars and recumbents are uncommon enough that any type of helmet is appropriate.
That's all.
-Tim-