In reply to GridNorth:
> (In reply to sjc) The colour is something to do with what it's made from which apparently can't be dyed. I heard something about car bumper material but that comes in all colours and is certainly not bright orange so I'm a little confused. Very comfy though. Probably the comfiest helmet I've ever tried. With a bit of luck it might encourage other manufacturers to try and better it fashion wise. I'm seriously considering getting one.
It's made of Expanded Poly(Propene) aka. EPP, this is the same thing that's used in a number of high-end Ski and Paddling helmets, mainly because it's multi-impact. It's only easily coloured when it's initially being manufactured, but is definately available in other colours... I'm assuming that it wasn't cost effective to purchase lots of smaller quantities of differently coloured plastic (and correct for the slight changes in melting temp and expansion/contraction that the different pigment additives cause during manufacturing) and orange appealed to the person in charge of such things.
I don't mind the whole tangerine thing, it's nice and visible!