All bicycle helmets sold in the US have passed the CPSC standard for single impact collision and the need to diffuse the energy of the crash. Helmets do offer tremendous protection, even at the lowest price points. The variation in helmet features and pricing today is driven by ventilation, lower weight and higher levels of protection.
The greater the ventilation of the helmet, the larger and more numerous the vents. In order provide CPSC level and beyond protection, manufacturers are using new in-molding techniques, and carbon or fiberglass matrices that get molded into the foam structures. This increases strength and holds the helmet together, diffusing the energy, but allowing the helmet structure to stay intact, offering protection in multi-impact collisions.
Helmet sizing and fit are crucial to helmet performance and safety. Please come visit us and allow us to guide you through the selection and fit process.
- Bell Sports: Bell has been manufacturing helmets for four decades. Many of the techniques and developments in helmet technology were pioneered by Bell.
- Giro: A leader in bike, snow and action sport helmets, Giro is best known as the brand found on more professional cycling teams than any other. Known for light weights, excellent retention systems, and great flow-through ventilation, Giro leads the pack.
- Lazer: Haven’t heard of Lazer? It can be excused, even though they started making helmets in Belgium in 1919. Yes, 1919. Only widely available in the US for about a decade, Lazer has already staked a claim to a significant role in the US market due to their retention systems, European design, and their presence in the European peloton.
