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Video: Six of the best performance helmets - light, cool and comfortable
Helmets are commonplace in cycling and the choice in any local bike shop can seem bewildering, so to help you narrow down that choice may we present you with six of our fave performance cycling helmets.
Performance helmets need to strive for low weight, excellent ventilation, comfort and increasingly, aerodynamic concerns. The lightest modern helmets come in around 200g which is light enough that you really do barely notice they’re there.
You can pay as much, or as little, as you want with the choice at most price points better than ever before. In this video we’ve got helmets from £30 right up to the £200, so truly something for everyone.
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Our pick of six of the best performance helmets
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Weight | Market price | Read more |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met Strale |
241g |
£42.00-£63.99 |
Read
our review |
| Lazer Z1 |
225g |
£114.95 |
Read
our review |
| Giro Synthe |
223g |
MIPS:
£169.00-£187.49|Standard:
£131.30 |
Read
our review |
| Specialized Prevail II |
201g |
£150.00-£175.00 |
Read
our review |
| Oxford Raven |
255g |
£39.99 |
Read
our review |
| Kask Mojito |
251g |
£89.00 |
Read
our review |
David worked on the road.cc tech team from 2012-2020. Previously he was editor of Bikemagic.com and before that staff writer at RCUK. He's a seasoned cyclist of all disciplines, from road to mountain biking, touring to cyclo-cross, he only wishes he had time to ride them all. He's mildly competitive, though he'll never admit it, and is a frequent road racer but is too lazy to do really well. He currently resides in the Cotswolds, and you can now find him over on his own YouTube channel David Arthur - Just Ride Bikes.
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