Helmet for £40

blue123
blue123 Posts: 24
edited September 2013 in MTB buying advice
Hi,

Okay, the new bike is nearly sorted......

Now looking for a helmet, about £40????

Any recommended?
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  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    Whatever fits best.
    You can get a Bell or Giro off Ebay for about £15. Decent helmets.
    If they fit - go try some on.
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  • Kowalski675
    Kowalski675 Posts: 4,412
    I like my Specialized Align. Good value at £30 (if it fits you as well as it does me), and backed up by their half price crash replacement guarantee.
  • fredblob
    fredblob Posts: 196
    i have a Specialized Align which is pretty decent considering it wasn't very expensive
  • rockmonkeysc
    rockmonkeysc Posts: 14,774
    I have a couple cheap Bell helmets for commuting, perfectly good helmets, my last one passed the head butting a Freelander test, I binned it after that. Can't complain for less than £20. I got my new one for £10 in a sale at Halfords.
    Although I have a nicer Giro Hex for mountain biking I would happily use one of my cheap ones, they are just a little heavier and the pad material isn't quite as nice, they protect just as well.
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  • rapid_donkey
    rapid_donkey Posts: 448
    I am on my second met xilo. They are great helmets. Well ventilated, flat on top to fit a magicshine/go pro mount to, and they work well in a crash as I found out.
  • Kowalski675
    Kowalski675 Posts: 4,412
    RockmonkeySC wrote:
    my last one passed the head butting a Freelander test, I binned it after that.

    The helmet, or the Freelander?
  • felix.london
    felix.london Posts: 4,067
    I've got a 2013 Giro Feature was £40 from UKBikeStore...great helmet (for my head) - load of colours too
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  • prawny
    prawny Posts: 5,440
    felix.london wrote:
    I've got a 2013 Giro Feature was £40 from UKBikeStore...great helmet (for my head) - load of colours too

    +1 I love mine.
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  • Kowalski675
    Kowalski675 Posts: 4,412
    felix.london wrote:
    I've got a 2013 Giro Feature was £40 from UKBikeStore...great helmet (for my head) - load of colours too

    They're £50 on there now. How do you find it on hot days, with the minimal venting? Does it get overly warm?
  • prawny
    prawny Posts: 5,440
    Kowalski675 wrote:
    felix.london wrote:
    I've got a 2013 Giro Feature was £40 from UKBikeStore...great helmet (for my head) - load of colours too

    They're £50 on there now. How do you find it on hot days, with the minimal venting? Does it get overly warm?

    Mine was a bit sweaty in the summer, but it didn't feel any hotter than any other helmet I've had particularly. Try fatbirds.co.uk too for cheap features.
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  • felix.london
    felix.london Posts: 4,067
    Kowalski675 wrote:
    felix.london wrote:
    I've got a 2013 Giro Feature was £40 from UKBikeStore...great helmet (for my head) - load of colours too

    They're £50 on there now. How do you find it on hot days, with the minimal venting? Does it get overly warm?

    Fine through an Alpine summer (saying that, normally not wearing it for the climbs over here)
    "Why have that extra tooth if you're not using it?" - Brian Lopes

    Votec V.SX Enduro 'Alpine Thug' 2012/2013 build

    Trek Session 8
  • Kowalski675
    Kowalski675 Posts: 4,412
    Cheers. I've been contemplating buying a lid that's more trail/AM styled (more coverage), and the Feature's one I'd looked at.
  • Barrelmaker
    Barrelmaker Posts: 188
    Ive got a feature. Really like it, and i can't say i have ever felt it gets too hot. Its also the only helmet that doesn't look like its just perched on top of my head. Very good coverage.
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  • widge34
    widge34 Posts: 900
    Another vote for the Giro Feature. The most comfortable helmet i've had
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  • kirby700
    kirby700 Posts: 458
    widge34 wrote:
    Another vote for the Giro Feature. The most comfortable helmet i've had


    Hope your all right! just bought one from Evans

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  • Kowalski675
    Kowalski675 Posts: 4,412
    Think I might go try one on tomorrow.
  • prawny
    prawny Posts: 5,440
    Shit for mounting lights on though ;)
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  • felix.london
    felix.london Posts: 4,067
    ...no prob for GoPro mounts though
    "Why have that extra tooth if you're not using it?" - Brian Lopes

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  • prawny
    prawny Posts: 5,440
    felix.london wrote:
    ...no prob for GoPro mounts though

    Sticky? Or velcro strap?
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  • Kowalski675
    Kowalski675 Posts: 4,412
    Went to try one on today, but the shop stocks pretty much evety Giro apart from the Feature. Anyone know how the fit compares to the Hex?
  • Kowalski675
    Kowalski675 Posts: 4,412
    Couldn't find a medium to try on locally (LBS only had small and large), so taken a chance and ordered a medium in black from t'internet for £39.89. Hope it fits...
  • prawny
    prawny Posts: 5,440
    I got mine online, fits similar to other giro helmets I've had before. Had to have a small in the feature which is odd, my head is 58cm but a medium was a fair bit too big
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  • Kowalski675
    Kowalski675 Posts: 4,412
    prawny wrote:
    I got mine online, fits similar to other giro helmets I've had before. Had to have a small in the feature which is odd, my head is 58cm but a medium was a fair bit too big

    Medium Hex fits me nicely, so hoping the Feature will too. My head measures 58cm too, but small was way too tight, could only just squash it onto my head.
  • prawny
    prawny Posts: 5,440
    If it comes to it you can always swap it. It's possible my medium had a faulty adjuster it looked right, but just didn't tighten up enough and it flopped about with a torch on the top.
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  • Kowalski675
    Kowalski675 Posts: 4,412
    prawny wrote:
    If it comes to it you can always swap it. It's possible my medium had a faulty adjuster it looked right, but just didn't tighten up enough and it flopped about with a torch on the top.

    I tried the small and large, which were too small and too large respectively (I knew the large would be way too big, just wanted to try get a feel for the shell shape), so medium will be the right size, it's just a question of whether the fit's right for my head. If not I'll return it or sell it on (which reminds me, I must try sell that brand new, boxed Specialized Tactic that I bought a while back...).
  • kirby700
    kirby700 Posts: 458
    Mines just arrived. Very happy the way it fits and feels. Especially happy its bright green!
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  • Kowalski675
    Kowalski675 Posts: 4,412
    kirby700 wrote:
    Mines just arrived. Very happy the way it fits and feels. Especially happy its bright green!

    I toyed with buying the green (it would match the green bits on my bike), but went for stealth black instead (I liked the gloss black with green graphic, but couldn't get one of those for £40).
  • kirby700
    kirby700 Posts: 458
    Purely accidental I've been buying grey / green cycling clothes for years and have always just bought black helmets so thought it would be nice for a change. The green is spot on for boardman bikes too.
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  • Kowalski675
    Kowalski675 Posts: 4,412
    kirby700 wrote:
    The green is spot on for boardman bikes too.

    Yeah, that's what I was thinking (especially with my green grips), but it was a bit loud for me (I bought a grey Muddy Fox jersey with lime green sides, but I've stopped there, lol). And black goes with everything, lol.
  • Kowalski675
    Kowalski675 Posts: 4,412
    Mine arrived this morning. Looks good in stealth black, fits well (albeit not quite as comfy as my Specialized across the forehaed, but more protective and better looking), the straps don't catch on my ears and it looks about as non twatty on my head as any cycle helmet's ever going to, so a good purchase at £39.89, I reckon.

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