Bike Helmets Review

Regardless of how experienced a bike rider you are, you need to wear a helmet whenever you ride to practice bike safety and protection. Choosing an established brand, like Arai helmets and SixSixOne helmets, is the best choice.  Most cycling injuries are caused by minor road debris and even a low-speed crash can cause a concussion. Wearing a helmet is so important that twenty-two states have enacted laws requiring all cyclists to wear them. BMX riders are especially prone to injury and should always wear proper protection. The Fly Racing helmet and Lazer helmet offer extra protection for BMX riders.

Bike helmets protect your head- in fact, it’s the single most important step you can take to protect your brain when riding your bike. …. According to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission, only 15% of kids wear kids’ bike helmets when they ride their bikes and, each year, more than 500,000 children are sent to hospital emergency rooms due to bike crashes. Most of these accidents happen in parking lots, streets and on sidewalks, underlining the need to protect your head when riding.

When choosing a bike helmet for either an adult or a child, be sure that the helmet fits properly. Wearing a poorly fitted helmet is sometimes not much better than wearing no helmet at all. Make sure that the helmet sits level on your head, and touches all the way around. It should also be snug, but not uncomfortably tight. Ideally, it should not slide more than one inch in any direction while it is sitting on your head. It is also important that it carries a CSPC sticker. These helmets are tested by the US Consumer Product Safety Commission to insure that the product is safe to use and adhere to government safety regulations. And, remember, if you do crash while wearing a helmet, you need to replace it. Even a single crash can permanently damage the helmet, rendering it unfit to protect your head in another accident. Another option for a brand is Fly Kinetic helmets as well as Fly Racing helmet.

Avoid wearing a helmet that looks unsafe. For instance, don’t wear one that has inadequate ventilation, which can lead to excessive sweating during the summer months, or those with rigid visors or thin straps that could break during a crash.

Models

There are many types of adult’s bike helmets and kids’ bike helmets. The newer models this year are featuring rounder, more aerodynamic profiles and improved ventilation and styling. Bell helmets have a  True Fit system that offers, as its name implies, a better fitting helmet for a reasonable price that offers reduces strap adjustments to the neck strapping system. Other lines this year include rounder, retro-style helmets that are perfect for urban and commuter use, as seen in the Louis Garneau helmets and Giro helmet.