New Helmet

So on a whim I decided I wanted a new helmet. There's nothing wrong with the old one but I've always felt it looks a bit big and sits more "on" my head rather than around it. So being the gear tart I am I didn't want one of the popular makes and set about finding something a little more unusual. The obvious requirements here were:

- Something that in my opinion looks very pretty.
- Has a good design and use of colours.
- The colours match my colour scheme, e.g. bike and clothes.
- Is reasonably light.

Now I know the Giro Prolite is the lightest you can get but something niggles me about it. The Pro riders who use Giro helmets still use the Ionis which is 100g heavier than the Prolite, which in my humble opinion doesn't say anything good about the Prolite.

And then I found the Lazer Helium. Now this post is NOT to brag about my new toy. The reason for the post is because although the purchase was vanity related I have been genuinely surprised at just how much more comfortable the new one is, and I do mean a huge difference from the old one.

My old Specialized Propero and new Lazer Helium.


The first thing I noticed was the straps. They are much lighter and softer than the old ones and make it a lot lot easier to adjust the exact position of the buckle that sits under the ear - up, down, forward, back you can get it exactly where you want it. But the main feature of the Helium is the sizing "dial" build into it. There is a soft plastic mould around the forehead and around the back which are joined by a thin wire. The dial then pulls these together as you turn it so the helmet smoothly adjusts to your head from and back, rather than just at the back (as with some helmets). It sounds a bit gimmicky I admit but in reality its a great feature and I am a big fan.


At the risk of sounding a bore I take helmets quite seriously. It's a dangerous sport we all do and far too many people have helmets that do not fit or are not adjusted correctly. This seems mindless to me because if you fall off and its loose then its going to move and not do its job, so why even bother wearing one? This again links to why I'm so impressed with the Helium, you can get the fit absolutely spot on, which is safer and compared to my old lid way more comfortable!