MJ Approved: Cannondale Teramo
In many ways, one bike helmet is as good as the next. No matter what helmet you choose, if it’s sold in the U.S., it’s guaranteed to protect your head in a minor crash, thanks to mandatory safety standards from the Consumer Product Safety Commission. From there, you need good ventilation and all-day comfort (only if you’re 2011 Tour de France champion Cadel Evans will you need to take aerodynamics into serious consideration). The fit, however, can be pretty difficult to get right. Flimsy click wheels and cheap Velcro padding on low-end helmets aren’t often up to the task of letting you forget about your headwear. This is why so many hardcore road riders give in to helmets from Italy or France with $400 price tags and multi-part fit systems that are more complex than most parts of their bike. We’ve found a helmet that hits the sweet spot between comfort and price. The new 8.6-ounce Cannondale Teramo has a single easy-to-use cam-lock divider in the back, webbing that’s soft and supportive, and a pricetag that isn’t painful.
LOVE IT: The price is what makes this helmet. $110 — not $250 or $400 even — is what you should pay for a lightweight, comfortable helmet you can wear on a century or around town.
LEAVE IT: This helmet is seriously minimal. In this case, the package works, but there are other kinds of adjustment tech out there that might fit you better in a similar price range.
[$110; cannondale.com]
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