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Your Ticket To The Helmet Motherlode

Whether you race, train, or simply love to ride, your miles are covered with the handpicked helmets in our ’24 guide. The latest and greatest for road, gravel, and mountain are all here.

Road | Gravel | Cross-Country

Get your best lid to go fast & far.

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Winning Features

Kask’s road bullet kicks off our list as one of the best and most versatile helmets. Highly ventilated and shaped for speed, it goes impressively well in full-gas summer racing, comforts during endurance training blocks, and looks great year-round.

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Falconer Aero 2Vi

Winning Features

The snap-on, removable vent covers steal the show on the Falconer Aero 2Vi. Inserted, they’re instant aero gains and then can easily pocket in the jersey for extra airflow when temps climb. 2Vi Tech boosts impact protection and nets a Virginia Tech® 5-star rating.

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Propero

Winning Features

The new Propero is perhaps the Holy Grail of road helmets. It marries the speed of the Evade with the ventilation of the Prevail at a mid-tier price. Cooling is amplified via micro-channels & Propero’s new design is proven against impact—Virginia Tech® 5-star rating.

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Ventral Lite

Winning Features

POC’s lineup includes one of the lightest we’ve ever ridden. Trimmed down to the basics of ventilation and safety, Ventral Lite represents an all-out effort in weight-saving minimalism, so your longest rides are less of a pain in the neck.

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Trail

Get on the dirt with protection for mayhem.

Speedframe Pro

Winning Features

Fox’s well-established helmet design is throughout the Speedframe Pro. With optimized ventilation, a 3-position visor, and a Fidlock buckle, it’s an easy-to-wear lid on any warm day. It’s also passed the safety benchmark to get Virginia Tech® 5-star rated.

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Kortal Race

Winning Features

POC threw one well-appointed kitchen sink at the Kortal Race. Their exceptional cranium cap features enhanced material at the temple and occipital regions and creature comforts like a breakaway/adjustable visor and sunglass/goggle compatibility.

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Recommended Trail Shades

Enduro | Gravity

Play with gravity in full-face fortification.

FOX Proframe RS

Winning Features

The DH-certified Proframe RS is equipped to handle big impacts on the trail and big comfort on the ride. A Mips Integra system and expertly laid foam layers boost safety for high-energy rides and keep the weight down to impressive levels.

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Troy Lee Designs Stage

Winning Features

Troy Lee Designs’ Stage full-face helmet brings the DH-certified rating and shaves a few grams off the overall design. Once on, the highly ventilated and slim Stage immediately ups the vigor for all-out rides over all the mountains.

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