Welcome To Our Guide
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.
Protone Icon
Winning Features
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OCTOFIT+
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Vertical Stabilizer
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229g [Medium]
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.
More Aero Helmets
+6
Kask
Protone Icon Helmet
10 colors
Specialized
S-Works Evade 3 Mips Helmet
3 colors
MET
Trenta 3K Carbon Mips Helmet
2 colors
+2
Lazer
Vento Kineticore Helmet
6 colors
Kask
Elemento Helmet
5 colors
Limar
Air Atlas Mips Helmet
3 colors
Oakley
ARO5 Race Helmet
1 color
Falconer Aero 2Vi
Winning Features
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360 Occigrip Dial
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Fidlock Buckle
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300g [Medium/Large]
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.
More Lightweight Helmets
Specialized
Propero 4 Bike Helmet
3 colors
+4
Giro
Aries Spherical Helmet
8 colors
+2
Lazer
Z1 Kineticore Helmet
6 colors
Limar
Air Atlas Mips Helmet
3 colors
+5
Giro
Helios Spherical Mips Helmet
9 colors
Specialized
Propero III Mips Helmet
1 color
Propero
Winning Features
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Outstanding Performance
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Just Right Price-Point
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290g [Medium]
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.
More Aero Helmets
+5
Sweet Protection
Falconer Aero 2Vi Mips Helmet
9 colors
MET
Manta Mips Helmet
2 colors
Kask
Utopia Y Helmet
3 colors
Smith
Ignite Mips Helmet
3 colors
Sweet Protection
Falconer 2Vi MIPS Helmet
4 colors
+2
Giro
Eclipse Spherical Helmet
6 colors
Giro
Vanquish Mips Helmet
2 colors
Ventral Lite
Winning Features
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Easy Fit System
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Eye Garage
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240g [Medium]
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.
More Lightweight Helmets
POC
Ventral Lite Helmet
5 colors
+4
Kask
Valegro Helmet
8 colors
Specialized
S-Works Prevail 3 Mips Helmet
5 colors
+2
Lazer
Z1 Kineticore Helmet
6 colors
Limar
Air Pro Mips Helmet
3 colors
+3
POC
Ventral Air Mips Helmet
7 colors
MET
Trenta 3K Carbon Mips Helmet
2 colors
Match With Some Shades
+5
Oakley
Encoder Strike Vented Prizm Sunglasses
9 colors
Julbo
Edge REACTIV Sunglasses
3 colors
+9
Oakley
Sutro Prizm Sunglasses
13 colors
POC
Aim Sunglasses
4 colors
KOO
Nova Sunglasses
3 colors
Oakley
Kato Sunglasses
5 colors
100%
HyperCraft Sunglasses
5 colors
Oakley
Jawbreaker Prizm Sunglasses
4 colors
KOO
Spectro Sunglasses
2 colors
Trail
Get on the dirt with protection for mayhem.
Speedframe Pro
Winning Features
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Goggle Compatible
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360° Dial Fit
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360g
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.
More MTB Trail Helmets
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Fox Racing
Speedframe Mips Pro Helmet
21 colors
+3
Giro
Manifest Spherical Mips Helmet
7 colors
+3
POC
Axion Race Mips Helmet
7 colors
+10
Smith
Forefront 2 Mips Helmet
14 colors
+3
POC
Tectal Race Mips Helmet
7 colors
+7
Troy Lee Designs
Flowline SE Mips Helmet
11 colors
+11
Fox Racing
Speedframe Mips Helmet
15 colors
Giro
Montaro Mips II Helmet
3 colors
+2
Specialized
Ambush II Helmet
6 colors
+7
Smith
Session Mips Helmet
11 colors
Kortal Race
Winning Features
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RECCO® Reflector
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NFC Medical ID
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390g [Medium/Large]
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.
More MTB Trail Helmets
+5
POC
Kortal Race Mips Helmet
9 colors
+13
Troy Lee Designs
A3 Mips Helmet
17 colors
+2
Sweet Protection
Bushwhacker 2VI Mips Helmet
6 colors
+3
Bell
Super Air Mips Helmet
7 colors
Smith
Payroll Mips Helmet
5 colors
MET
Roam Mips Helmet
3 colors
+4
Sweet Protection
Trailblazer Mips Helmet
8 colors
Endura
MT500 Mips Helmet
5 colors
+2
Lazer
Coyote Kineticore Helmet
6 colors
+6
POC
Kortal Helmet
10 colors
Recommended Trail Shades
+7
Smith
Wildcat ChromaPop Sunglasses
11 colors
Julbo
Rush REACTIV Performance Photochromic Sunglasses
3 colors
Smith
Shift MAG Photochromic Sunglasses
1 color
+4
100%
Speedcraft Sunglasses
8 colors
+2
Smith
Bobcat ChromaPop Sunglasses
6 colors
Smith
Attack MAG MTB ChromaPop Sunglasses
4 colors
Smith
Momentum ChromaPop Sunglasses
3 colors
+2
Smith
Ruckus ChromaPop Sunglasses
6 colors
Julbo
Density REACTIV Sunglasses
4 colors
Enduro | Gravity
Play with gravity in full-face fortification.
FOX Proframe RS
Winning Features
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BOA® Fit System
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3-Position Visor
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794g [Medium]
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.
More MTB Gravity Helmets
+2
Fox Racing
Proframe RS Helmet
6 colors
POC
Coron Air Mips Helmet
3 colors
Giro
Insurgent Spherical Helmet
5 colors
7 Protection
Project .23 Carbon Helmet
2 colors
Bell
Super DH Mips Helmet
4 colors
+3
Fox Racing
Proframe Helmet
7 colors
Lazer
Cage Kineticore Helmet
3 colors
Giro
Switchblade Mips Helmet
3 colors
Troy Lee Designs Stage
Winning Features
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Fit/Adjustment Accessories
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Fidlock Buckle
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680g [Medium/Large]
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.
More MTB Gravity Helmets
+5
Troy Lee Designs
Stage Mips Helmet
9 colors
POC
Otocon Race Mips Helmet
3 colors
+3
Sweet Protection
Arbitrator Mips Helmet
7 colors
+2
Bell
Super Air R Mips Helmet
6 colors
Troy Lee Designs
D4 Carbon Mips Helmet
3 colors
Bell
Super DH Mips Helmet
4 colors
Lazer
Cage Kineticore Helmet
3 colors
+2
Fox Racing
Dropframe Pro
6 colors
Snap On Some Goggles
Giro
Blok MTB Vivid Trail Goggles
3 colors
+3
Smith
Rhythm ChromaPop MTB Goggles
7 colors
POC
Ora Goggles
2 colors
+7
Smith
Squad MTB ChromaPop Goggles
11 colors
Leatt
Velocity 6.5 MTB Goggles
3 colors
Fox Racing
Airspace Core Goggle
3 colors
+7
Smith
Squad XL MTB ChromaPop Goggles
11 colors
Giro
Tazz MTB Vivid Trail Goggles
2 colors