Hey Gang:
I am looking to upgrade to a new race helmet. My LG Rocket is Old and probably causes more drag than it eliminates as it sounds like a wind tunnel blowing through it. So before I get started looking what are the go fast kids buying these days? Price is a consideration, so I will be trolling for a deal as well. But what are people recommending? What is ST approved?
Thanks,
Pete
You can usually find a pretty good deal on the wingspan.
Just got a Lazer Tardiz 2 weeks ago online at “bike wagon” fits great. It was on sale because its the Hawaian edition but that dosen’t bother me actually it looks quite nice.
The Giro Advantage 2 seems to test well consistently. It’s the most consistent helmet I’m aware of. It’s not always the fastest helmet but it’s usually within a watt or two and you can pick one up new for $100, less used.
I just picked up the Specialized Evade and I love it. It gets great reviews too.
Some of the illuminati around here seem to suggest that lg rocket is pretty fast.
The Giro Advantage 2 seems to test well consistently. It’s the most consistent helmet I’m aware of. It’s not always the fastest helmet but it’s usually within a watt or two and you can pick one up new for $100, less used.
My friend at Zipp told me pretty much the same exact thing here. It’s one of the best bang for you buck aero helmets out there.
I got a Bell a Javelin for $75 new
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The Giro Advantage 2 seems to test well consistently. It’s the most consistent helmet I’m aware of. It’s not always the fastest helmet but it’s usually within a watt or two and you can pick one up new for $100, less used.
My friend at Zipp told me pretty much the same exact thing here. It’s one of the best bang for you buck aero helmets out there.
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You can consistently find it on the web for ~$100 new.
I got a Bell a Javelin for $75 new
It has been popping on Chainlove pretty regularly for $69
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I’d avoid the aero road helmets, they aren’t faster than a true aero helmet.
I’d buy the Giro A2. It consistently tests in the top 2 or 3 helmets when people test.
Definitely the Bell Javelin.
Another vote for the Javelin!
I’d avoid the aero road helmets, they aren’t faster than a true aero helmet.
I’d buy the Giro A2. It consistently tests in the top 2 or 3 helmets when people test.
More importantly it seems that it never tests poorly over a wide range of positions and head angles. Whereas some other could be better, but they could also be worse.
Don’t want to hijack the thread but I’m looking too for a competiton helmet for this season. It’ll be my first season competing however so I was curious if people recommend something like Giro AA for newbies or should I just go right for an aero helmet? I’ve been eying the LG P-09, Catlike Chrono Aero, Rudy Wing57 or Wingspan, and finally the Giro Advantage or Selector. Reasonably priced aside which is best for new comers?
I have used all of the Giro Advantage 2, RP wingspan, Specialized Evade and now the LG P-09. The Lg is way expensive, the Evade is still pricey but tested on me really well. Was never happy with how the Wingspan fit, or rather didn’t, fit. And the Giro suited me quite well but did not test well on me.
Personally, I’d go with the Evade.
That said, if you are interested, I have a M Giro Adavantage 2 you can have for a great price!
Advantage 2 is the best bang for the buck and very fast, as others have mentioned. Wasn’t the LG shown to be slower than a normal road bike helmet or something? I think that may have been in the long wind tunnel thread.
I used to use the Advantage 2 and now use the Selector because it’s supposed to be a bit faster. I would avoid aero road helmets unless you’re not necessarily worried about speed. You’re not even really getting a huge venting advantage going Evade over Advantage. But I’ve never had issues with any helmets, even my Selector at hot IM events. No sense in paying 2-3x the price of an Advantage for an Evade.
Plus I like the fact that the Evade looks as normal as a helmet could look.
Another vote for the Javelin!
Plus you can get it in this design:
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People keep saying go with an aero road helmet. That’s bullshit.
I predict they’ll be a big trend and I welcome it, especially in the M40-44AG. Why? Bc they are faster than a road helmet but slower than a real TT helmet. I love when people make dumb decisions to go fast especially when I race against them. It warms my heart.
I’ve seen the tests with the aero road helmets on multiple people. Why do you think one of the aero road helmets we had at testing got nicknamed the salad bowl? That was it’s best use. It’s best use certainly isn’t as an aero helmet.
The helmets I’ve seen test the fastest and not the slowest on the widest range of people have been the LG P09 and the Giro A2.
If one is not going to do field tests or test at the velodrome/wind tunnel one should buy off the trends of what tests fastest for the widest variety of people. At least that gives you the better chance for success.
But if you are racing in the same races I will probably do, please use an “aero” road helmet.