Bicycle Helmet Performance Ratings:
Consumer Reports and Virginia Tech
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https://helmets.org/bikehelmetratings.htm
as of Sun Mar 24 2019 18:34:22 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)
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Bicycle Helmet Performance Ratings
SUMMARY: At last in 2018 we have ratings from two independent labs of
bicycle helmets tested for both high-level and low-level impacts.
Consumer Reports and Virginia Tech ratings can help you select a
helmet. Unfortunately, neither has tested many helmets, so the list at
the bottom of this page where their ratings concur is short.
Scott Arx Plus, Bell Muni, Bell Draft, Bell Draft MIPS, Bell Stratus
MIPS, Cannondale Teramo, Giro Revel MIPS, Giro Foray, Lazer Cyclone,
Giro Revel, Schwinn Intercept Adult, Cannondale Quick, Giro Bishop,
Garneau Raid MIPS, Bontrager Starvos, Specialized Chamonix MIPS,
Specialized Align, Garneau Sharp, Bontrager Solstice Youth, Garneau
Nino, Bell Sidetrack MIPS, Uvex Quatro Junior, Specialized Shuffle
Youth SB, Giro Scamp MIPS, Razor V17, Bell Disney Frozen Tiara and
Raskullz Mohawk.
VIRGINIA TECH: Top ratings for preventing concussions (in order)
Five Stars: Bontrager Specter Wavecel, Bontrager Ballista MIPS,
Bontrager XXX WaveCel, Lazer Z1 MIPS, Rudy Project Racemaster MIPS,
Louis Garneau Raid MIPS, Bern Union MIPS, Bell Stratus MIPS, Giro
Synthe MIPS, Specialized Chamonix MIPS, Bontrager Blaze WaveCel,
Bontrager Charge WaveCel, Giro Chronicle MIPS and Smith Route MIPS.
Four Stars: Bontrager Circuit MIPS (same score as Smith Route MIPS
above), SCOTT Arx PLUS (MIPS), Bontrager Quantum MIPS, Specialized
S-Works Prevail II, Smith Optics Overtake, Giro Savant, Bell Sixer
MIPS, Cannondale Ryker AM (MIPS), Bell Draft MIPS, POC Octal, POC
Tectal, Giro Foray MIPS, Schwinn Intercept, Giro Synthe, Giro
Register, SCOTT Cadence PLUS (MIPS), Giro Sutton MIPS, Kali Therapy,
Specialized S-Works Evade II, Louis Garneau Le Tour II, Bell
Adrenaline.
CONCURRENCE
Five Stars and Excellent Impact protection:
Bell Stratus MIPS
Louis Garneau Raid MIPS
Specialized Chamonix MIPS
Four Stars and Excellent Impact protection:
Bell Draft MIPS
Giro Foray
Schwinn Intercept (MSRP $18)
Scott Arx Plus MIPS
Note that Consumer Reports has not tested many of the best performers
in Virginia Tech's testing.
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