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Everyday protection shouldn't mean breaking the bank, and it certainly shouldn't mean skipping out on critical technology when it comes to shielding your noggin. With the Smith Convoy MIPS helmet you more→can have your cake and eat it too, with an accommodating price point, and in-mold polycarbonate shell that takes the brunt of impacts. Additionally, Smith equips the helmet with MIPS technology to reduce forces in rotational hits.

On the outside, the new Giro Quarter Helmet may look relatively similar to other low-profile, skate-style helmets out there, but it's actually a cutting-edge lid that makes a fine home for your dome. more→The Quarter is Giro's entry-level helmet into the gravity-chasing, dirt-jumping, pavement-pounding arena of riding, aimed at riders who aren't riding at high cardio thresholds or for lengthy stretches of time. Rather, it's meant for big impacts. This tradeoff means it's not as heavily ventilated or as light as some cycling helmets, but the tradeoff is superb protection that's as thorough as you can get without putting on a full-face. Again, it's not as light as a road helmet, for example, but the …

An all-rounder, the Spark 2 MIPS Helmet from Bell feeds our need to get out on two wheels. It's designed to protect us while we get rowdy on the trails, and it features integrated MIPS to keep our con more→fidence boosted. An internal Sweat Guide keeps us cool, and the Ergo Fit system ensures a comfortable ft.

Smith's road helmet lineup has never been one to disappoint, and this year is no different, with the bar being moved a little higher once again with a new helmet in the mix — the Trace MIPS Helmet. Th more→is pinnacle helmet in the road collection features all of the tech you would expect from Smith, like its Koroud protection that fully surrounds the helmet to provide next-level protection, while teaming up with internal air channels so intake as much air, and keep your scalp feeling cool when you're challenging yourself up new climbs, and soaring down canyon roads. The Trace features 18 large vents that are strategically placed to create an intake and exhaust system, pulling cool air in, and giving it…

Kask turned the dial up with their Protone Icon Helmet. Enhancing upon its base version, the Icon features an even sleeker shape to maximize ventilation and aerodynamics so we may move at greater spee more→ds with greater comfort. And while comfort is of high importance, protection is even more so. We can trust the rotational tests of Kask for that.

The Trooper 2Vi SL MIPS Helmet takes elements from Sweet Protection's 2Vi line and subs in lightweight materials to create a piece of safe, slalom-ready equipment. Carbon fiber elements cut weight and more→volume for a minimalist profile that enhances speed and doesn't lack safety features. In addition to its mono-shell and MIPS technology, 2Vi technology combines elasticity and rigidity to protect and perform.