As the choice of Tom Boonen and the rest of the Quickstep team I was more than happy when a Lazer genesis helmet landed here in the RCUK office. New for 2006, the Genesis features the new RollSys fit system which enables you to single handedly

LAS Squalo helmet £99.99The new Squalo from LAS arrived in the RCUK office a couple of months ago, and since then I’ve been putting in many miles in the Italian company’s latest choice of lightweight helmet.With a claimed weight of 260g, the Squalo

Limar 104 Pro helmet £69.99 When Limar introduced the new 104 model, which at under 200 grams for their SM/MD size was claimed to be the lightest on the market, it caught my attention.Now helmets are a very personal choice, not so much interms

Bell Array helmet £74.99The Array is Bell’s latest mid-level helmet. When I first pulled it out of the box and removed the packaging, I was initially certain it was the wrong helmet. Helmets this light, well ventilated and sharp looking usually cost

-oh-nOs).Proof that it’s no easy task to make a great product greater is the fact that Giro has been developing this helmet for a number of years, it being spotted on the heads of several teams during the Tour de France in 2006 and 2007 during its development phase

Catlike Whisper Plus helmet £119.95Catlike’s Whisper helmet is noticeably striking in comparison to most other helmets, but underneath the distinctly ‘euro’ looks is a lightweight and well-ventilated helmet.Keeping your head cool are a mind

The InnerMatrix gives the 2D structural integritySpecialized S-Works 2D helmet - £109.99Since the UCI made it compulsory in 2003 for pro cyclists to wear helmets when racing, helmet manufacturers have been working hard to reduce weight and increase

Specialized Propero Helmet £79.99There has been a lot of talk about the 2D, the first Specialized S-Works helmet, mainly due to its sub-200g weight. However, sitting slightly below the 2D is the Propero, which for the weight weenies out

Briko Arrow - £89.99Helmet design has come a considerable way since my first experience of helmets (the venerable Tuff Top no less), but thankfully for the fashion police most now provide much more style for your head, as well as boasting light

the cold. It is common knowledge that a large percentage of body heat can be lost through the head. With many of us wearing a helmet these days, keeping the head warm can pose a problem. Most if not all modern helmets have large vents that are very