I have been racing Full & 1/2 Iron distances races with the Giro Aerohead for two seasons now. At a weight of 450g, I find that after a few hours on the bike my neck and back start to tighten up which leads to me coming out of the aero position unnecessarily to stretch out. It seems that most of the weight of the Aerohead is upfront which when hitting bumps, chip-seal, etc it adds more stress to the area.

As a head down rider,long tail helmets aren't really an option. I am looking at the following helmets:


1) Kask Bambino Pro (340g) - Older design, but good enough for Team Sky?

2) POC Cerebel Raceday (380g) - Doesnt look like it vents well, but Rapp's review says otherwise.

3)Smith Podium TT (weight ???) - No indicated weight on Smith's website so I messaged them and they advised weight was 340g, however AeroGeeks.com weighed it in at 408g. Seems like a huge discrepancy here.


I'm not leaning one way or the other and open to other options. Thoughts???

Those are all great options, but what about fixing the real problem which is possibly weak back/neck muscles? Or maybe your position is too aggressive leading to back/neck strain.

I have been racing Full & 1/2 Iron distances races with the Giro Aerohead for two seasons now. At a weight of 450g, I find that after a few hours on the bike my neck and back start to tighten up which leads to me coming out of the aero position unnecessarily to stretch out. It seems that most of the weight of the Aerohead is upfront which when hitting bumps, chip-seal, etc it adds more stress to the area.

As a head down rider,long tail helmets aren't really an option. I am looking at the following helmets:


1) Kask Bambino Pro (340g) - Older design, but good enough for Team Sky?

2) POC Cerebel Raceday (380g) - Doesnt look like it vents well, but Rapp's review says otherwise.

3)Smith Podium TT (weight ???) - No indicated weight on Smith's website so I messaged them and they advised weight was 340g, however AeroGeeks.com weighed it in at 408g. Seems like a huge discrepancy here.


I'm not leaning one way or the other and open to other options. Thoughts???

I have both in Med. I originally picked up the Smith because Competitive Cyclist had the weight listed as 330g, quite a bit less than the 450g listed for the Aerohead, and it seemed to have a lot more ventilation than the Aerohead so I was concerned about that in hotter races. The Smith weighs in at 410g while the Aerohead weighs in at 463, so it turns out there really isn't that much difference, so I am not sure where CC got their figure. I will say that the Smith feels lighter, both in the hands and on the head, largely I think due to what you mention about the weight of the Aerohead being up front due to the shape and the visor.

Really like my LG P-09 Weight: 12.4 oz/350 g

As a head down rider,long tail helmets aren't really an option. I am looking at the following helmets:

1) Kask Bambino Pro (340g) - Older design, but good enough for Team Sky?

2) POC Cerebel Raceday (380g) - Doesnt look like it vents well, but Rapp's review says otherwise.

3)Smith Podium TT (weight ???) - No indicated weight on Smith's website so I messaged them and they advised weight was 340g, however AeroGeeks.com weighed it in at 408g. Seems like a huge discrepancy here.

Hey desert dude,

What aero helmets worked with a large segment of the market? I recall you saying the LG09 albeit sans visor... I think as well the aerohead (despite the weight). Any other ones?

At the risk of hijacking the thread - I too just bought an aerohead despite concerns of the weight. The LG09 just didn't fit well... And my 6 yr old LG superleggera got beat up last time I traveled with it.

Maybe you should work on neck strength, it really not that heavy of a helmet.

having spent a few hundred hours in the wind tunnel with a ton of different people I'd not be so sure that long tails are that bad for a head down rider. Depends on the rider. Not they may not be comfy for you but don't discount them

The KASK is a great helmet if you're in the M40-49 AG's. Otherwise meh

The Poc seems to do pretty well for a decent size segment. Plus visors are awesome

haven't tested the smith that I can recall

food for thought