It doesn't look like it's USAT legal without a CPSC certification. If they didn't have it tested by CPSC, I doubt they would have it tested in a wind tunnel.

Just my 2 cents, of all the things to cut costs on, your helmet and your brakes are not two of them.

Kent

adamga1 wrote:

It doesn't look like it's USAT legal without a CPSC certification. If they didn't have it tested by CPSC, I doubt they would have it tested in a wind tunnel.

According to the site it is CE certifed, which is a European Union. Dug up this old slowtwitch article and this exert:

the CE standard allows for a lighter helmet, some helmet makers manufacture to the CE standard, to meet the competitive needs of that market – and then make changes to the helmet, including an increase in the density of the foam – to make the helmet CPSC-compliant.


http://www.slowtwitch.com/Opinion/Helmet_rule_upheaval__4013.html


So not to be used for USAT racing, if its good enough for Europe it should be good enough to train in. Does anyone know if Canada races allow these helmets?

ha ha yup!

I would be wary of buying a $35 helmet.

Looks like the top review on Amazon is from a guy that took a pretty big hit from a car while wearing it. He increased his rating from 4 stars to 5 stars following the accident. So at least in one case it stood up to impact.