you bought yours in EU or US? if in US it is US legal

I think it is made in China... But if it had an appropriate US sticker this shouldn't have happened. There are some floating around sold by pro teams via ebay that just have a CE sticker on them. That can be remedied though...

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I'm going to check mine right now.

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your problem is most likely that it is only certified for europe. Euro helmets will have a CE sticker on the inside. US helmets will have a CPSC sticker.

USAT Rules require CPSC stickers. many helmets are constructed differently for the US and Europe due to the less stringent regulations in the EU (they are the same model and look the same though).

If you bought your helmet on wiggle or probikekit or a similar European website it will most likely not be legal for competition in the US

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Mine has a CPSC sticker.
I was not allowed to use it.
Just sayin' ............. if you have one. Research it or at least ask the race director ahead of time.

Which means they were walking around actually checking to make sure the US CE sticker in the helmets? Seriously, what if it sticker fell off...it's a sticker and with sweat..they can slide right off (I was just able to easily peel the sticker off my Lazer road helmet).... I'd be pretty effing pissed off if this happened to me..I'm interested to know where his Giro Selector came from.

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If it has the CPSC, then it's legal and the USAT official doesn't know the rules. I'd have raced with it, and if they challenged it, file a protest with the head referee.

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So the official saw the CPSC sticker and still told you that you couldn't use it? Were you accused of putting a CPSC sticker on a Euro helmet? What was the reasoning?

Yeah I'd be bummed too. But I always check to see if the sticker is there before I put the helmet in the car. And really, the sticker isn't just going to fall off. Sure I guess it could happen, but I have road helmets that still have a sticker in them from 10 years ago (I should probably dispose of them) and an old Bell Vortex that still has its sticker from 20 years ago. Unless you ride your TT helmet all the time it is unlikely to fall off. The stickers are generally in places that don't see much sweat. Just check your lid before you pack it. I've only had my helmet checked 2x in 4-5 years and never when I raced bikes.

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Was it an actual official who walked up to you and said you were unable to use it? Did he even ask to see if you had the appropriate sticker OR did he just tell you, you're outta luck better find a new helmet? Did he tell everyone with a Giro Selector "too bad"? I would actually look through all the bike pics and see who else was wearing a Selector and bringing it to the attention of USAT. Honestly, I'd be so pissed.

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They flipped it over, I showed them the CPSC sticker and he said:
"I see the sticker but see these ridges or vents inside the helmet? That shows me it was made in Europe. This helmet can't be used in this race."
Another guy a few rows down from me had the same thing happen. Same helmet.

So apparently, the sticker was wrong and he's the new US Compliance expert and can say too bad regardless. Did the other guy happen to have a spare helmet with him too? I've never once thought to bring TWO helmets to a race...goggles, yes, helmet, no! And if you didn't have a spare helmet, would you have no been able to race? The reason I'm so interested in this, is that the Giro Selector is the best aero helmet for me, and I can guarantee you, if this happened to me at a race I would go ballistic.

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were you wearing a gorilla suit?

A guy a few bikes down had the same issue during the Quassy race a couple of weeks back. A ref was walking down the row, checking everything to make sure its compliant, stopped at the guys bike. Examined the helmet and then radio to other refs. They made an announcement over the speakers to see the refs. Turns out the helmet he had was not compliant and is euro style or something. Ref asked him where he got it, and he said from a local bike store in NYC. He had to get another helmet. So it is not true that if its bought in the USA its compliant to the rules.

This is all too common. So common in fact, that I started taking two helmets with me to races. Giro Advantage 2 I hope to race with, and a Specialized Propero just in case.

It has to be CPSC compliant to be legally sold in the US. Any retailer selliing within the US without it will end up paying the fines if the feds find out. Now, maybe they're buying them grey-market from overseas and passing them off as legal when they're not.

sounds like time to return that helmet for a full refund

This also happened to me at Eagleman yesterday. Same Giro Selector helmet. I had the CSPC sticker on it, and the volunteer official told me because of the vents at the front, it's illegal. Talk about adding stress to the day...luckily another racer had an extra helmet which I could borrow. The head race official also said it was illegal. I'm inquiring with the rules official at USAT because all their rule says it that the helmet must have the CSPC sticker on it (which it does). And then the guy has the nerve to come back around and tell me not to stress out about it. Yeah right!! Luckily, I was able to complete my first 70.3 in a respectable 5:41. Returning the helmet today though! What BS.

I do bring a spare helmet. Not specifically for this, but I like being prepared. That said, I'd raise a stink if someone rejected my Advantage2, but at the local races I do I've never had anyone even check.

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If you were at Eagleman yesterday, and didn't have the extra helmet with you, they would not have let you race. I could not believe when he checked my helmet ( which I voluntarily gave to him to look at), he said you can't race in this. I'm thinking is this really giving a new triathlete who can't even average 20mph on the bike, a real advantage? Unfortunately, I'm returning this helmet to Amazon today to get my $150 back, and will decide if I should buy another Aero helmet. But how am I supposed to know if the next one I buy is legal or not? Once I got the replacement helmet from the other racer, the official came back but didn't even check the replacement helmet. I guess he knew just from eyeballing it that it must be legal.

Are you sure about the legallity of that?

Uvex helmets are sold in a few bike shops and they aren't US compliant.

WHY does it have a CPSC sticker if it's not compliant..that's the part I'm confused about. There's a local shop that has several of them in stock...how can they even legally sell them that way?

Edit: So I just called Bike Religion and asked them to check if their Giro Selector has the CPSC sticker and the sales person confirmed it did have the sticker. So now I'd like to know where they are getting these from and if Giro is having the stickers put on all the helmets KNOWING they are not US compliant.

2nd Edit: Just called Giro to ask about this.This is the first time they've heard of this happening and seemed fairly concerned. Apparently,they are getting back to me with something. We'll see.

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A ref checked mine yesterday as well. (Giro Advantage) It was fine, but I read about this happening at Quassy and brought an extra just in case.


There was an announcement while I was setting up in transition that somebody needed to borrow a helmet, Most likely for this reason.

Don't forget about those bar plugs though......only heard that about 50 times yesterday (insert rolling eyes here)