Helmets

I bought this to replace a 10-year-old Giro helmet. Specifically chose for ventilation for warm weather rides. Very comfortable, and the ventilation is really noticeable - I can feel the air crossing my head and coming out the back. Never noticed that before in my other helmets (Giro, Smith Trace).

Only 2 drawbacks. First is that the helmet is kind of loud. As soon as I hit about 18 mph, all of that airflow made it sound like I was going 40 mph. Takes some getting used to. Second is the sunglass garage. There's a little piece of fabric or something to help hold your specs in place, but it doesn't feel real secure. POC should replace that with a silicone patch or something similarly lightweight and grippy.

This is a very light helmet. For me personally, that was not the main motivation for buying it, rather I got it on a great sale and liked the color and overall design. It does lack some adjustability because of the minimal weight, the most noticeable for me being the lack of fore and aft adjustment of the chinstrap and that it runs slightly large. My head measurement falls right in the middle of the fit range (59cm, L says it fits 56-61cm) and it barely gets tight enough for me. With a cycling cap or headband, no problem but if you prefer to ride with nothing under your helmet and are on the smaller end of the size range, you may consider sizing down. All in all a great lid. Holds my glasses well when off my face and interfaces with them well when on (Oakley Sutro/Sutro Light). Vents well and looks good. I haven't crashed (knock on wood) so can't speak to protection, but POC is a reputable brand so I am not concerned there.

needed new pads and these fit perfectly in my giro helmet.

I really like the idea of a light that is custom-made to fit my helmet, and it does indeed fit well, with no noticeable added weight or bulk. It is bright -- I worry that it might be too bright and thus annoying to drivers, but no one has honked at, yelled at, or thrown anything at me yet. Wish it had more options than steady & flash, and the charge does not last as long as the blinky I had been using previously. The biggest problem, and it is a big one, is that the light snaps on very loosely, and it is very easy to knock it off if you are adjusting the helmet's roc loc wheel. I've had it fall off a number of times--though always from me bumping it with my hand, never just from bumpy riding. I may zip-tie or even glue it if it falls off again.