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Submitted by
terry
a Racer
from japan
Date Reviewed: October 19, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$80.00 | | Strengths: | looks good, fits good | | Weaknesses: | weak | | Similar Products Used: | Giro Pneumo | | Bike Setup: | Trek madone | | Bottom Line: | The first one I purchased was great until I found that the inner shell had cracked. I quickly took it to my LBS who sent it away and got a replacement, September 2006. While I was waiting for the replacement to come I purchased a LAS which is awesome. So when I got the replacement I didn't use it often because the LAS was a better fit. The other dday I was cleaning the new Giro, after a ride, and found it had cracked in the same place as the first one. AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH am trying to get another replacement wil let you know what happens latter. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Scott
a Weekend Warrior
from Charlotte, NC, Mecklenburg
Date Reviewed: January 19, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$86.00 | | Purchased At: | Performance on-line | | Strengths: | Light, plenty of ventilation,doesn't interfer with vision when riding aero position. | | Weaknesses: | Thin pads separate from velcro backing, plastic adjuster snaps off easily, poor quality control | | Similar Products Used: | Bell Phi | | Bike Setup: | Orbea Marmolada with Campy Veloce; Marin Muirwoods (recently stolen from my garage) | | Bottom Line: | Great all-around helmet for price paid (on sale plus coupon plus free shipping.) If I were paying retail, I'd buy a Spuik with full inner pad and netting, or a LAS Haxial. Pnuemo worth $90 but not $160. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
erik
a Racer
from ladera Ranch, CA, USA
Date Reviewed: October 25, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | The Path Bike Shop | | Strengths: | light.
breathes.
durable.
| | Weaknesses: | inner pads come apart after about 6 months...and I use a headsweat every ride.
why don't they come with replacement pads? | | Similar Products Used: | Bell Xray Giro Switchblade | | Bike Setup: | mtb, road, etc | | Bottom Line: | great helmet | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Claro Evangelista
a Weekend Warrior
from Woodside NY USA
Date Reviewed: October 21, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | Stillwell Woods in Woodbury | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$120.00 | | Purchased At: | Nashbar Direct, Inc. | | Strengths: | It breaths! Extremely comfortable. I'm happy with this purchase. | | Weaknesses: | Although this product looks really good, upon close examination, quality control personnel in China took a day off. For a helmet that cost over $100, it could definitely be better. There was a lot of imperfections on the gray material. I hope these imperfections will not affect the product's performance when the time comes when I bang my head to a tree or pavement. | | Similar Products Used: | Schwinn - Target special. | | Bike Setup: | Trek Session 77 | | Bottom Line: | It was a windy day today and the helmet made some noise similar to a slight opening of the car's windsheild or something like that. It keep my head cool and dry. Definitely comfortable and the fit is exceptional. However, quality control is not acceptable at this price range. The gray materail of my $20 Schwinn was better in the area. But I will still recommend this product because of looks, comfort, and fit. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Steve
a Weekend Warrior
from PA
Date Reviewed: June 11, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | working on that | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$140.00 | | Purchased At: | EMS | | Strengths: | Incredibly light and airy; looks small and not at all dorky or trying-too-hard-to-be-cool as most helmets do. | | Weaknesses: | Incredibly expensive, but... with this one, you will never be tempted to just not wear it. | | Similar Products Used: | Trek Interval | | Bottom Line: | Everybody says how light this helmet is, but I always take reviews with a grain of salt... on my first downhill ride with this thing, I thought "whoah!" It's completely true. The aerodynamics are just unbelieveable. Now I can never go back to anything else. Also, having grown up immediately before the days that bike helmets became common/obligatory, it's hard to shake off the "dorkiness" feel of them - but this one takes care of that completely.
The fitting system is easy to adjust and hugs my head well. I never have the feeling it's going to slip or rattle around.
Finally, this thing is almost absurdly expensive, but I just broke down and shelled out the cash... I figure with this one, I will resist the temptation to go without a helmet! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ernie
a Weekend Warrior
from Valrico, Fl, USA
Date Reviewed: April 5, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$90.00 | | Purchased At: | Bike Works, Brandon | | Strengths: | light weight, good venting, great fit | | Weaknesses: | not cheap | | Similar Products Used: | cheap ones, | | Bike Setup: | KHS hardtail, XT, Manitou SX
Eddy Merckx Titanium, Ultegra, | | Bottom Line: | I've used this helmet for both road and XC. I have had it since 1999. Fit look and everything have been great. Even better......busted my first helmet today. Did a full endo into a shallow swamp. Hit my head on a rock and busted the helmet in 2. The Pneumo did its job and saved me a ride out on a helecopter. I have had no problems with it for 7 years and when called upon it performed. I am a Giro customer for life! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Robert
a Racer
from Scipio, Indiana, USA
Date Reviewed: March 8, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$140.00 | | Purchased At: | once Columbus Schwinn | | Strengths: | Customer service is impeakable; even off warranty!!! Comfortable even after 10 hour endurance rides! Breathes very well. Protective (what else is a helmet for?) and durable. Very well balanced performace. | | Weaknesses: | Sweat pads wear out every 6 months (probably because of my high-and-tight hair not the product). Little costly but aren't your brains worth it? | | Similar Products Used: | Low end Trek and Bell helmets | | Bike Setup: | 06 Trek Madone 5.2 Team sock other than Selle Italia SLR saddle, 05 Trek XO1 custom with full Ultegra, 05 Trek 5000 custom with mostly XT and custom Stan's ZTR Olympic wheels | | Bottom Line: | This is the best helmet on the market for the money! There are less costly helmets but the don't fit or protect as well. I wear out the sweat pads (probably with my short hair style) but Giro always sends new ones for free, EVEN AFTER THE WARRANTY WAS OUT AND I'VE TRIED TO TALK THEM INTO CHARGING ME, THEY'RE STILL FREE!!! YOU CAN'T TOP THAT KIND OF SERVICE!!! This helmet has been with me for about 3 years and over 35K miles and I still love it every time I put it on! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Sprocketeer
a
from Astoria, Queens, New York City
Date Reviewed: June 18, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | Bloomberg, you have to do something about trails and bike paths in this city--the lanes are useless | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$109.00 | | Purchased At: | Online at www.performancebike.com | | Strengths: | Even standing still, I can feel the air on my scalp--a first while wearing a helmet. No more positioning my head to get a blast of cool air while riding. | | Weaknesses: | If you have a problem with this helmet there must be something wrong with your head. | | Similar Products Used: | Giro (old styrofoam helmet with nylon cover), Selev Alien 2000 (Italian, bought in Japan, probably not available in the States, great helmet) | | Bike Setup: | Relative facts: I'm a sweater. I sweat buckets. Way more sweating than more than a handful of other people I know. Must be genetic, cause they're all white. | | Bottom Line: | I'll try to highlight what no one else has in this review.
It doesn't take more than a few rides to realize this is the best helmet you could buy--maybe there are 1 or 2 other Giro helmets that fit the bill but I believe this must be the best.
Just to add to the verasity of my statement below, my first day wearing this helmet was on a 100K ride, on a mountain bike, in 90 F weather.
Most any certied helmet will save you're skull in a bad crash--that's what they're made to do--but this helmet wont cook your brains.
Normal human body temperature is 98.6 degrees Farenheit (about 36 C). And in humans, the head is the chief place for body heat to escape.
Now imagine what temperature it is inside a badly or even fairly well-ventilated helmet. It has to be at least 110 degrees on in 90 degree weather in there--if your body hit that temperature, it would kill you in about 30 minutes.
This helmet does what very few helmets do, though many make the claim. It cools your head, and hense your entire body. That means less sweat, less water to carry and consume, less exhaustion from heat and sweat, and less throbbing headaches from both the heat and resulting discomfort.
Even standing still, I can feel the air on my scalp while wearing the Pneumo.
And this helmet is absolutely comfortable. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
dale
a Cross Country Rider
from santa cruz
Date Reviewed: June 5, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | Anything Dirt | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Purchased At: | E.P. | | Strengths: | Fits Great,light weight,excellent retention with new Roc Loc. lots and lots of ventilation | | Weaknesses: | none at present | | Similar Products Used: | Older models /Giro/Bell | | Bike Setup: | Blur | | Bottom Line: | This a great helmet,light weight,and the fit is excellent with the new roc loc, | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bob
a Racer
from Sacramento
Date Reviewed: September 25, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$139.00 | | Purchased At: | Club Deal | | Strengths: | Good ventilation | | Weaknesses: | Fragile head retaining system. Head retainingg system that snaps to the shell of the helmet jars loose on bumpy roads! Had to superglue the snaps in!!! | | Similar Products Used: | Older Giro Helmets | | Bike Setup: | Fuji Team w/ Ultegra | | Bottom Line: | For the price paid I would expect a higher quality well made product without wimpy little snaps. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
John
a Weekend Warrior
from Chicago
Date Reviewed: August 23, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Anything outdoors | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$145.00 | | Purchased At: | online | | Strengths: | Light weight, airy, FITS GREAT | | Weaknesses: | Expensive | | Similar Products Used: | Giro E2, Giro Exodus | | Bike Setup: | c'mon- it's a helmet | | Bottom Line: | The BEST helmet I've ever put on my noggin. It's airy, it's light, it's comfy. Money well spent. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jason Littleton
a Cross Country Rider
from 488B Cape Haitian Drive, Beaufort, sc
Date Reviewed: June 19, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$160.00 | | Purchased At: | Performance Bike | | Strengths: | great fit; incredible ventilation | | Weaknesses: | pricey | | Similar Products Used: | Bell evo2 | | Bike Setup: | Trek Elite 9.8 | | Bottom Line: | This helmet is great- the first I can actually feel air blowing through. The fit is amazing and it looks sharp. The price is a little high, but compared to the new Atmos- it's manageable. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Colin
a Cross Country Rider
from Edmonton,Alberta,Canada
Date Reviewed: May 1, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$160.00 | | Purchased At: | Local bike shop | | Strengths: | extremely light, even compared to my old giro. huge amounts of ventilation, and probably the best fitting helmet I have ever used. | | Weaknesses: | price (but how much is your head worth to you?)
ventilation holes allow hair to stick out of them and make you look like an idiot :P | | Similar Products Used: | Giro exodus | | Bike Setup: | Merlin ti, full xtr | | Bottom Line: | this helmet is for the hardcore enthusiast who is looking to replace that old helmet that has finally seen its last days. this helmet gets the job done, fitting perfectly, and giving you all the ventilation that you will ever need. This is the lightest helmet i have ever used, and will probably get another one of these unless giro comes out with something even better than it. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
William March
a Cross Country Rider
from arizona
Date Reviewed: January 2, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | south Mtn trails | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$130.00 | | Purchased At: | colorado cyclist | | Strengths: | Light, plenty of ventilation, and fits well. I leave about two fingers between strap and chin Went down going down hill into a wash. Contact made with helmet, elbow, and knee. Helmet protected my head and stayed on straight. | | Weaknesses: | When you go down in sand & rock the sand comes through the vents into your hair. | | Similar Products Used: | Different Giros | | Bike Setup: | Santa Cruz superlight atom bomb fork, | | Bottom Line: | Had a Giro Hammerhead before this one and never went down hard on part of my head. This helmet is scratched now but I feel it is worth the money. It is so light your not even aware of it on your head. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
David H.
a Weekend Warrior
from Santa Barbara, CA
Date Reviewed: September 24, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$160.00 | | Purchased At: | Velo Pro | | Strengths: | Comfortable, vents, cool-looking, light, roc-loc, | | Weaknesses: | Two of the bars end in points right above your forehead, this really got to me, but once I put some of the extra pads there it was fine, pricey | | Similar Products Used: | Bell | | Bike Setup: | Giant VT w/ talus & mostly XT | | Bottom Line: | Great helmet. I use it for all my riding except big stuff: getting around, jumping, xc, trail riding | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
S K
a Cross Country Rider
from Toronto
Date Reviewed: July 24, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Westwood Lake | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | Duke's | | Strengths: | Secure fit; amazing ventilation; high quality materials | | Weaknesses: | Somewhat heavy (compared to my other helmet); construction quality going down compared to older Giro's; made in China | | Similar Products Used: | LG T-Bone; Giro Exodus; Bell Envy; etc. | | Bike Setup: | Lightened '02 FSR | | Bottom Line: | Great looking helmet, I use it for road and off-road; feels like it could be worn without straps as the Roc Loc is so good. Straps feel very soft/high quality next to skin; vents well; high-end image. Costs way too much considering it's made in China. You can see that the materials are good but the construction quality is down. The in-mold fit is not up to older Giro's or non-overseas constuction. I bought at a deeeeep discount and am thankful but it really shouldn't be the price that they normally go for. Over-seas production should lower price considerably. What's up Giro? Poor value for the asking price. Excellent for the price I paid (I was very lucky) and the rating is for regular priced ones. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jason
a Weekend Warrior
from Barrie, Ont
Date Reviewed: July 20, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$120.00 | | Purchased At: | northern cycle | | Weaknesses: | no so far | | Bottom Line: | i fits better than any either helment that i have had and i also would recommend to anyone that ride road bikes | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jasen
a Racer
from Worcester, Ma
Date Reviewed: May 3, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$150.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Incredibly Light. Great Ventilation. Great Looks | | Weaknesses: | NONE | | Bike Setup: | IF Hardtail and A Blur, FULL '03 XTR with discs, Mavic SL discs. | | Bottom Line: | Just took a big crash the other day with this helmet. Landed on my head into a tree. Split the whole helmet up the right side. I was fine. A little shaken up, but if it weren't for that helmet I would have been taking a long trip to the hospital. Just went out and bought another one. Best money I've spent. I was amazes at how well that helmet with all the vents and low weight absorbed a huge hit. I didn't even have a headache afterward. Kudos to GIRO!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
mike
a Weekend Warrior
from manitowoc
Date Reviewed: April 19, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | don't have one yet | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$169.00 | | Purchased At: | local trek store | | Strengths: | Roc Loc 4 - height adjustment - vents - colors -tri loc strap guides - weight | | Weaknesses: | none | | Bike Setup: | 2003 Marin Bobcat Trail | | Bottom Line: | I have to admit,when the day comes I bounce my head off the ground I will be glad I bought the best helmet out there and not some cheap one. Sure all helmets have to meet code; but, I want all the extras to make wearing a helmet as comfortable as possible. I custom fit my Pneumo to my head in a few seconds. Wish I could say the same about my kids helmets. Bottom line, even a $200 helmet is a whole lot cheaper than a trip to the hospital. Trust me I work for one. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Alex Whitney
a Weekend Warrior
from Washington DC
Date Reviewed: March 31, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$140.00 | | Purchased At: | Ebay | | Strengths: | Fit, feel, effectiveness. | | Weaknesses: | Price, corn rows after wearing(just kidding...) | | Similar Products Used: | Some cheapo Giro from early 90's | | Bike Setup: | Dale 2001 Bad Boy Ultra | | Bottom Line: | This is- for me- the perfect helmet. When I went shopping for a new one, there were only 3 that fit- this, the E2, and Bell Ghisallo. Nothing else was large enough, but while my options were extremely limited I can't find anything to criticize with this helmet. My head never gets too warm, nor feels uncomfortable even after long rides. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Pablo
a Cross Country Rider
from Corvallis, Ore
Date Reviewed: February 22, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$130.00 | | Purchased At: | Performance | | Strengths: | Lightweight, ventilation, fit, molded plastic shell, and adjustability | | Weaknesses: | the visor is really small, and it does not work well with helmet mount riding lights. | | Similar Products Used: | Giro Supermoto, Giro E2 | | Bike Setup: | Cannondale Caad 5, with the Fatty Ultra. | | Bottom Line: | The Pneumo is a great helmet. It is super light weight, has great ventilation, and fits perfectly with no sliding around. The molded plastic shell is far superior to the glued & taped plastic shells. The molding makes it easier to see damage, which is important to me. Roc Loc 4 is more adjustable than Roc Loc 3, which is nice. I do not like the visor, I think it is too small and a little ugly. There are just too many vents, and they are placed in such a way most helmet mount lights probably won't work well on it. The price is steap, and the Pneumo is not a big sale item. I would get the equally good, less expensive E2. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
George
a Weekend Warrior
from Lufkin, TX - USA
Date Reviewed: January 7, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$145.00 | | Purchased At: | Simpson's Adventure Sports - Tyler, TX | | Strengths: | Fit, comfort, styling, very cool in hot weather cause of all them vents & scoops. | | Weaknesses: | Expensive, but worth it if you're a serious rider. That's not really a weakness, is it? | | Similar Products Used: | Bell (which also owns Gyro), Trek. | | Bike Setup: | Trek hardtail with lots of tweaks. | | Bottom Line: | Best helmet I've ever had. Mine is a year old and everything still works like a champ. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Zethar
a Cross Country Rider
from ON
Date Reviewed: October 29, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Bottom Line: | Well,
This is a followup to my review several months ago.
Sure enough, I had to test out the effectiveness of the helmet --not planned. I was riding over a narrow bridge one wet day and my front tire slid on the bridge and I went over the side. Of course my shoes were clipped in and I fell 4 feet head first with my bike on top of me. Luckily the ground was soft from all the moisture; however, my head sruck a log on the ground that was not at all soft. In fact, it was dang hard. I was stunned for a few seconds and then relieved to find that all my appendages were still intact. Finally, I realized what had happened and could not believe I did not do any more damage to my body especially my head! I managed to get away with only a minor abrasion on my forehead where the helmet rubbed against my skin.
Once again, this is truly an outstanding product that I recommend! I am changing my value rating to five chilis!
Save your mellon -- wear a helmet!
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