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Submitted by
Thomas Thompson
a Cross Country Rider
from Oceanside, CA
Date Reviewed: April 30, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Purchased At: | Nashbar | | Strengths: | It works well in a crash. I did a bad landing on a jump this week. Did an endo. I broke some small bones in my hand, bruised my ribs, and my neck suffered whipash from the head impact. The helmet shell cracked through, as well as the hard liner in several places. Visor blew off as designed. I sustained no head injury. | | Weaknesses: | It is an older model with the AccuLoc. Fit could be improved. During the impact, the helmet did tilt slightly to the right, tearing the top of my ear. It is hot. Can I say that again? It is hot. Needs better ventilation. | | Similar Products Used: | El cheapo's. | | Bike Setup: | Mongoose F/S. | | Bottom Line: | I'm buying a better Giro under their crash replacement program which gives a 30% discount, one with a RocLoc and better ventilation. Giro is a great company and believes in protecting the consumer and listens to their feedback. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
hans g.
a Weekend Warrior
from makati, philippines
Date Reviewed: July 17, 2003 | | Favoriate Trail: | hard time choosing, all of them are great | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | VELO City | | Strengths: | great fit and comfortable, cools your melon well. | | Weaknesses: | pads wear out too quickly, the lining of the brow pad of my helmet separated from the foam after the 1st washing, hope they improve on this..and maybe they could kinda make the pads a little thicker. | | Similar Products Used: | specialized sub 6....(used to be a roadie) | | Bike Setup: | schwinn moab, deore mega 9 setup, avid bbdb's, avid dial 7 levers, judy fork. | | Bottom Line: | good helmet for the price...would be better if they improved on the pads a bit | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
davy scoobidoobi
a Racer
from skunk hollar WVA
Date Reviewed: April 8, 2003 | | Favoriate Trail: | Robert C Byrd bike path | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$69.00 | | Strengths: | It is a helmet. Very comforatable | | Weaknesses: | Pads fall apart very quickly. After first handwashing will start. If you don't wash, may last a month. Name sounds like "gero" which means "puke" in Japanese. | | Similar Products Used: | Bell Vertigo | | Bike Setup: | Scwinn banana seat heavily modified. 2 747 jet engines huge Catepiller tires. Twin M-60s on handlebars | | Bottom Line: | Comfortable. Fits wells. Crappy sweat pads stopped me from being a repeat GIRO customer. Has more foam than holes so will probably protect better. (see some of the helmet studies on the internut. WOuld give an addy,but don't remember them.)
Sorry, did not save my life as I did not crash and land on my head, split the helmet and wal away w/o as much as a concusssion like most guys seem to have done. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Barry King
a Weekend Warrior
from Victoria, Australia
Date Reviewed: March 2, 2003 | | Favoriate Trail: | Riverside trail or anything in Halls Gap | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$90.00 | | Purchased At: | Wimmera Wheels (Australia) | | Strengths: | Comfortable, reasonable vents, sturdy | | Weaknesses: | roc loc comes unstuck in heat...needs to be reglued repeatedly, also the velcro dies and doesnt work | | Similar Products Used: | Adura cheapo helmet | | Bottom Line: | Decent helmet, buy if on budget, otherwise go better | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Nate
a Cross Country Rider
from Crofton MD
Date Reviewed: October 18, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | bike Nashbar | | Strengths: | It's Giro. Giro helmets fit incredibly. Carbon shell looks quite cool. | | Weaknesses: | Umm... let me think for a couple months and maybe I'll get back to you. | | Similar Products Used: | Decent Bell helmets and other cheaper crap. | | Bike Setup: | bike (with wheels included) | | Bottom Line: | I will never buy another brand of helmet. I guess that's pretty much all I have to say about that. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Haggis
a Cross Country Rider
from Cincinnati, OH
Date Reviewed: August 25, 2002 | | Favoriate Trail: | Any with dirt and roots | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Purchased At: | West Chester Cyclery | | Strengths: | Cool carbon fiber look, fits well just as all Giro helmets do. | | Weaknesses: | It's hot. Not enough vents. | | Similar Products Used: | Giro Pneumo, Giro Havoc | | Bike Setup: | Cannondale Jekyll 800 with carbon seat post and handlebars - to match my helmet ;) | | Bottom Line: | With Giro you get what you pay for. All of their helmets meet ANSI certification, but the ability to cool your head drives the price up. Don't be sold on the Roc Loc system--I think all Giro helmets fit well. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jordan
a Weekend Warrior
from baltimore MD
Date Reviewed: July 1, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Strengths: | cool design and colors. reasonably light weight and cheap. | | Weaknesses: | gets really hot if you ride for a while | | Similar Products Used: | cheapo helmets and my friends gila (nice!) | | Bike Setup: | trek 820 (currently busted) | | Bottom Line: | this is a good value helmet. i use it for mountain biking and it offers decent protection. it has been thrown over my friends roof and came away undamaged execpt for a cracked piece that holds the visor on. the only complaints that i have about this helmet are that it needs more vents. it is the perfect helmet if you are a budget mountian biker. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
JJ
a Cross Country Rider
from Fairbanks, AK
Date Reviewed: June 1, 2002 | | Favoriate Trail: | Any | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$10.00 | | Strengths: | Nice Fit, Nice Price, Nice Color | | Weaknesses: | None so far | | Similar Products Used: | Cheap Department Store Helmet | | Bike Setup: | Marin Bear Valley, Manitou Magnum, Deore Drive Train | | Bottom Line: | I am very happy with the helmet, and for the price that i payed, you can't ask for more. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Lucifer
a Cross Country Rider
from Apeldoorn, The Netherlands
Date Reviewed: January 16, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$70.00 | | Purchased At: | Local dealer | | Strengths: | Giro's crash replacement, looks | | Weaknesses: | more vents and more comfort on straps would be nice | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | Focus Hot Venus, LX/XT, Truvativ, Cane Creek, VDO | | Bottom Line: | I think it offers good price/value | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
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a Weekend Warrior
from Staunton
Date Reviewed: July 7, 2001 | | Favoriate Trail: | little levels | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | supergo | | Strengths: | look, strength | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | wally world helmet | | Bike Setup: | univega 950ds | | Bottom Line: | this janks is off da heezy bageezy fo' sheezy yo. dis is tha nicest brain bucket i seen fo dis price in my whole life. im glad i got one a'deez. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
eve 6 o
a Weekend Warrior
from FL
Date Reviewed: March 28, 2001 | | Favoriate Trail: | ? | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$29.00 | | Purchased At: | supergo | | Strengths: | carbon look is really cool, roc loc 2 , | | Weaknesses: | straps comes off but easily repairable. | | Similar Products Used: | bell helmets from walmart | | Bike Setup: | trek 4300 | | Bottom Line: | for the price , this is a steal.
they have the same safety standards as the more expensive helmets .
they look better than the walmart helmets priced the same.
for a weekend warrior, i dont need a more expensive one. this will do the same job. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dave
a Cross Country Rider
from League City, TX
Date Reviewed: March 26, 2001 | | Favoriate Trail: | East Loop, Lake Bryan | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$28.00 | | Purchased At: | Sun & Ski | | Strengths: | Looks cool, fits great | | Weaknesses: | none yet | | Similar Products Used: | El Cheepo from Target | | Bike Setup: | '99 GT Aggressor, Oury grips, Shimano M545s, suspension seatpost, and the saddle off my Saddleback | | Bottom Line: | Bought two of these at Sun & Ski's tent sale for 28 bucks apiece..couldn't pass that up (2000 models). Look cool and fit great. I didn't really need another helmet...I still have my cheapie from Target (which saved me from getting a concussion), but could not pass up such a great deal. The carbon fiber look is badass, too. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
screwdriver
a Weekend Warrior
from AR
Date Reviewed: March 21, 2001 | | Favoriate Trail: | Atilla the Hun | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$29.00 | | Purchased At: | supergo | | Strengths: | Roc loc 2 , color ,fit | | Weaknesses: | velcro that holds the sraps detaches, you need to do a better job gluing it. | | Similar Products Used: | none , first helmet but i tried on a Giro Gila and an giro exodus. | | Bike Setup: | diamondback XR4 , panaracer xc tires, | | Bottom Line: | compared to the gila, the torrero is about the same except the gila cost 30-40$ more.
now the exodus is a different story . you can see the difference in quality of the exodus from the torrero and the gila.
im just a weekend warrior , all helmets meet a safety standard so i went with the buck saver this time.
i give it a 5 for value and a 4 for overall as the velcros could be secured better and the quility of build could be better, but for 29 bucks , i cant complain. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dustin Long
a
from Buckhannon, West Virginia
Date Reviewed: March 6, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$45.00 | | Purchased At: | Fattire Cycle | | Strengths: | Looks nice, Rock Loc works great, aerodynamic protects my noggin. | | Weaknesses: | Strap on inside comes loose, so turn it to the other side. | | Similar Products Used: | None | | Bike Setup: | Wal-Mart bike (My junk bike while I save up for a Kona) | | Bottom Line: | This is a great helmet, and it is aerodynamic (good for races). This helmet is a dream. It is a great helmet for all riders.
5 flamin chilis | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Vincent
a Weekend Warrior
from Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Date Reviewed: January 13, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$45.00 | | Purchased At: | Bike Shop | | Strengths: | Works as advertised.
Priced right.
Comfortable. | | Weaknesses: | Have not bashed my head in, so I don't know.
Other than that, none. | | Similar Products Used: | Specialized | | Bottom Line: | Good for the money. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
M Kim
a
from Chicago, IL
Date Reviewed: September 24, 2000 | | Favoriate Trail: | The streets of the windy city | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$45.00 | | Strengths: | Color
Fit
Price | | Weaknesses: | Venting (but not a big issue)
| | Bike Setup: | GT Outpost '99 | | Bottom Line: | I just picked up a bike a month ago after being off of one for about 6 years. So, when I purchased the bike, I also picked up a helmet. Tried a lot of them on at the store and this one fit me the best and the color was exactly what I was looking for. After fiddling around w/ the straps, I found it to be a snug fit and it wasn't as heavy as I thought it would be. So far, so good. The price wasn't so bad, either. It fit better than some of the more expensive models on the shelf. My only suggestion is that the venting could be a little better. Either that or I sweat way too much. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
buck wild
a Weekend Warrior
from minnesota
Date Reviewed: July 28, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Protects my dome-piece. | | Weaknesses: | None yet | | Similar Products Used: | First helmet | | Bottom Line: | Decided that helmets were cool so I picked this one up from supergo for 30 bones. Last week I was running downhill and tried to jump something. I came up about 6 inches short and went ass over handlebars pulling a superman with my bike for about 15 feet. Landed right on the helmet and my face. All I can say is I walked away and the helmet took all the abuse. At 30 bones this thing is a steal. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Phil McCracken
a Cross Country Rider
from Oakland, California, USA
Date Reviewed: June 21, 2000 | | Favoriate Trail: | Epidural Ridge | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | CPSC-approved (but aren't they all? Yeah, they are..); very easy to adjust, and my head is irregulary shaped, too; the yellow-orange color is very high-vis, so my biking buddies can usually spot me on the trail (1/4 mile ahead of 'em); cool (temperature-wise, but also "cool," as in "hey man, cool lid!" | | Weaknesses: | The name: Giro - how do you pronounce that? Sounds Italian, but they're made in Santa Cruz, California | | Similar Products Used: | Specialized, Bell, Carboni, and a Russian made one that sounds like "gnadevrenskiet." | | Bike Setup: | I rent my hardtail Trek 480 from Cycle Sports in Oakland. Nice! | | Bottom Line: | All you poseurs out there that want to spend muchos pesos on fancy-shmanzy egg-shaped helmets because you think they will improve your performance are, well, wrong. They are all built to the exact safety standards, so even the $19.99 model you get at the drug store should suffice (assuming you get it to fit correctly). The Giro Torero is poly-adjustable, well-ventilated, has a low drag coefficient and is quite cheap, so...YOU BUY IT!
Phil | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Simon
a Cross Country Rider
from London
Date Reviewed: June 21, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | As last review
PLUS excellent customer service | | Bottom Line: | I posted the last review about the Torero - and just need to update. Madison replaced my crashed Giro in three weeks with a funky new yellow one - which was stolen almost immeaditely with my Bloc Stoats in as I unlocked my bike.
Giro (through Madison) are replacing the lid for a nomial charge - who could ask for better service than that?
It saved me in a horrible crash, is backed up by super serice and looks good as well.
Not bad for a bargain lid and it must therefore get ... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Simon
a Cross Country Rider
from London
Date Reviewed: May 3, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | Light, ventilated, looks cool, strong | | Weaknesses: | wrapper tends to bubble off | | Similar Products Used: | Various cheaper lids | | Bike Setup: | 21" Giant coldrock frame, marzocchi z-5, hope xc4 front, Vc757 rear, stx-rc, SRAM 7.0 | | Bottom Line: | This lid fits the melon snug with the roc-loc system, is light and kept me cool - I can't speak for the other reviewers here and under the 'Torrero' review page. Of course is doesn't ventilate as well as some top range hat - it is a very cheap bargain lid.
Last week I had a road 28mph wipeout. My front wheel was torn in half and I went some distance. The giro cracked at the back and split, but remained in one peice. So did my melon. It also stayed firmly on. Giro are now replacing it for £18.
What else do you need to know? | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Carl Smith
a Weekend Warrior
from Council Bluffs, Iowa USA
Date Reviewed: April 1, 2000 | | Favoriate Trail: | Swanson Park (Bellevue, NE) | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Price, ROC LOC, great construction and fit. No annoting velcro like cheaper models. | | Weaknesses: | Not much, except the adhesive used to mount the Roc Loc near the ears will allow the pad to shift if you get a good tug/slide on that side of the helmet. | | Similar Products Used: | None, is my first helmet. | | Bike Setup: | A Wal-Mart Roadmaster with crap brakes, crap saddle, and crap everything. [Hey its just my cheap ride while I save for a Kona] | | Bottom Line: | The Torero I bought is a '98 model, I got it from Supergo as a closeout. I think they are going for 39 bucks. Anyway, it appears in the new 2000 Performance catalog that Giro has demoted Torero to its low-end stand by, which is sad. I wouldn't buy a 2000. The 1998 has the Roc Loc 2, the 2000 has the Roc Loc.
Anyway, its a great helmet, its saved me a few nicks, and luckily I haven't had to test its impact resistance, but I have total faith in it to protect me when I eventually do play human canonball.
One more note, my only complaint is that on a DH trip of mine, in which my brakes flew apart and left me to slide on my right leg for about 12 feet (pine tree stopped me), the padding near my right ear (which is sort of "glued" on) moved about an 1/8 of and inch. It was easily reattached in its proper place, but I can't help but wonder if it is a solid attachment when I really need it to be. No problems yet, knock on wood. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike AKA: "Mad Dog"
a Racer
from Marietta, GA
Date Reviewed: March 9, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Color
Cheap | | Weaknesses: | Unsafe
Flawed Design
Quality is awful
Adhesive Glue does not work | | Similar Products Used: | Bell, Specialized, Schwinn | | Bottom Line: | Giro's Torrero helmet should be flushed down a toilet or deposited at your local waste dump because they are worthless pieces of junk. My helmet straps keep coming unglued. If I ever have a bad crash, my helmet would likely not save my noggin. What a shame because this helmet was only $40 and looked like a bargain at the time. I am attempting to have GIRO rectify the problem, but have not heard back from them yet. In the meantime, I am going to rely on one of my old Bell backup helmets to protect my head. Another problem with this helmet is the ventilation could be better and seems to keep too much heat inside the helmet during warmer weather. If I don't hear back from GIRO soon, this hunk of junk is going to be used as target practice. My advice is to stay away from all GIRO helmets because they probably are not designed very well. Bell helmets have always been very good products for me so I probably will see about buying another one of them for racing. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
bikecrash
a Cross-Country Rider
from wellington, New Zealand
Date Reviewed: November 3, 1999 | | Favoriate Trail: |
rotorua | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
look, roc-loc, protection | | Weaknesses: |
crap vents, very hot and seaty head, roc loc kept coming loose | | Bottom Line: | The whole Giro range look great, and the helmet was a big size and protected my head well in numerous crashes including a 30mph crash into the side of a van. So the helmet works, but it does not ventilate AT ALL! After a few hours riding I used to get woozy and nauseous because of the heat building up in the helmet and the total lack of ventilation through it. Sweat was always dripping from my forehead. No matter what I did, even racing face down with the vents directly into the wind, it made no difference. The roc loc internal fixings were also always coming loose and falling apart, so the helmet could feel quite unstable on. But it did it's job when i crashed, but not when i was riding. Unless you ride in sub zero conditions and want to keep your head warm, get another helmet. Looks good though, I suppose, so OK if occasional rider. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Howard
a Weekend Warrior
from Boston, MA
Date Reviewed: October 3, 1999 | | Favoriate Trail: |
Anything in the Fellsway | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
Good Fit and Visor, at least better then the Bell's in the same price range. | | Weaknesses: |
Straps aren't easy to get good fit at first. | | Similar Products Used: |
All of the Bells | | Bike Setup: |
Gary Fisher Tassajara Modified. | | Bottom Line: | A Good helmet for the money. It doesn't look that bad either. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Stephan
a Cross-Country Rider
from Ridderkerk(Holland)
Date Reviewed: September 13, 1999 | | Favoriate Trail: |
Schoorl (Holland) | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
looks, weight
it's a Giro,
crash replacement by Giro | | Weaknesses: |
head wrappers. | | Similar Products Used: |
none | | Bike Setup: |
Giant ATX
Mavic crosslink
Deore XT LX | | Bottom Line: | Good helmet, nice colors. Only the head wrappers came lose. So, I took some double-sided tape and attached the wrappers good this time. More vents would be desirable | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Josh Williams
a Cross-Country Rider
from NY
Date Reviewed: August 25, 1999 | | Favoriate Trail: |
Brookfield | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
Great color | | Weaknesses: |
everything but the color | | Similar Products Used: |
Specialized Air Banshee | | Bike Setup: |
GT Timberline | | Bottom Line: | Giro should be shot for putting such a helmet on the market. I crashed and the damn thing shattered into a million pieces. It never even stayed on my head the moment I hit it flew off. To all looking to buy a hemet. Stay away from Giro if you want to stay alive. A great color sure as hell won't. I'll give it on chili for color | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Sergio
a Weekend Warrior
from Austin, Tx
Date Reviewed: August 25, 1999 | | Favoriate Trail: |
Emma Long | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
inexpensive, like the color/pattern, fits my melon snuggly | | Weaknesses: |
wide, more vents would be nice, velcro fasteners | | Bike Setup: |
specialized rockhopper a1 fs | | Bottom Line: | Decent helmet at a decent price, good for someone that is just looking for something to protect his nogging, and stay comfortably on his head. Wish it had more vents, but oh well. the rock-lock system or whatever it's called works really well, much better fitting on my head that a comparable specialized helmet, better fastening system too. Only complaint is that the small velcro patches on the inside of the helmet will stick with their opposite sex velcro partner, but the sticker backing wears off and it'll come off the inside of the helmet. Had to go to the local tar-geay to put get some no velcro, other than that no major complaints, a good helmet for the price. 4 flaming roadkills. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jonathan
a Cross-Country Rider
from huntsville
Date Reviewed: July 27, 1999 | | Favoriate Trail: |
monte sano | | Duration Product Used: |
2 Years | | Strengths: |
its very arodynamic and it keeps your head very cool.it has great ventilation.and a kewl pattern on it and it has the rock lock system | | Weaknesses: |
well, its alittle heavy | | Similar Products Used: |
other giro and bell helmets | | Bike Setup: |
schwinn moab1 | | Bottom Line: | the bottom line is its a great helmet at a great price so you should go out and get it
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Submitted by
Terrance
a Weekend Warrior
from Calgary, Alberta
Date Reviewed: June 19, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
Cheap, lightish in weight | | Weaknesses: |
low end, ugly | | Bottom Line: | Great for starters and weekend warriors like me who just need a helmet to romp around in. | | Overall Rating: |
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