I've never felt the wavecel cooled any less that other helmets I had used in the past. My only real grief with them is that I had to remove the helmet if I had an itch on my scalp that I can't resolve by shuffling the helmet around. A solid positive is that bees\wasp were no longer an issue going into the cooling channels. I am actually on the hunt for a new helmet as my current one is a bit old and I like to replace them every 3 or 4 years just for peace of mind. I know there is probably not anything wrong with it, but it's my head. Prices for helmets have gone insane since I last looked.