Bikeling

I'm curious if there are any light weight helmets that don't break the bank? I'm an infrequent rider at best because of some health issues, and would like to ride more but I'm trying to minimize pain. I have an older Bell helmet and I feel like the weight of it contributes towards my getting headaches. I found some amazing featherweight helmets at the LBS, but they're over $200, and I can't really justify the cost right now. Any suggestions?

Leisesturm

I bought a last years model Giro helmet for under $35 many, many years ago. I don't think ~$50 is an unreasonable price point to shoot for in 2016. As for weight... just how light do you expect the thing to be? My helmet is pretty old and I think it is respectably light. Take two aspirin before rides (kidding... sort of) and call it good.

Bikeling

As I noted, I have some medical problems that make lighter weight a priority. Taking two aspirin, while fine advice for most, isn't really what I asked.

I've found helmets as light as 215 grams, but they cost over $200. Hoping there's a happy medium.

Edit: More searching turned up the Limar helmets, which are very light weight. The 777 is 243 grams for around $60.

Lanovran

You might take a look at the Bontrager Starvos helmet. They were designed to be lightweight helmets for a tighter budget, and they're actually fairly comfortable (a weight of 267g is claimed for a medium size). There's also a version with MIPS, which is priced a little higher, but still under $100.

Northwestrider

I think there are many light weight helmets around, they may not be the most stylish, but light helmets meeting the required safety rules can be found at Walmart , Target , etc .

MRT2

I picked up some fairly light Limar helmets for around $30 a piece at Competitive Cyclist. Bought two general cyclist/mountain helmets and one road helmet. The road helmet is at least as light and comfortable as my previous favorite helmet, a Cannondale Terramo I bought on sale 2 years ago for $70.

BobbyG

I don't know if extra padding can help mitigate the weight issue, but when I began wearing a heavyish action cam on my helmet, I found the foam tube from some cheap plastic hair curlers helped. It sits above my forehead and I hold it in place on the helmet with an elastic hairband...but a shoelace would work, too.