Need Cheap Helmet
11-21-10 | 09:27 PM
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Performance Bike has the Giro Transfer and the Bell Furio in your budget, or if you can stretch it a little or wait until it goes on sale, the Bell Alchera is the best helmet for the price I've ever owned (frequently on sale for $40-45, currently $60).
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11-21-10 | 09:36 PM
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From: Jersey
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I have a Bell Alchera that I bought for 40 on sale. Great helmet.
11-21-10 | 10:07 PM
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I'm pretty satisfied with my Bell Furio. It cost $36, online for a new one (2010). It seems to have decent ventilation. It's hard for me to tell though, because I haven't ever had any airflow problems with helmets. The helmet is comfortable (for me). FWIW, the small weighs somewhere around 270g.
11-22-10 | 07:19 AM
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From: Western Massachusetts
Bikes: 2010 Specialized Roubaix comp (SRAM Rival), 2009 Trek 7.3FX, Early 80's steel frame Suteki road bike
I wear a Giro Indicator when I ride my hybrid. Less than $40, comfortable, and has a removable visor. You'd probably want to remove the visor for road use though; tried it a few times on my road bike and it blocked my view too much when I was in the drops.
11-23-10 | 06:21 PM
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From: Malvern, PA (20 miles West of Philly)
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+1 for the Alchera....if you shop around you can likely get one for 35 bucks.
11-23-10 | 06:29 PM
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I went with a Ascent Strada, on sale not for $29.99 at Performance and Nashbar. I almost went with one of the Bell/Giro models mentioned above, but this was $10-$20 cheaper and I tried it on in the store and the fit was good.
11-23-10 | 06:47 PM
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From: loudoun County, VA
Bikes: Iron Horse Warrior Expert, Dahon MU P8, Bacchetta Giro 26, HP Velotechnik Grasshopper
If you have a large head, the Specialized Max is great, inexpensive Helmet. around $40. Highly recommend
11-23-10 | 07:14 PM
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From: Prairieville, Louisiana
Bikes: Late 1990s Ciocc Titan
Bell helmets are available at Wal-Mart for under $30. They'll protect your head well-enough, but they're not very cool in warmer climates due to smaller/fewer vents.
11-23-10 | 07:23 PM
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From: Jacksonville
Bikes: Willier Zero 7; Merlin Extralight; Calfee Dragonfly tandem, Calfee Adventure tandem; Cervelo P2; Motebecane Ti Fly 29er; Motebecanne Phantom Cross; Schwinn Paramount Track bike
+1. They're just as protective as a $300 helmet, and probably as light and as well ventilated as high end helmets were 10- 20 years ago.
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11-23-10 | 09:37 PM
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I think I will go for the Bell Solar. It looks good and I get free shipping! Thanks for the replies everybody! I will also go check out Walmart tomorrow before ordering.
11-24-10 | 12:03 AM
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11-24-10 | 01:15 AM
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11-24-10 | 09:27 AM
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11-24-10 | 12:09 PM
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