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Best cycling helmets 2026

The highest-rated of the helmets on Velonary is the Smith Forefront 3, with an average of 4.5/5 from 1 expert review. This ranking covers 14 helmets and 14 reviews from independent publications.

  1. 1SmithForefront 31 expert review4.5/5
  2. 2LazerImpala KinetiCore1 expert review4.5/5
  3. 3FoxRampage RS1 expert review4.5/5
  4. 4Troy Lee DesignsStage Stunt1 expert review4.5/5
  5. 5FizikKudo Helmet1 expert review4.2/5
  6. 6Bell3Qtr-Air MIPS1 expert review4/5
  7. 7HJCIbex 3.0 helmet1 expert review4/5
  8. 8GiroMontaro Mips III1 expert review4/5
  9. 9POCProcen Air1 expert review4/5
  10. 10SpecializedAmbush 3 helmet1 expert review3.5/5
  11. 11CanyonDeflectr helmet1 expert review3.5/5
  12. 12KaskNirvana1 expert review3/5
  13. 13LazerVictor KinetiCore1 expert review3/5
  14. 14METRevo1 expert review2.5/5

How is this ranking made?

Each ranking uses only ratings published by independent cycling publications. Every rating is converted to a scale of 5 and averaged per product; products with more reviews rank higher when averages tie. Advertisers cannot influence the order. Open a product to see every review behind its score.