To let you in on a little secret, 50% of the reason why I started to write my winter clothing entry was because I wanted to highlight Lazer's awesome helmet covers. While it's not for the most frigid of climates, it does serve a great purpose on rainy climates as well as mild wintery places (Pacific Northwest, South West, UK, etc.). This isn't your typical giro/bell winter cover that makes any FRED look like Mario Cipollini. As a matter of fact, unless you don't know it's a cover, you'll probably not even notice it. As with many other helmet related accessories, Lazer has done a really good job with this one.
If this doesn't provide enough warmth for a Chicago or Minnesota winter ,Lazer also makes a liner that goes inside of the helmet. While I couldn't find a picture of it, I've checked with a number of retailers that say it's available for order.
Thank you for reading!
If this doesn't provide enough warmth for a Chicago or Minnesota winter ,Lazer also makes a liner that goes inside of the helmet. While I couldn't find a picture of it, I've checked with a number of retailers that say it's available for order.
Thank you for reading!
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Appreciate your opinion on the Lazer helmet covers. Got to give the good folks there credit for bringing a great accessory to market.
ReplyDeleteBut for the sake of credibility, don’t infer that Bell and Giro make saggy tarps (like the one shown in your link) to cover their helmets. It's simply not true.
We don't sell plastic covers for helmets, but in fact, Giro invented those snap-fit plastic covers for Pro Tour teams almost 10 years ago. We made them clear to allow the helmet graphics to show through. You can see an example here, from the 2004 TdF:
http://grahamwatson.com/gw/imagedocs.nsf/images/04algarveSt4/$file/14.jpg
Ultimately, we didn’t offer them to the public because rider feedback was clear that they had very limited practical use. But they were nice to have...
Cheers,
Eric @ Giro
Eric,
ReplyDeleteThank you for posting and sorry for the late response. To be clear, the focus of this post was to highlight the Lazer helmet and it's multiple features. I couldn't get your link to work, however I don't doubt it.