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Colorful bike helmets stacked on a table.

The best bike helmets in 2024

By John R. Quain, Mike Prospero last updated

Protect your noggin with the best bike helmets from Bell, Giro, Specialized and more.

Bikes
The author is the Abus GameChanger 2.0 MIPs helmet.

I’ve biked 50+ miles in the new Abus GameChanger 2.0 and it’s now my favorite helmet

By Dan Bracaglia published

The Abus GameChanger 2.0 is a lightweight road biking helmet built for safety, comfort and speed.

Fitness
Women wearing a Lumos Ultra bike helmet with a built-in headlamp.

E-bike riders aren’t wearing helmets — and head trauma cases are through the roof

By Dan Bracaglia published

E-bike-related injuries increased at an alarming rate from 2017 to 2022. At the same time, helmet usage declined, according to a report in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Fitness
Bike with rear fender.

I’ve biked through 9 years of Seattle rain — here’s my favorite wet-weather gear

By Dan Bracaglia published

From gloves to fenders, helmets to outwear, we’ve got all the gear you need to beat back the elements.

Bikes
Apollo City on sidewalk

I crashed an electric scooter at 20 mph — and this saved me

By Mike Prospero published

I went flying off an electric scooter at 20 miles an hour. If I wasn’t wearing a helmet, things would have been a lot worse.

Electric Scooters