helmets

Why it’s important to measure your child’s head before you buy a helmet If you’re buying a new cycle helmet for your child, it’s really important to measure their head correctly so you can buy a helmet that fits them. Buy a bike helmet that is too small for your child and it will either…

If you haven’t decided whether your family will wear helmets or not, here are some pointers to help you decide

In this review, we’re looking at the Alpina Carapax Jr. helmet. This is a lightweight mountain bike inspired helmet from a German brand with a long history of manufacturing high-quality helmets and protective equipment. We’ve asked a range of different kids (and their parents) to try it out and give us their impressions, so you…

We put Giant’s helmet, designed to “complement or clash” their ARX kids bikes, to the test

If you’re buying a cycle helmet for your child, you want to make sure it’s going to do a good job of protecting them in the event of an accident. Thankfully there’s standards to which manufactures build and test their kids bike helmets, and it’s fairly easy to check that the helmet you’re buying meets…

If you’re looking to buy your child a cycle helmet you may have seen some (usually more expensive) kids bike helmets fitted with something called MIPS. In this article we’ll take a closer look at what MIPS actually is, whether you need it in your child’s cycling helmet. What is MIPS and does my child…

Find out how this 7 year old Cycle Sprog gets on testing the Ikon full face helmet

Cycle helmets for under 12’s to be compulsory in France from this March

A helmet that helps keep your kid noticed!

When the Limar kids cycle helmet arrived through the post for review in time for our Easter cycling trip there was a lot of excitement in our house.  The bike helmet, which is size medium (50-56cm) was for Lucy, my 4 year old daughter – although her 7 year old sister, Emily, was looking rather…