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Giro Havoc Helmet
My search for a new helmet began after I was kindly knocked off my bike by Team Shack. (See South Wales Report from May 2003 for full gory details) Upon my return home I found my Met Scudo helmet had sacrificed itself to save my bonce and split clean in half lengthways. Better my helmet than my head.
I wanted a new helmet that looked good and wouldn’t break the bank. With a budget of £50 the Giro Havoc fitted the bill perfectly. The helmet is a nice shape, is fairly flatish and wide and wraps round your head at the sides, giving good protection. It also projects down at the rear and linked with the superb Roc-Loc device really makes your head feel secure and well protected. With the de-rigeur peak securely attached by pegs (not velcro like the Scudo), an in moulded shell/outer casing and plenty of vents the Havoc has plenty of features.
After the usual half hour battle getting all the straps the correct length, the helmet is a good fit and comfortable. The greater coverage took a ride or two to get used to as my Scudo sat higher on my head and the Havoc felt a little odd and maybe a little hotter in the summer, but after a couple of rides I didn’t look back.
Ventilation on the Havoc isn’t as good as the Scudo, but there is more of the Havoc, giving better protection, so that is a fair trade off in my opinion. The Havoc also looks very nice indeed and looks like it costs almost twice it’s rrp of £49.95.
All in all this is a great helmet, looks good, is comfortable, gives good protection and doesn’t cost the earth, and when all this is coupled with Giro’s crash replacement policy makes a formidable package well worth a look.
Looks/styling :: 9/10
Design features/materials :: 9/10
Performance :: 8/10
Value :: 9/10
Fany fact
After a wet and muddy ride you must clean and oil your chain. If you clean no other part of your bike, you must clean your chain.