2010 will bring Helmets from Spanish brand Orbea, who is known for producing clothing for the past years. Four different Orbea Helmets are available; Rune, Thor, Odin and Ari, but only three will release in the United States with a price range of $99 – $199. You may of heard the legacy of Orbea, which started in 1849 as a gun manufacturing company, but in 1930 changed to the bicycle industry. These Orbea Helmets will release in February 2010.
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New from Rudy Project is the Sterling bike helmet, which are priced around the same as your traditional top of the line helmet. None other than Erik Zabel, known for his 6 time Tour de France green jersey wins design the Sterling helmets. Utilizing composite skeleton, which provides a strong shell to protect your head, and will hold your sunglasses.
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Trips for Kids has announced their recent partnership with Uvex Helmets, which will donate $1 to Trips for Kids for each children’s bicycle helmet purchased during this holiday season. This program will start November 1st 2009 and run through December 31st 2009. To show support, you can purchase a helmet at any Uvex dealer. The specific styles provided by Uvex are Onyx, Onyx GT, Cartoon and Uvision JR….
This year at EuroBike, Lazer Urbanize rolled out a new helmet, and took home the innovation award. Upon creating the Lazer Urbanize Helmet Integrated Lights, inspiration derived from old mining helmets, but as we can see the lights are built in. Made for the “urban market”, two options are available, with lights $99 and without $79. Charged by a CR2032 battery, night riding and safety seems to exist. We must add, the helmets do look like older laser tag helmets.
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The Specialized S-Works MT Helmet is the lightest helmet in the world to comply with CPSC standards. This mountain bike helmet features a MTB visor. It also features Dual-density EPS, which makes for a very light helmet. The Specialized S-Works MT Helmet also keeps your head cool with a 4th Dimension cooling system with Mega Mouthport. All in all, the Specialized S-Works MT Helmet is lightweight, comfortable, and allows for a great deal of ventilation. The Specialized S-Works MT Helmet has a retail price tag of $200. Purchase it at the Specialized online store….
Bell Sports has recently teamed up with the famous Paul Frank brand for some cool new helmets, the Faction and Fraction. The helmets are universally sized, and feature Paul Frank’s signature, Julius the Monkey. The Faction was originally released to be a dirt jump slash trail helmet, but has gained popularity from riders of all different styles and terrain. The Fraction, a smaller version of the Faction made for kids, was recently released. Both helmets are certified by the CPSC and CE1078 bicycle standards, and the ASTM 1492 skate standard. The helmets feature a durable ABS plastic hard shell, dual density EPS foam, printed interior pads, coordinated strap webbing, and color-matched buckles. The Bell Paul Frank Faction and Fraction both retail for $40.
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