BERN, Allston Helmet with Flip Visor

Recommended

It looks good, and is light weight, but if you wear it too long your head may hurt a little

I got into road biking this year, there's a couple of spots on some paved trails near my home where I get ~33MPH downhill. If you've ever seen vids of hard bike crashes the first thing that happens with the standard bike helmet is that it either flops around and doesn't do it's job or takes on impact and again ur on ur own at that point. This helmet offers more protection all around, yes it's heavier which i hate BUT the inverted bill directs air down cooling my face, the padding is amazing, and it has room to attach accessories. I like the fact that I wear a helmet that looks different than most and take comfort in the protection. I will say the other area for improvement in my opinion after ~75mi wearing it is the chinstrap cuts in a little too much into my throat (which isn't adjustable in that direction) and after a while the straps tend to loosen. Overall solid buy and QUALITY!

A helmet is a must whenever I ride a bike, especially on the roads. I was looking for something that would protect my noggin, and something that looks stylish. I looked around at a couple different helmets and ended up falling for this one. Not only is the design great, the visor really serves a purpose. It's light, but feels safe, It's a helmet, but with a cool design. I would recommend this helmet. It won't break the bank.

This helmet is very well padded. It has a band of plush padding that goes completely around your head.I ride a road bike so I use the visor in the up position for better road vision. The visor is connected to the padding and seems to wick the sweat up away from my eyes. A bonus in the Texas summer temperatures.

Overall, I really like the fit and finish of the helmet. Nice and light, tons of venting.The thing that keeps this from 5 stars for me is the fact that there is advertising on the helmet that says “Removable flip visor” which is true, but the visor is sewn into the headband adjustment system, so you remove both and the helmet is unusable without it. The implication is that the visor is removable alone, when that simply isn’t the case.I’m always a large bike helmet and on adjustable helmets I often adjust right near the middle of the available adjustability. With this helmet, I can put it on all the way loose and it fits comfortably snug. Definitely runs a little small.

Medium, Black helmet is a perfect fit. This helmet is very light and very breathable on the ride, with a BOA ratchet sweat head band the helmet is a perfect snug fit preventing any unwanted wobble when peddling hard. The materials and finish are second to none with good quality control from Bern. Definitely will buy Bern again.

It's light, adjustable around the head and the chin strap is easy to tighten. The ONLY thing I don't like is the visor, but it's so small, it's almost unnoticeable. I shopped around A LOT for a helmet, and I am super happy with this one!!

Fit good, True to my size.

Très beau ! Bonne grandeur, ajustable !! Juste parfait

After looking for MONTHS to find a helmet that is comfortable/light/airy/only looks semi-tit my hunt may be over. Ordered an Abus Hyban two days ago and returned it in 30mins, disppointed with how cheap and uncomfortable it was (why am I paying this miuch money to stick some polystyrene and plastic on my heda).. This is a whole different level. No bare polystyrene, all moulded inside and out. Great padding (even padding on the back dial) and so comfortable. It deducts a point for the visor being incorporated into the whole padding (can see issues with cleaning), no light fixture and the clasp being small, standard and probably fiddly with cold fingers but hey I'll take it for all the quality elsewhere.

I love this helmet as it has a real retro look and fits great.

I would recommend measuring and ensuring your head size before ordering!The helmet arrived in good packaging, as well as the retail box. All tags and manufacturer labeling was still intact as well.The helmet fits very well, and the twist to tighten additional adjustment improves the fit even more! I do find the visor occasionally difficult to flip down, I’m assuming this is due to stiffness from being new. The ventilation on this model is amazing as well. I was looking at another Bern model, but when I saw the vents on the Allston it was a big selling feature.I highly recommend this helmet!