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For years, you had two options for a bike helmet: a sleek and aerodynamic road helmet that suggested you probably spent your free time shaving your legs, or a clunky thing that made you look like a five-year-old in a hand-me-down lid. Thankfully, helmet-makers have adopted a more stylish approach to design recently. Here are five commuter helmets that are so good looking, you’ll actually want to wear them.
Is the gold ostentatious? Hell yes, but that’s why we love it. Also, the retro cut makes us feel like we're in a ‘60s motorcycle gang. And that’s what riding bikes is all about, right?
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Plenty of vents keep you cool while liquid foam increases the strength to weight ratio but it’s the removable flip visor that we dig the most.
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This lid has a women's specific design and is covered in hand-stitched faux crocodile leather.
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The wood grain shell of this helmet is unique but it also has technical chops including 16 vents, leather straps, and a one-handed magnetic buckle system.
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This helmet is as much about function as form. The Messenger has glow in the dark hits and a rear blinking LED light to make you as visible as possible on your way home from happy hour.
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