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HOW WE TEST THE KIT
Starts with a detailed product check in the workshop. We strip and rebuild, checking for any problems. Next we hit the trails… hard! We test in real riding conditions for the complete picture. And finally we re-test with another tester.
WHY OUR TESTS ARE THE BEST!
Our test team is made up of the most respected bike and kit testers in the world. We have unrivalled knowledge and experience, and spend a vast amount of time making sure we get it right. We tell you the truth and aren’t influenced by PR or advertisers.
ABOUT OUR TEST TEAM
Our technical-editor-in-chief, Rob Weaver, gets new products in as soon as they’re available and coordinates all the testing through our vastly experienced band of reviewers.
Bell Spark MIPS helmet £69.99
one of the cheapest MIPS-equipped trail helmets on the market. Inclusion of the slip-plane safety tech, designed to protect your brain from rotational forces, means expense has had to be spared elsewhere, by limiting additional features. Just two sizes are on offer – a one-size-fits-most option and an XL. This leaves the helmet looking quite bulky on smaller heads. The retention cradle can’t be adjusted vertically, but the standard size will fit a broad spectrum of head diameters, with the fit altered via an easy-to-grab turn-wheel. While the cradle is unpadded, it’s well-shaped and comfortable. Airflow through the 13 vents is decent, but the thick liner padding can collect up, and then dump, sweat during hotter, slower climbs. The straps are thin and well-managed, and come from fixed points on the
