Good price for a great helmet. Limited colour choice but half the RRP and Wiggle are still selling these for £95!
Description About Kask Helmets Q & A Reviews
Key Features
In-Mould Construction With Reinforced Frame
Unique Up-n-Down Hinged Adjustment System
26 Large Air Vents
Easy-Clean Leatherette Chin Strap
Dual Layer Padding
Quick Release Buckle
Weight: 220g
Description
The best selling Kask Mojito helmet might be the entry level model in the range but it still shares many of the great features as the more expensive models including Kask's up-n-down adjustment system which gives the most precise and comfortable fitting due to it's unique double pivot design. This allows the back of the head to be cradled by the straps, which are then easily tightened to the correct tension by a central ratchet wheel. This fit system combined with a very breathable, non-slip, gel internal liner ensures total comfort and performance.
100% Italian made, Kask understand riding in the heat can often be an uncomfortable and sweaty experience which is why they have given the Mojito plenty of ventilation with 26 large air vents. This is a a design feature made possible by the reinforced helmet frame - all delivered without any compromise to the safety or aerodynamic qualities of the helmet. Hygiene is also well thought through and each helmet has an easy-clean leatherette chin strap. The internal pads are made from Sanitized fabric which draws perspiration away from the head and these pads are removable and washable.
To further add to the comfort Kask have equipped the Mojito with nylon thermo fixed straps which have soft lateral spacers where they come in contact with the skin, for excellent ventilation and comfort. The straps also feature a quick release buckle so you can quickly and easily adjusts the straps to fit. This great helmet is finished with reflective stickers on the back and strips on the straps for added visibility in low light conditions.
Sizing:
Medium: 48 - 58cm
Large: 59 - 62cm
NB: Image for illustration purposes only
All comments (38)
rodman
5 Dec 15#1
buy two save £10
Holdsworth
5 Dec 15#2
Same price at Rutland Cycles - excellent deal for the comfiest helmet I've ever had. HOT
paul1980
5 Dec 15#3
Best lid ever, light and comfortable, steal at this price <3
andreasuk
6 Dec 151#4
looks very good and costs more than my bike
Aliboy
6 Dec 151#5
I thought it was a crazy looking gaming mouse.
PhilsterUK
6 Dec 15#6
If you buy one from Rutland Cycles you can use Quidco for an extra 3% and also use this code for another £5 off.
CHRISTMAS5
konkywonky
6 Dec 15#7
Great helmets, very comfortable
Besford
6 Dec 151#8
cyclist and his money are easily parted! Even at 60 quid they must be laughing their socks off. Will it match your lycra?
Seriously, there's no way these things are worth anywhere near this price when very good helmets are available for around a tenner.
dangermoose5 to Besford
6 Dec 152#9
Sounds great!
Got a link?
n3m3s1s to Besford
6 Dec 151#11
Wonder how much do you spend on booze per year
johnnystorm to Besford
6 Dec 152#13
Yep, you can buy a helmet that passes the tests for a tenner. You can also spend a bit more and get a helmet that weighs less, has better ventilation and could be more comfortable (obviously heads are all different shapes and some brands suit others better) for a bit more. I've got one of these and you almost don't know you're wearing it. This makes a difference when I'm doing a 4 hour ride, never mind a 24hr one. I ride my bike most days into work so divide the cost up by the time I spend wearing it and it's pence per hour. If you only get your bike out twice a year in the summer probably less important.
NitrousUK to Besford
6 Dec 15#14
This comes up on every helmet deal. The massive assumption that all helmets are identical because they meet a standard. But a standard does not mean they are all the same. It means they are all at least as good as the standard. Forgetting the fact that there is more than one standard, the German standard being tougher than the one here. So nothing to say one will exceed the requirements of the standard or not. And when it comes to protecting your brain from getting smashed in, is it really worth saving a few quid on something that will be used for years..
ChocolateTV to Besford
6 Dec 152#20
Ridiculous view. But then, if you value your head at a tenner, what do you expect!
gibbo1039 to Besford
6 Dec 15#25
Troll, clearly know nothing about cycling.
Besford
6 Dec 15#10
Assuming you're being serious:
I'd recommend the Aldi and Lidl ones when they come around from time to time. Well made, good fit/adjustability and LED in back for around £10. Probably won't impress the lads down the cycling club though!
Boisterous
6 Dec 15#12
When you have spent over £1000 on a bike who would then buy a £10 helmet? With lots of things on here you can always get perfectly good alternatives for cheaper, but people like to enjoy their hobbies and don't just buy items for functionality or it would be a really boring world.
Besford
6 Dec 15#15
Massive leap from saying they all meet minimum standards to assuming more expensive ones are better; where's the evidence? Certainly doesn't apply to motorcycle helmets where a £99 budget helmet can often meet higher standards than a £400 'branded like your hero wears' one (see SHARPs tests).
£120, even £60, for this is fashion victim territory. Buy by all means but don't kid yourself it's a 'deal'.
PS You shouldn't be surprised to learn that Aldi and Lidl ones meet German TuV standards.
NitrousUK
6 Dec 15#16
That was my point. You don't know, and neither do I. So for people to assume a £10 helmet will offer exactly the same protection as any of the more expensive ones listed here is ridiculous. I didn't assume this was better, but all other things being equal, being a known brand (with a reputation to maintain) as well as having a larger budget (from the price) to afford greater workmanship, then the probability scales tip towards the branded more expensive item.
Judosteffer
6 Dec 15#17
ive had sorts of cycling kit over these years and the Lidl ones are minging compared to a Kask.
Besford
6 Dec 15#18
Selective reading of my comment: motorcycle helmet testing shows many budget helmets outperform expensive kit. The other factor which comes into play is that all helmets are made to fit a 'standard head' whereas real heads vary enormously. If the expensive helmet is really a better fit then fair enough but it's just as likely that the cheaper one will fit better.
NitrousUK
6 Dec 15#19
It doesn't surprise me that price isnt exactly correlated with quality, there's other factors at work. It's about distributions. There will be overlap, where quality of a cheaper one exceeds that of a higher priced one, but the average for a higher priced item will be better. No one would expect an £11 item to always be better than a £10 one, but if you spend £20, you would assume the *probability* (this needs highlighting as it wasn't clear enough in previous comment) it is higher quality is greater than 50%. Until the ability of a helmet to exceed minimum standards can be measured then all there is to go by is what other factors increase the *probability* of it being better quality. Such as a reputable brand, and of a substantial value. Obviously as the price goes up the probability of it being significantly better goes down and approaches an asymptote. Somewhere there is the peak of value vs performance probability in this distribution. I personally doubt £10 is that peak. Personally I would have a guess of around £30, but it's open to judgement. If someone wants to spend £60 to ensure they're high on the scale of probability of getting a good quality item (considering it might save their fricking life), which they buy once and can use for up to 10 years (or more), then I don't see how that's something to be derided like it is on HUKD.
pvfc247
6 Dec 15#21
"Kask understand riding in the heat can often be an uncomfortable and sweaty experience which is why they have given the Mojito plenty of ventilation with 26 large air vents" for someone to cover with a peaked cap ! Yeh make great sense ; (
n3m3s1s
6 Dec 15#22
You didn't say how much you spend on booze per year ...
n3m3s1s
6 Dec 15#23
Oh, and you didn't say how much you spend on booze per year...selective responses ?
Besford
6 Dec 15#24
??? Is that some sort of submission?
n3m3s1s
6 Dec 15#26
It's quite straight forward really...how much you spent on booze in a typical week, and then multiply by 52 or 50.
Say, 1-2 pints, bottle of wine call it £10 a week (price of an Aldi helmet) x 52 ...wow that's £520 a year !
robertoegg
6 Dec 15#27
I was wearing this very lid when my chain snapped as I went to accelerate away - Thank the dear lord I was! I split the helmet when my bonce bounced of the road.
I know people knock prices and the like but I'll say this for the Kask - the strap is very comfortable, the rear of head adjustment is excellent and results in the helmet fitting around your head and down the back of the head making it really secure. It's light as, you genuinely forget you are wearing it, it's relatively cool in the summer months. And now I can say it did it's job. They run a half-price crash/replacement service as well, although, it might not match this price.
Ultimately, you pay what you think you can get away with. I'm just thankful I decided to go with a helmet with a superior fitting mechanism. Even in a "situation", it stays where it should to offer decent protection.
Highly recommended.
robertoegg
6 Dec 151#28
To add, I've ridden in my Kask Mojito in the region of 500 days, between 24 - 30 miles each day. That's 20p a day I'm paying to know my head will bounce ok. And one day it did. I'm happy with that cost :smiley:
Besford to robertoegg
6 Dec 15#29
I'm very pleased it worked for you - but no reason to think that a decent cheaper one wouldn't have done the same job.
However, we've all had the opportunity to make our points and seem unlikely to convince each other of the opposite point of view so enjoy your rides (as I do) and stay safe!
robertoegg
6 Dec 15#30
I have also stacked it wearing a basic Giro commuter one with just a chin strap. That resulted in me having 5 stitches inside my ear(really, really grim experience) because of the wrenching effect of the helmet being spun around my head. Hence I now go for ones with a superior head fit mech and adjustable straps (that are soft faux leather! niiiice).
So, you could say my preference comes from experience. As you say, you should be safe and fine if your job was too drive all day and you chose to use a 2CV. It passes the tests to allow it on the road after all! However, I know what I wouldn't use if I was clocking up the miles on the road - all the best :smiley:
Besford
7 Dec 15#31
Falling off less often would also be a good idea! :wink:
robertoegg
7 Dec 15#32
Ain't that the truth! Bar the chain snapping and an incident in which someone, ahem, didn't stop in time, all other stacks have been due to other's mistakes. I've been side-swiped twice, Superman-ed over a taxi cutting across a bike lane, had another cyclist turn in front of me(the ear-rip) and clipped from behind at a squeeze chicane point. Hence taking a healthy interest in pro's and con's of equipment. :smiley:
Still, hopefully it won't be the heart or the fat that gets me!
NitrousUK
8 Dec 15#33
Do you live in London??
robertoegg
8 Dec 15#34
[/quote]Do you live in London??[/quote]
Used to - is it that obvious? :smiley:
NitrousUK
8 Dec 15#35
Do you live in London??[/quote]Used to - is it that obvious? :smiley:[/quote]Only place I can think of where it's that dangerous for cyclists on the road!
robertoegg
9 Dec 15#36
Used to - is it that obvious? :smiley:[/quote]Only place I can think of where it's that dangerous for cyclists on the road![/quote]
You have to anticipate risks and dangers a lot more! And know when to take prime position and when to concede despite it being your right of way. Generally though, drivers in London have a far greater appreciation for people using bikes. I got side-swiped off my bike whilst rolling down the outside of a queue of traffic in Guildford when someone decided to pull out and sprint down to the next junction. I doubt that would have happened in London because people would have thought "there could be a bike/motorbike coming down the outside".
arthikair2000
6 Jan 161#37
I bought this from my lbs who matched the price and I've got to say, it is absolutely amazing! I clock up about 6000 miles a year and used to use a £30 hardnutz which well... Worked its job but I've got to say, I have no idea why I didn't invest in a good helmet earlier on. Very pleased.
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Opening post
Description About Kask Helmets Q & A Reviews
Key Features
In-Mould Construction With Reinforced Frame
Unique Up-n-Down Hinged Adjustment System
26 Large Air Vents
Easy-Clean Leatherette Chin Strap
Dual Layer Padding
Quick Release Buckle
Weight: 220g
Description
The best selling Kask Mojito helmet might be the entry level model in the range but it still shares many of the great features as the more expensive models including Kask's up-n-down adjustment system which gives the most precise and comfortable fitting due to it's unique double pivot design. This allows the back of the head to be cradled by the straps, which are then easily tightened to the correct tension by a central ratchet wheel. This fit system combined with a very breathable, non-slip, gel internal liner ensures total comfort and performance.
100% Italian made, Kask understand riding in the heat can often be an uncomfortable and sweaty experience which is why they have given the Mojito plenty of ventilation with 26 large air vents. This is a a design feature made possible by the reinforced helmet frame - all delivered without any compromise to the safety or aerodynamic qualities of the helmet. Hygiene is also well thought through and each helmet has an easy-clean leatherette chin strap. The internal pads are made from Sanitized fabric which draws perspiration away from the head and these pads are removable and washable.
To further add to the comfort Kask have equipped the Mojito with nylon thermo fixed straps which have soft lateral spacers where they come in contact with the skin, for excellent ventilation and comfort. The straps also feature a quick release buckle so you can quickly and easily adjusts the straps to fit. This great helmet is finished with reflective stickers on the back and strips on the straps for added visibility in low light conditions.
Sizing:
Medium: 48 - 58cm
Large: 59 - 62cm
NB: Image for illustration purposes only
All comments (38)
CHRISTMAS5
Seriously, there's no way these things are worth anywhere near this price when very good helmets are available for around a tenner.
Got a link?
I'd recommend the Aldi and Lidl ones when they come around from time to time. Well made, good fit/adjustability and LED in back for around £10. Probably won't impress the lads down the cycling club though!
£120, even £60, for this is fashion victim territory. Buy by all means but don't kid yourself it's a 'deal'.
PS You shouldn't be surprised to learn that Aldi and Lidl ones meet German TuV standards.
Say, 1-2 pints, bottle of wine call it £10 a week (price of an Aldi helmet) x 52 ...wow that's £520 a year !
I know people knock prices and the like but I'll say this for the Kask - the strap is very comfortable, the rear of head adjustment is excellent and results in the helmet fitting around your head and down the back of the head making it really secure. It's light as, you genuinely forget you are wearing it, it's relatively cool in the summer months. And now I can say it did it's job. They run a half-price crash/replacement service as well, although, it might not match this price.
Ultimately, you pay what you think you can get away with. I'm just thankful I decided to go with a helmet with a superior fitting mechanism. Even in a "situation", it stays where it should to offer decent protection.
Highly recommended.
However, we've all had the opportunity to make our points and seem unlikely to convince each other of the opposite point of view so enjoy your rides (as I do) and stay safe!
So, you could say my preference comes from experience. As you say, you should be safe and fine if your job was too drive all day and you chose to use a 2CV. It passes the tests to allow it on the road after all! However, I know what I wouldn't use if I was clocking up the miles on the road - all the best :smiley:
Still, hopefully it won't be the heart or the fat that gets me!
Used to - is it that obvious? :smiley:
You have to anticipate risks and dangers a lot more! And know when to take prime position and when to concede despite it being your right of way. Generally though, drivers in London have a far greater appreciation for people using bikes. I got side-swiped off my bike whilst rolling down the outside of a queue of traffic in Guildford when someone decided to pull out and sprint down to the next junction. I doubt that would have happened in London because people would have thought "there could be a bike/motorbike coming down the outside".