![]() He’s also a regular presenter on the BikeRadar Podcast and on BikeRadar’s YouTube channel. Having been testing bikes for more than 20 years, Warren has an encyclopedic knowledge of road cycling and has been the mastermind behind our Road Bike of the Year test for more than a decade. Warren Rossiter is BikeRadar and Cycling Plus magazine’s senior technical editor for road and gravel. But they’re soft to the touch and smooth-edged so there’s no irritation against the skin. Ideally, I’d like the straps to be removable for the same reason, as on Scott’s latest helmet, the Centric Plus. The brow pad has a clever tab section at the centre that draws any moisture away when you’re working hard, so you don’t get perspiration dripping down onto your glasses the pads are removable and washable too. The interior uses minimal padding with a brow pad and four strip pads from brow to crown. The fairly rounded shape of the Helios suited me perfectly. It also means the vents aren’t so big as to leave you exposed should you crash on rough, rocky gravel. Some 15 of the 28 vents are forward, which is more than most modern designs. The Helios is a compact helmet with a slimmer profile and a latticework of vents throughout the shell. This means less focus on aerodynamics and cooling and no bold ‘pro’ colourways, instead opting for a different design and more muted colours. Unlike Giro’s other premium helmets – the aerodynamically optimised Synthe and the maximum cooling Aether – the idea of the Helios is that it has 90 per cent of those characteristics but in a package with an emphasis on gravel riding. Giro says the Helios is a premium design (with a price to suit) but one that’s not aimed at the professional rider ranks. ![]()
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