It’s been five years since Lazer launched the original Sphere helmet, and during this time, it’s made a case for itself as one of the best road bike helmets on the market. For the new model, the Belgium-based company has sought to retain the hallmarks that made the previous version so successful, while also adding a refined look and new elements to bolster the overall user experience.
While the previous model was no slouch in the safety stakes, receiving a full five out of five stars rating from Virginia Tech’s Independent helmet testing, for version two, Lazer elected to eschew a MIPS rotational slip-plane liner in favour of the company’s proprietary KinetiCore safety technology. Using sculpted EPS foam zones for rotational impact protection, these zones strategically crumple under pressure to redirect and dissipate energy away from the head, improving ventilation, enhancing safety, and reducing plastic use.
