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Tim Russon

Van Rysel RCR-F MIPS Helmet review: pro tour performance without the accompanying price tag

Side view of a man wearing a white helmet, black sunglasses and a green jersey.

The RCR-F might just be the least expensive helmet in the pro peloton. The aero road helmet adorns the heads of the Decathlon CMA CGM team, and significantly undercuts the price of the lids used by most other teams. The semi-aero design offers a potentially sensible compromise between speed, comfort and ventilation, meaning that it can also be used for general road riding as well as high-speed racing.

It’s in the same vein as Rudy Project’s Nytron, Specialized’s Propero and the Abus Gamechanger, as well as a host of others from most of the major manufacturers. Typically, these offer a few watts in terms of drag reduction at the expense of cooling, weight and, arguably, aesthetics

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