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<\/a>Colin Field photo.\nFirst impressions<\/p>\n
My test helmet arrived wrapped in an impressive helmet bag in the Carbon Black colourway. It also comes in Carbon Black Gold and Carbon Black Red. But it\u2019s hard to go wrong with a murdered-out black full-face helmet right? The forged carbon finish looks rad and gives the helmet a high-end appearance without looking too flashy. I haven\u2019t seen the other colorways in real life, but the images on their site make them look nice and subtle; still mostly black with a couple flashes of colour.<\/p>\n
My helmet is a medium and comes in at 840 grams. It feels noticeably light when you pick it up. Not featherweight, but light enough that it disappears quickly once you\u2019re riding. There aren\u2019t a ton of ventilation holes, but there are enough that once you start rolling you\u2019ll feel some air movement<\/p>\n
At first, the fit was a little snug around my ears. Even after changing to the thinner, supplied cheek pads. Every time I removed the helmet it folded one of my ears over, which was both painful and annoying. But as expected, that issue disappeared quickly. By my second ride the cheek pads and interior foam had packed in just enough that the fit became significantly more comfortable. That said, it also sat snugly on my head; there was no wiggling or jiggling in any direction, which to my mind, is exactly what you want in a helmet. I\u2019ve found the helmet extremely comfortable, with excellent visibility in every direction.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s always worth checking the features that manufacturers claim are important. And with helmets, sometimes it\u2019s difficult to tell which features those are. For me, I found the\u00a0 integrated goggle channel works well and keeps goggles securely in place without creating pressure points. It\u2019s one of those details you don\u2019t really think about until a helmet gets it wrong.<\/p>\n Lazer also includes an extra visor in the box. That might sound minor, but anyone who rides enough knows that visors get broken. And if you have to ride for four weeks (a la Nikolai Rogatkin) while you wait for the $45 replacement visor to come in, you\u2019ll be pretty annoyed. Although I will say, I wish it came with extra visor bolts; I literally just dropped one under my deck and it\u2019s gone forever.<\/p>\n The included helmet bag was another pleasant surprise. I\u2019ve never really been a helmet-bag guy. Usually they end up on a shelf somewhere and every few years I throw out a handful of helmet bags I\u2019ve never used. This one might actually get used. It features good ventilation and a couple of useful storage pockets for spare parts and extras. And I suppose it\u2019ll stop my helmet from getting scratched. Which I should probably care about more.<\/p>\n The integrated camera mount built directly into the visor is a cool feature. It feels a little flimsy, but so far so good. There are two different directions to run it to vary camera angles and you can also run a camera horizontally or vertically without significantly affecting your field of vision.<\/p>\n My only complaint is that the mount doesn\u2019t include an embedded nut. Every GoPro and DJI camera mount I own already has one built in. With the A-Line, you\u2019ll need to supply your own. That means another tiny piece of hardware that can potentially disappear under the deck forever. Thankfully I live a few minutes from Hindle\u2019s Hardware<\/a> (shout out Hindle\u2019s!).<\/p>\n The one thing I\u2019d change<\/p>\n If there\u2019s one feature I\u2019d change it\u2019s the closure system.The A-Line uses traditional D-rings. Which was pretty surprising considering my old Lazer Cage, which is a much lower price point, had a magnetic clip. Yes I guess D-rings are the gold standard for this kind of helmet, but man, I love a magnetic buckle.<\/p>\n Trying to thread D-rings while wearing gloves always feels fiddly. It\u2019s a small complaint and certainly not a deal breaker, but it\u2019s probably the feature I notice most every time I put the helmet on.<\/p>\n<\/a>The goggles won\u2019t make you faster, but the Finn Iles autograph will. Colin Field photo.
\nFeatures that actually matter<\/p>\n<\/a>Colin Field photo.
\nThe GoPro mount is almost perfect<\/p>\n