The Lazer Sphere MIPS is a very comfortable helmet with a reassuringly solid feel to it. The safety features are impressive, the weight is perfectly reasonable and it plays well with glasses – but while cooling is decent, those big vents can't completely negate the effects of the MIPS layer.

Is Lazer a good helmet brand?

Started in Belgium in 1919, Lazer make some of the most consistently safe helmets on the market. Of the twelve helmets tested by SHARP, ten have scored four stars or above. But then, given their claim to be the oldest crash helmet manufacturer in the world, maybe that's what you'd expect.

Are Lazer helmets safe?

Since 2011, the researchers at Virginia Tech have been providing unbiased helmet ratings to consumers that allow them to make informed decisions when purchasing different kinds of helmets. According to their tests the Lazer G1 MIPS is the safest road cycling helmet in 2021.