What's the difference?

[Manonabike]

Lidl are bringing their line of helmets again. The question is, what are the differences of the Lidl / Aldi helmets and the well known manufacturers such as Giro?

The first ever helmet I bought was a Giro. I remember spending a great deal of time trying helmets at the LBS..... in the end I got a Giro which was the best for fit, although I wasn't totally happy with it. About two years later I was in Aldi and I decided to try out one of their helmets..... I was so impressed with the fit that I bought it. The helmet fitted me perfectly something that I could not find two years previously, despite trying in excess of 15 helmets of well known manufacturers.

I don't see much differences in the construction of my cheapo Aldi helmet and my Giro..... having said that, I have always wondered whether the Giro helmet would protect me better in case of an accident - ( those who do not believe in helmets don't need to tell me their views on helmets )

 

[compo]

With the Giro you are paying a lot simply for the name. I don't know if the quality is any better than Lidl or Aldi, who would find it difficult to charge a premium for their name on a product. It is the same with the clothing.

 

[Kestevan]

Lidl are bringing their line of helmets again. The question is, what are the differences of the Lidl / Aldi helmets and the well known manufacturers such as Giro?
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Simple really - Lidl/Aldi make helmets to fit people with weirdly mishapen, lumpy craniums

Seriously - as the cheapo helmets will have had to have passed the same (low) minimum BS/Euro safety standards as the Giro there should be no difference in protection.

 

[Alun]

Simple really - Lidl/Aldi make helmets to fit people with weirdly mishapen, lumpy craniums

I'll go and take a look then!

 

[Manonabike]

Simple really - Lidl/Aldi make helmets to fit people with weirdly mishapen, lumpy craniums

Seriously - as the cheapo helmets will have had to have passed the same (low) minimum BS/Euro safety standards as the Giro there should be no difference in protection.

 

[theclaud]

what are the differences of the Lidl / Aldi helmets and the well known manufacturers such as Giro?

If you drop them both off a cliff, the Giro gets to the bottom first? No, that's not it - the Lidl one takes longer to burn?

Do I win?

 

[TonyEnjoyD]

Don't know about their helmets but the Crane gear from Aldi is far better than the cr!p fran Lidl.
In all honesty you'll probably get the same protection fron any sub £50 helmet.

 

[Moodyman]

My first helmet was from Lidl. It served me well for daily use over three years. Last year, I replaced it with a mid-level Bell helmet.

The Bell fitted the same, but it's adjustment was marginally easier. Otherwise not discernible difference.