Giro Vanquish MIPS

I've worn this helmet for 600 miles in the year since I bought it. It's good-looking, fits well and firmly, is comfortable, and the custom-fitted visor works well. The fitted visor is also good at fending off swarms of insects! Not all eyeglasses fit underneath it, but I have a wrap-around pair of prescription variable-tint polarized sunglasses that fit fairly well and work well optically. Possible areas for future improvement: (1) the visor is somewhat delicate and hard to store - too delicate, and the magnets too weak and too obliquely placed, to store upside down above your forehead as designed. A storage/travel box for the visor would be good. (2) this helmet has more air noise than most other helmets I've worn. Not horrible, but noticeable. (3) it costs too much.

I've been an avid cyclist for over 30 years. This has by far been my favorite helmet. I bought it back in 2018. It's been go-to helmet for the past 6 years. Since purchasing it I've ridden with it in temperatures ranging from 10º to >100º, and humidity ranging from 10% in Colorado to a miserable 90%+ in Minnesota and Maryland. After 6 years of riding with a visor I cannot ever go back to wearing sunglasses on power rides. The visor has the perfect amount of space to allow sweat to drip down without hitting the visor. Whereas with sunglasses, I used to have to take them off regularly during a ride when sweat would roll down on them. Winds in my area can range been 10-20 mph during the summer, hence the desire to purchase an aero helmet. My first ride with this helmet was on a day with 10-15 mp winds. About two miles into my ride it occurred to me there was a noticeable reduction in drag compared to my Giro Aeon. I reach about 40 mph at a full sprint on my favorite route. The visor does a great job and reducing the pull on the neck when down on the aerobars. During the Fall, Winter and Spring, the visor further helps protect the face - A LOT! I wear a thin balaclava in the winter. The airflow is just right for releasing heat without cooking the head during hard rides. For a $275 helmet, the designers should have put a little more effort into the appearance. I had a very hard time picking a color. I didn't like the black for safety reasons. I prefer helmets that provide something that helps vehicle drivers spot me on the road. The white was very plain. I settled for the white and spent a couple days airbrushing some metallic silver accents.

it fits great, the visor works I can see the visor getting dropped or scratched but i would recommend

I like it so much I purchased two, white and blue, size Large. I wear transitions lenses eyeglasses. It is always a problem riding even with my Oakleys custom made prescription. With this helmet, the visor fits perfectly over my regular eyeglasses, rimless Silhouettes. I tried the helmets at a bike store but they only had black color, so I purchased them here. You need to fit the helmet to your head, and it sits a bit more forward than my Kasks that I was using. After I made the adjustments, first time out rode 50 miles and had absolutely no issues. Dirt and bugs out, clear viewing with the Vivid Zeiss visor, really good! The helmet is cool looking, fits great, protects my eyes, MIPS, not too pricey, it makes my long rides much more comfortable and I can wear my regular eyeglasses. Really good Giro, thank you!

Let me get the cons out of the way to start. On several rides now with excessive humidity, high dew point, and elevated heat index the visor has slightly fogged. And if you go through an actual fog it can fog up a little. A little annoying. I just received Frog Spit defogger today to try and help that problem out. On those days above with a high temp there are a few warm spots with full sun to the left and right of the crown. While moving, I noticed if I looked back over my shoulder air would hit those spots nicely. No case to carry the helmet. Had to buy one. Other than those things listed above, this helmet rocks! SIZING: I had my wife measure my head different times and with balaclava on and headband too. Decided on a medium and the Giro recommended measurements for helmet size seem accurate. I was worried about too much light coming from bottom of visor but my eyes rarely notice and the visor on the medium fits nice and close to the bridge of my nose. It’s dark and clear enough too. Bought a clear second visor for fall/winter rides as well as night rides. COMFORT: the tightening mechanism on top of the helmet tightens all around my head at once for an even feel around my head. It’s easy to adjust while riding too. I’ve been riding awhile so this is easy to do especially when going into the drops and making minor adjustments to maximize aero feel. CHIN STRAP: easy to adjust and sits flat against my face. I also use Cat Ears and works great with those too. AIR FLOW: I can feel air cooling head from the top and on the back of my neck. It’s a little loud but the cat ears help some. VISOR: cool look. Is vented for air flow across my face. Easily and securely fits upside down when taking off and magnets grab nicely. Especially when putting it on you can hear it snap into place. STORAGE/TRANSPORT: contacted Giro to see if case or visor case available and they recommended a helmet bag. So, I bought a Catlike whisper case and works fine with this helmet. What else can I say? It’s easy to take off and put on during breaks. I shopped for hours, compared helmets, measured crazily, and got the medium Vanquish in matte black...great helmet! Glad I bought it.