Smith  Session Mips Bike Helmet

Fit is personal. I tired a few other helmets before landing on this one. The Giros gave me a huge headache and never fit that well. This one fits perfectly and is comfortable. It’s lighter than the giro was too. I love the adjustable sun visor too! Every helmet I get from now on will have that. I do have to snug it up a bit for super bumpy DH, but I’ve heard that’s pretty normal with any helmet. My head may also just swell on the uphills when I’m proud of clearing stuff. Who knows? It’s a great helmet!

I read all the reviews on this helmet and was surprised at the negative comments as I own a Smith ski helmet and find it to be a great fit and very comfortable helmet. Knowing REI's return policy I felt it was worth the risk to purchase. One review stated that the helmet slides over their eyes while riding. I can not get the helmet to move even without the chin strap attached. So for my head it is a great fit. The airflow is almost to good for my winter rides but I just put my helmet cover on for that. Compared to my aging Gira helmet I feel that this helmet offers more area of protection without any compromise to my vision or comfort. If I had to give it a con, I would say would love it in a brighter orange for those times I am road riding to a trail, but since I have a bright orange windshell I don't think it really matters.

Fit is personal, and luckily this helmet fits my short-haired (actually balding) head well. I’m even able to mount a Nite Rider light strap on top through the middle vent holes. No crashes, so I can’t comment on safety, but adjustability and comfort are good for my head.

This helmet looks great, is very lightweight, and offers an adjustable visor, but does have some fit issues. First, the rear adjustable dial and straps have incredibly minimal padding and seem to have uneven pressure when tightening. There are also these two vertical straps that go across the helmet from back to front that give me two horrible pressure points towards the back-crown area of my head. I won't notice this at first, but after around 45 minutes+ of riding, I will start getting a pressure headache and need to loosen straps to feel any relief (which is obviously not ideal at all for a bike helmet!) I can be a little bit more sensitive to helmet sizing I believe than most people, but the design itself seems a bit flawed as there is a lack of padding for the back straps... The helmet itself also runs a little large, and would recommend sizing down if you are between sizes.

I have owned several Smith mountain and ski helmets over the years and once again am very happy with my purchase. The helmet is comfortable, adjusts easily and the airflow is terrific. My head measures around 58 cm. and I purchased a medium. There is room for a beanie underneath if needed and the helmet fits perfectly with or without. And I got it on sale!

I have a round head and many helmets are too tight side-to-side or too loose front-to-back if I get them wide enough. Ordering without trying on was a risk. Turns out this helmet works well for my round head and is a protection upgrade from may 10 year old helmet.

Good quality. Breathable and easy to adjust, fits well. Wish there was a good place on the helmet to stash my sunglasses but other wise has done what I would expect.

Has most the features I would like. Only complaint is it’s hard to stash your sunglasses on the helmet when not needed

Good fit and somewhat cool. Large openings keep the air moving.

Lightweight with adjustable visor