Originally Posted by
Sy Reene
The Valegro looks nice! WG11 fyi, isn't a system or tech, it's the name of test that Kask created, and this helmet passed it (shocker
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Interesting. It says "linear and rotational impacts" on the box so I assumed it was some sort of pad like Spin or insert like Kask.
It's curious though -- you can get the Velegro in the US, but for about $80 more, and there's no WG11 mention in the US retailers write-ups. A Euro retailer (using Lordgun as an example): specifically calls out "This helmet doesn't meet the safety standard certification required in these countries: USA, Canada, Australia."
https://www.lordgun.com/kask-valegro...A¤cy=USD
while a model sold here has all the EURO and US certificaitons: eg. "SAFETY CERTIFICATIONS CE EN 1078, CPSC 1203, AS/NZS 2063" from Jenson:
https://www.jensonusa.com/Kask-Valeg...19-Black-Large
Sounds like in the US, you pay a lot more to get additional certifications for the same helmet!
Yeah, I was careful about this as I know Euro helmet brands like Kask and Met (to name two examples) are a little squirrelly about the certifications for their helmets. The one I got from BikeInn says it passed CPSC 1203 (
https://www.bikeinn.com/bike/kask-va...B&gclsrc=aw.ds)
I don't think you can even buy the Abus, Ekoi, HJC, Limar, Rudy Project, Force etc helmets you see in the World Tour from a domestic source as they're not certified here
BTW, I've had really good luck with BikeInn. The best prices around and they ship right away.