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Lazer Z1 KinetiCore
4 / 5
I’m happy with this purchase
Unfortunately, I haven’t cycled much with it yet, but what’s already striking is the good fit. The sophisticated adjustment mechanism and the absence of MIPS are a plus here. The plastic used in the adjustment mechanism looks fragile and could well limit its lifespan. The helmet isn’t any warmer than a MIPS helmet, and depending on how you ride in the wind, it’s even slightly cooler – at least when biking in the evening. I haven’t yet had the chance to see if it’s also slightly cooler when biking during the day. The cut-out for glasses is the sort of thing you’d call ‘we’re doing this for the marketing department’ – in other words, it’s completely useless. The arms of your glasses don’t fit round your head, so you’re left with the choice of either letting them fall out every time, or wedging them between your head and the helmet – which is certainly not comfortable. What’s more, the glasses hang in front of your forehead, which doesn’t look great. I’ve since found a spot on the helmet that works well for storing glasses: one recess angled upwards.
Pros & Cons
4 / 5
Nice helmet, but a few minor downsides
I first had the old lazer Z1 and wanted the same one again because I really liked it. This helmet is great, only two downsides: the straps at the ears are not adjustable (only at the bottom of the chin), so the strap at my right ear doesn't fit properly (too loose). And my cycling glasses don't fit well in the helmet, so the legs poke into my head, which is not comfortable.
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4 / 5
Looks sleek, sleeker than the previous one.
I ordered this helmet because me previous Z1 needed replacing and was competitively priced here at the time.
Pros & Cons
4 / 5
Nice, fits well, less wearing of cap under helmet due to placement of glasses in cooling slots
Ordered two sizes, with 10 months manufacturing difference between the two. Size M out 10/2024. Size S from 11/2023. With a recommendation to replace the helmet every 5 years, I only have 3.5 years to go with the size S as it fits best. That's a bummer for 169,- though the price seemed keen. I'm still hesitating to score a fresher one somewhere. Adjustment mechanism, I read, would take some getting used to compared to boa/swivel button. However, this came naturally and works fine. Yes he you have to push a little harder with your finger on the end to tighten properly. When inserting the goggles into the helmet's intended cooling slots, the goggle legs are not pre-focused so well that they follow their path neatly along your head. The legs are held in a bit tightly. That pushing apart of the legs is something your head mainly still has to do, so the goggle legs poke into your head first and with some pushing through, they then follow their path along your skull. If you then wear a cap underneath, you thus poke the paws too much into the fabric of the cap, which the paws also bite into. They don't continue their way past your skull because they get stuck in the fabric. So wearing a cap means no glasses on the head in the helmet. My too-old protone has managed that a lot better, though.
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