A commuter helmet with integrated lights - Bolle Halo React MIPS Eco-Friendly Cycling Helmet Review

Bollé’s Eco React helmet lineup is their commuter lineup of helmets that combines safety with sustainability. As the name implies, the Halo React MIPS helmet is the new flagship helmet in the lineup. Retailing for $260, the Halo React utilizes recycled fabric, water based printing as well as cork materials to reduce its environmental impact. To keep you safe on the road, the helmet incorporates a MIPS liner as well as front and rear LEDs for extra visibility. The LEDs are USB rechargeable with the front LEDs built directly into the shell. Other premium features include a Fidlock magnetic buckle and a removable fabric brim for protection from the sun.

While most commuter or urban helmets look more like skateboard helmets with minimal vents (e.g. Bern Hudson and Thousand Chapter), the Bollé Halo React MIPS is visually closer to a road cycling helmet. Five large front vents funnel air into the helmet while seven rear vents allow the air to exit the helmet. Bollé currently only offers the helmet in two color variations, the titanium version shown in this review as well as white option. The titanium version has a semi-gloss finish and gray color with a subtle texture to it that mimics the texture of titanium metal. Except for the black edging around the edge of the helmet the Halo React MIPS looks quite similar to the Eco React MIPS.

What really separates the Halo React from the other helmets in the lineup are the integrated LEDs. The taillight fills the rear upper vent and has COB LED design that gives it a smooth illumination pattern. While the taillight looks like an addon, the front LEDs are directly integrated into the shell of the helmet and are invisible when off. It’s a clever design that allows the Halo React to look like a standard helmet during the day and an illuminated one at night. Seven individual LED emitters are placed on each side of the front two vents. Bollé doesn’t publish the lumen output or runtime of the light setup but they look similar to 20-50 lumen lights. That means the light setup is not a replacement for traditional light setups and should only be used to complement them for additional visibility during low-light situations...

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00:00 Intro
00:11 Unboxing + Specs
02:11 Fit + Finish
06:14 On The Road
07:38 Comparison (Smith Trace, Bern Hudson, Bolle Eco React)
10:13 The Final Score
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