Bell 4Forty MIPS Helmet Reviews

Review score: 8.4/10 – Updated September, 2024

Latest Price: £89.99 (RRP: £89.99)

Take a look now to discover what makes Bell 4Forty MIPS Helmet worthy of a review score of 8.4 out of 10.

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Bell 4Forty MIPS Helmet features

Quality

Quality is without doubt one of the most important factors that we consider when buying bikes, parts, accessories or clothing. As you’d imagine it’s especially important when buying Helmets. Let’s take at a look at the sort of things you can look at when trying to ascertain the quality of Bell 4Forty MIPS Helmet.

The first thing is material. Looking at what Bell 4Forty MIPS Helmet is made of will give you a really good idea of the quality overall. Take a look at the specs above and you should be able to see the material. It’s then up to you to decide if it meets your expectation.

Similarly you’ll also want to spend some time looking at the features too. Again the table above, listing the features will give you a really good overview. However you should think about the sort of features that you’d expect when buying new Helmets. It’s worth writing a list of the “must-have” features so that you don’t end up compromising and missing some important features, or alternatively end up buying an unnecessarily high specced product.

There’s also a lot of merit in checking out the brand of the product and looking at the various brands that are selling Helmets. Brands like Bell are of courses extremely well respected in the cycling community so you know you’re getting a fantastic product with them. But if you’re undecided on your product you should write up a list of brands that you’d be happy to buy. It’s a great way of filtering and narrowing down the number of products when you’re searching.

Next up you’ll want to think about the price and use that as a guide to set your expectations of the quality. If you’re buying the cheapest of the options in the Helmets category you should probably expect it to not be of as good quality as the most expensive. It sounds obvious of course. But this is where you can get a bit clever and use your combination of features, specs, materials and other factors to work together to get a really good quality product at the best price. We often draw up a list of “must-haves” and use these as filters when shopping online so that you’re only seeing products that meet your criteria. You can then sort by Price>Low to get the best deals.

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Comparing Prices

Price, as you would imagine, is the most popular reason for someone buying one product over another. It is the single most important factor in choosing the majority of products we buy. The same goes for Helmets.

It’s at this stage of the buying process, when you’re looking at different options, that you should set a budget. Do some research to understand how much roughly you can expect to pay for the sort of level of product that you’re looking for. Then match that to your own personal circumstance and how much you can afford to spend. This will really help you in narrowing down the right product for you.

Price of Bell 4Forty MIPS Helmet

So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of Bell 4Forty MIPS Helmet.

We run regular scans across the web to find the best prices for the products that we review, from a range of cycling retailers. The best price we managed to find Bell 4Forty MIPS Helmet was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £89.99 in our latest search.

Based on this price we’ve scored it 8.2 out of 10 for price.

Average price of Helmets

Next we wanted to look at how much you can expect to pay, on average, for Helmets.

We found 335 in the Helmets category over at Chain Reaction Cycles. We looked at the average price of the products within this category and found the average is £122.41, making it below average at £89.99.

It’s sometimes helpful to look at how much the prices can vary. Especially when setting yourself a budget, or when trying to understand just how much you could spend on Helmets. We found that the most expensive product currently available was £500.00, whilst the cheapest we managed to find was £1.99.

With 335 products available we worked out that 177 cost more than Bell 4Forty MIPS Helmet and 152 were cheaper.

Cost of Bell products

At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 38 products from Bell, of which 34 were in the Helmets category.

For now though we’re looking at Bell branded products in all categories. The average price of these products was £95.25 making this product below average.

You’ll also be interested to know that the cheapest Bell product we found was £25.89 and the highest price we could find from them was £299.99.

Of the 38 from Bell, 14 were more expensive than Bell 4Forty MIPS Helmet and 22 were cheaper.

How much are Bell Helmets?

We then wanted to get a bit more specific and only look at Bell products that are listed in the Helmets category.

The average price of the 34 products that match this search was £100.96, with the cheapest coming in at £25.89 and highest price was £299.99. With the average being £100.96, Bell 4Forty MIPS Helmet comes in below average.

14 products that meet this search were more expensive than Bell 4Forty MIPS Helmet and 18 were cheaper.

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Bell 4Forty MIPS Helmet Reviews

Reading reviews is an amazing way of getting a good feel for a product without actually being able to try it or see it first.

There are two different types of reviews, and we also recommend reading both.

1. Expert reviews – In the cycle industry there are loads of really reliable trusted resources for expert reviews. For example if you’re looking to buy a new bike, BikeRadar Bike Reviews are great.

2. Customer reviews – these are probably your best resource for information. There’s no finances or influence involved, they’re purely just honest reviews from customers that have bought and used the product. The reason we love customer reviews so much is because no matter if their view is good or bad, there’s a very good chance that it will be honest and unbiased.

Our best advice is to head over to Chain Reaction Cycles and read the Bell 4Forty MIPS Helmet reviews there.

Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for Bell 4Forty MIPS Helmet, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 8.6 out of 10. The average review score for all products in the Helmets category at Chain Reaction Cycles is 4.4 out of 5.

Owner reviews, as we say, are one of the most important pieces of research that we can do before we buy. So, with that in mind, if you do go on to buy Bell 4Forty MIPS Helmet or another similar product, like Bell Sixer MIPS Helmet 2019 reviews or Bell Super DH MIPS Helmet reviews we’d love you to leave a review in the comments below. It will really help future buyers just like you, when they’re looking to buy Helmets.

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Brand

As we said in the pricing part of the review, brand is a really important consideration, but especially so when looking to buy Helmets. But as you’re probably already aware, you’re on to a great choice if you do go with Bell, as they’re a fantastic brand, making amazing products.

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YouTube Video of Bell 4Forty MIPS Helmet

Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for Bell 4Forty MIPS Helmet reviews.

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Summary

Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of Bell 4Forty MIPS Helmet. We’d say that as long as it fits your budget and meets your expectations in terms of features/spec…it’s a really strong contender. That’s why we’ve scored it a massive 8.4/10 overall.

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Further product details

• Product ID 1: 25010972393
• Product ID 2: 684919UK
• Brand: Bell
• Model number: BEHFOMG5L
• RRP: £89.99
• EAN: 768686167249
• Description: Bell 4Forty MIPS HelmetHeavyweight technology without putting the piggy bank at risk. The 4Forty MIPS Helmet from Bell rivals some of the high-end helmets at a fraction of the cost, punching above its weight to deliver incredible protection and safety on the trail.License To ThrillReady and waiting to kick up roost, the 4Forty Helmet is the ideal lid for pinning berms and flying into kickers. Not satisfied at just taking in the views, this safety-conscious helmet sports the popular MIPS technology to reduce rotational forces that can result from certain impacts, should you ever suffer an unexpected fall that is. Ideal for shredding all forms of terrain, the 4Forty utilises extended rear coverage and an adjustable visor system to protect your eyes.Making sure performance isn’t compromised when the intensity of your ride heats up, the high-end breathability of the 4Forty ensures you stay cool and dry from the first pedal until the last. Fitted with built-in sweat guides and 15 individual vents, airflow is maximised around the head to fend off sweat while the lightweight feel of this Bell lid improves comfort.  Thanks to the Fusion in-mould polycarbonate shell and sweat guide padding, you’ll find taking off the 4Forty MIPS Helmet a harder decision than whether or not to tackle that all-important booter.What is MIPS? MIPS is a Brain Protection SystemRotational motion can cause brain injuriesThe low friction layer allows a sliding movement of 10–15 mm, in all directions, reducing rotational motion to the brain during impactMIPS adds protectionFeatures:Float Fit™Fusion In-Mould Polycarbonate ShellGoggleguide™ Adjustable Visor SystemMIPS-EquippedNo-Twist Tri-Glides™Sweat Guide™ PaddingSPECIFICATIONWEIGHT: 380 GramsVENTS: 15Buy Bell from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
• Full Category: Protection > Helmets
• Size: L
• Unisex
• 0
• Adult

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Other options for Helmets

As you’d imagine there are so many options out there when buying Helmets. 335 in fact.

A few of our other favourites that we spotted when researching Bell 4Forty MIPS Helmet included,
Bell Spark Helmet 2019 reviews, Bell Tracker Helmet 2019 reviews, or we really liked the look of Bell Spark Helmet reviews as another alternative.