Kask Rapido Road Helmet Review

Kask Rapido Road Helmet Reviews

Review score: 8.9/10 – Updated November, 2024

Latest Price: £69 (RRP: £69)

Take a look now to discover what makes Kask Rapido Road Helmet worthy of a review score of 8.9 out of 10.

Kask Rapido Road Helmet Review


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Kask Rapido Road Helmet features

Kask Rapido Road Helmet specs

Kask Rapido Road Helmet
Spec 1

Colour: Black, Blue, Fuschia, White – Black, Red – White, White, Red, Black-Black, Anthracite

Other Helmets found with this Spec: 1

Spec 2

Clothing Size: M, L

Other Helmets found with this Spec: 25

Spec 3

Gender: Unisex

Other Helmets found with this Spec: 2527

Spec 4

Age Group: Adult

Other Helmets found with this Spec: 4703

Feature 1

Expanded polystyrene shell that optimises crash impacts

Other Helmets found with this feature: 1

Feature 2

100% Italian made

Other Helmets found with this feature: 1

Feature 3

In-moulding innovative construction that guarantees the maximum safety level thanks to its polycarbonate shell and rear part

Other Helmets found with this feature: 1

Feature 4

Pivoting retention system

Other Helmets found with this feature: 1

Feature 5

Removable padding

Other Helmets found with this feature: 2

Feature 6

Ventilation is achieved by means of 24 large air vents, arranged to optimise aerodynamics

Other Helmets found with this feature: 1

Feature 7

Weight: 220 gr. M Size (CE EN 1078), 240 gr. L Size (CE EN 1078)

Other Helmets found with this feature: 1

Price

£69

Number of Reviews

75

Review Score

4.8 / 5

Average score in category: 4.4/5

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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 Kask Rapido Road Helmet.

The first thing is material. Looking at what Kask Rapido Road 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 Kask 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.


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 Kask Rapido Road Helmet

So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of Kask Rapido Road 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 Kask Rapido Road Helmet was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £69 in our latest search.

Based on this price we’ve scored it 9.4 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 £69.

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 211 cost more than Kask Rapido Road Helmet and 122 were cheaper.

Cost of Kask products

At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 32 products from Kask, of which 32 were in the Helmets category.

For now though we’re looking at Kask branded products in all categories. The average price of these products was £133.91 making this product below average.

You’ll also be interested to know that the cheapest Kask product we found was £12.59 and the highest price we could find from them was £319.00.

Of the 32 from Kask, 24 were more expensive than Kask Rapido Road Helmet and 7 were cheaper.

How much are Kask Helmets?

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

The average price of the 32 products that match this search was £133.91, with the cheapest coming in at £12.59 and highest price was £319.00. With the average being £133.91, Kask Rapido Road Helmet comes in below average.

24 products that meet this search were more expensive than Kask Rapido Road Helmet and 7 were cheaper.


Kask Rapido Road 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 Kask Rapido Road Helmet reviews there.

Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for Kask Rapido Road 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 Kask Rapido Road Helmet or another similar product, like 100% Aircraft Replacement Mouthpiece reviews or MET Lupo 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.


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 Kask, as they’re a fantastic brand, making amazing products.


YouTube Video of Kask Rapido Road Helmet

Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for Kask Rapido Road Helmet reviews.


Summary

Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of Kask Rapido Road 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 8.9/10 overall.


Further product details

  • Product ID 1: 25010969811
  • Product ID 2: 621421UK
  • Brand: Kask
  • Model number: RFUSL
  • RRP: £69
  • EAN: 8057099019552
  • Description: Kask Rapido Road HelmetThe Rapido features 24 vents which give you ample ventilation on a hot summers day. It’s also a great fit.Redefining your expectations of an entry-level road cycling helmet, the Kask Rapido offers a light, well designed helmet for the fraction of the price.Features: Expanded polystyrene shell that optimises crash impacts 100% Italian made In-moulding innovative construction that guarantees the maximum safety level thanks to its polycarbonate shell and rear part Pivoting retention system Removable padding Ventilation is achieved by means of 24 large air vents, arranged to optimise aerodynamics Weight: 220 gr. M Size (CE EN 1078), 240 gr. L Size (CE EN 1078) Technologies: M in moulding: The innovative ‚Äúin moulding‚Äù technology, joining the inner polystyrene cap to the outer polycarbonate one, ensures a better shock absorption. MIT:The MIT Technology, applied to all KASK cycling helmets, guarantees a higher safety and a complete protection thanks to the polycarbonate layer that covers the shell on the top, on the base ring and on the back. Up & Down System:The incredibly comfortable and secure “Up N Down” retention system holds the helmet in place by adjusting 3 different planes of movememnt at once.This helmet conforms to, or exceeds EU Standards only.Buy Kask Helmets from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
  • Full Category: Protection > Helmets
  • Size: L
  • Unisex
  • 0
  • Adult

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 Kask Rapido Road Helmet included,
Catlike Whisper Helmet reviews, Urge Down-O-Matic 2017 reviews, or we really liked the look of Leatt DBX 6.0 Carbon Helmet reviews as another alternative.

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