POC Octal X SPIN Helmet Reviews

Review score: 9.4/10 – Updated October, 2024

Latest Price: £212.5 – Save 15% (RRP: £250)

Take a look now to discover what makes POC Octal X SPIN Helmet worthy of a review score of 9.4 out of 10.

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• Brand – POC
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POC Octal X SPIN 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 POC Octal X SPIN Helmet.

The first thing is material. Looking at what POC Octal X SPIN 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 POC 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 POC Octal X SPIN Helmet

So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of POC Octal X SPIN 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 POC Octal X SPIN Helmet was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £212.5 in our latest search.

Based on this price we’ve scored it 9.7 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 above average at £212.5.

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 59 cost more than POC Octal X SPIN Helmet and 275 were cheaper.

Cost of POC products

At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 48 products from POC, of which 18 were in the Helmets category.

For now though we’re looking at POC branded products in all categories. The average price of these products was £130.16 making this product above average.

You’ll also be interested to know that the cheapest POC product we found was £17.50 and the highest price we could find from them was £360.00.

Of the 48 from POC, 4 were more expensive than POC Octal X SPIN Helmet and 43 were cheaper.

How much are POC Helmets?

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

The average price of the 18 products that match this search was £169.49, with the cheapest coming in at £69.99 and highest price was £360.00. With the average being £169.49, POC Octal X SPIN Helmet comes in above average.

4 products that meet this search were more expensive than POC Octal X SPIN Helmet and 13 were cheaper.

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POC Octal X SPIN 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 POC Octal X SPIN Helmet reviews there.

Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for POC Octal X SPIN Helmet, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 9.8 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 POC Octal X SPIN Helmet or another similar product, like POC Ventral SPIN Helmet 2018 reviews or POC Tectal Race SPIN Helmet 2018 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 POC, as they’re a fantastic brand, making amazing products.

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YouTube Video of POC Octal X SPIN Helmet

Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for POC Octal X SPIN Helmet reviews.

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Summary

Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of POC Octal X SPIN 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 9.4/10 overall.

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Further product details

• Product ID 1: 25010972765
• Product ID 2: 629649UK
• Brand: POC
• Model number: PO-955751
• RRP: £250
• EAN: 7325540955751
• Description: POC Octal X SPIN HelmetForget the octal numeral system using numbers between zero and seven, this POC creation comes in with a huge rating of 10. The Octal X Spin Helmet has been designed with cross country mountain bike aficionados in mind and combines high-end ventilation, low weight and aerodynamics to form one of the finest lids the offroad scene has come across.Developed to continue the legacy of the award-winning Octal road helmet, the X Spin has been crafted with all of the same technology as its brother and adds an impressive level of strength and protection to your ride, redifining the way we view safety on the trail. Unlike many of its rivals that deploy MIPS technology, POC have created their own patent pending rotational impact protection system to reduce the effects of an oblique fall. Known as SPIN, the amount of force transmitted to the head and brain is reduced to offer that all-important extra level of safety as you pin north shores and nail hucks.InnovationDeploying their innovative and unique pad technology, POC have crafted the Octal X SPIN with a layer that sits against the head to shear in any direction during an oblique impact. Allowing the lid to move relative to the head when suffering an unexpected fall, the force transmitted to the brain is reduced, making it one of the safest forms of protection on the market.Also welcoming the proven aramid bridge technology, there isn’t anything the Octal X Spin can’t offer. The technology offers added structural integrity without compromising on performance, while the extended helmet shell covers a greater area of the head to ensure the lightweight protection doesn’t miss a trick.Features:XC and Cyclocross helmetFully wrapped unibody shell construction to improve helmet strengthFeatures POC’s patent pending rotational impact protection system, SPIN (Shearing Pad Inside)Very lightweightHighly ventilated using POC’s unique ventilation designAramid bridge technology added to EPS liner for enhanced structural integrityHigh performance Polycarbonate (PC) shell covering more of the liner to improve safety and protection against sharp objectsSimple and easy adjustment system for a perfect fitPrecision straps moulded into liner for extra comfortEye garage to keep your sunglassesRecco reflectorBuy POC from Chain Reaction Cycles. Ride. Eat. Sleep. Repeat.
• Full Category: Protection > Helmets
• Savings percentage from RRP: 15%
• Size: L
• Unisex
• 37.5
• 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 POC Octal X SPIN Helmet included,
POC Coron Air SPIN Helmet 2018 reviews, POC Ventral Air SPIN Helmet 2019 reviews, or we really liked the look of POC Omne Air SPIN Helmet 2019 reviews as another alternative.