Troy Lee Designs A2 MIPS Helmet Reviews

Review score: 8.7/10 – Updated November, 2024

Latest Price: £165 (RRP: £165)

Take a look now to discover what makes Troy Lee Designs A2 MIPS Helmet worthy of a review score of 8.7 out of 10.

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Troy Lee Designs A2 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 Troy Lee Designs A2 MIPS Helmet.

The first thing is material. Looking at what Troy Lee Designs A2 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 Troy Lee Designs 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 Troy Lee Designs A2 MIPS Helmet

So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of Troy Lee Designs A2 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 Troy Lee Designs A2 MIPS Helmet was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £165 in our latest search.

Based on this price we’ve scored it 8.8 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 £165.

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 90 cost more than Troy Lee Designs A2 MIPS Helmet and 242 were cheaper.

Cost of Troy Lee Designs products

At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 213 products from Troy Lee Designs, of which 28 were in the Helmets category.

For now though we’re looking at Troy Lee Designs branded products in all categories. The average price of these products was £75.08 making this product above average.

You’ll also be interested to know that the cheapest Troy Lee Designs product we found was £10.00 and the highest price we could find from them was £500.00.

Of the 213 from Troy Lee Designs, 21 were more expensive than Troy Lee Designs A2 MIPS Helmet and 189 were cheaper.

How much are Troy Lee Designs Helmets?

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

The average price of the 28 products that match this search was £271.75, with the cheapest coming in at £70.00 and highest price was £500.00. With the average being £271.75, Troy Lee Designs A2 MIPS Helmet comes in below average.

18 products that meet this search were more expensive than Troy Lee Designs A2 MIPS Helmet and 7 were cheaper.

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Troy Lee Designs A2 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 Troy Lee Designs A2 MIPS Helmet reviews there.

Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for Troy Lee Designs A2 MIPS Helmet, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 8.2 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 Troy Lee Designs A2 MIPS Helmet or another similar product, like Kask Rex Helmet reviews or 7 iDP M1 Helmet Replacement Pad Kit 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 Troy Lee Designs, as they’re a fantastic brand, making amazing products.

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YouTube Video of Troy Lee Designs A2 MIPS Helmet

Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for Troy Lee Designs A2 MIPS Helmet reviews.

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Summary

Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of Troy Lee Designs A2 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 8.7/10 overall.

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Further product details

• Product ID 1: 25010971579
• Product ID 2: 575636UK
• Brand: Troy Lee Designs
• Model number: 191485205
• RRP: £165
• EAN: 887202187025
• Description: Troy Lee Designs A2 MIPS Helmet – Decoy BlackThis A2 Decoy Helmet from Troy Lee Designs redefines MTB style, safety, ventilation and comfort. This is the first Mountain Bike helmet to combine EPS and EPP (fast and slow speed impacts) into one lustrous package.Powerful Cooling EfficiencyThe huge air intakes are 25% larger than TLD’s A1 helmet and are connected to enormous exhaust ports through deep internal channels to ensure powerful cooling efficiency. This helmet is also equipped with MIPS™, a patented brain protection system developed to reduce rotational violence to the brain from angled impacts.Odour ProtectionThe X-Static® pure silver comfort liner ensures high-performance odour protection and quick-drying moisture-wicking to keep you comfortable and dry all day long. The dual-density EPS has been co-moulded with EPP to provide high-tech impact energy management at high and low speeds plus everything in between.Personalised FitThis helmet has 16% more EPS+EPP in the frontal lobe, as well as raised EPS splines to offer more protection in the most common impact zones, while the rear stabiliser fit system with slimline, flexible arms has three-position front and rear locations to allow for a personalised fit.Value for MoneyThis full-featured, value for money A2 Decoy Helmet also benefits from an expanded field of view that works with both glasses and goggles and there are multiple storage locations for the glasses. A ventilated storage bag for the helmet and a sticker kit are also included.Features:Huge air intakesMIPS brain protection systemX-Static® pure silver comfort linerDual-density EPS co-moulded with EPP16% more EPS+EPP in the frontal lobeRaised EPS splinesAerospace filament-reinforced polycarbonate shellBreak-away anodised aluminium visor screwsRear stabiliser fit system with 3-position front and rear locationsExpanded field of viewMultiple storage locations for glassesLow-profile fixed strap dividers for a no-fuss fit every time (AUS/NZ A2 helmets have low-profile adjustable strap dividers for a custom fit)Fit kitVentilated storage bag for helmetSticker kit3 year manufacturer’s warrantyMeets or exceeds CPSC 1203, CE EN 1078, AS NZ 2063:2008Weight: 350g (size M/L)Technologies:MIPS™: This helmet is equipped with MIPS™. It is a patented brain protection system developed to reduce rotational violence causing strain in the brain at angled impacts.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 protection X-Static®: X-Static uses natural silver to provide heat conductive and antimicrobial properties to help keep you free of odour-causing bacteria and fungus.Buy Troy Lee Designs Protection from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
• Full Category: Protection > Helmets
• Size: XL/XXL
• Male
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• Adult

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