Data table
5-Star Bike Helmets by VT STAR Score
54 of 304 VT-tested helmets earn VT's top 5-star rating — best STAR score 4.61.
Every bicycle helmet in the Virginia Tech Helmet Lab's STAR registry that scored VT's best 5-star bin (54 of 304 tested), sorted by STAR score (lower is safer). 5-star is VT's "best available" category, not a pass/fail cutoff.
| Lower is better — VT's predicted-concussion-risk score. Not a percentage. | VT's 1-5 star bin for the STAR score; 5 = best available, 0 = lowest-scoring tested helmets | VT's own category — Road, Mountain, Urban, Multi-sport (commuter/rec), Full-Face | MIPS or equivalent — derived from model name only, not independently verified | Safety standards met; CPSC is the US baseline floor nearly every row meets | VT's listed test-time price — street estimate, verify before publish | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giant Roost | 10.089 | 5 stars | Mountain | not stated in model name | CPSC | $110 | 2023 |
| Liv Roost | 10.089 | 5 stars | Mountain | not stated in model name | CPSC | $110 | 2023 |
| Lazer Z1 KinetiCore | 10.062 | 5 stars | Road | KinetiCore | CPSC | $280 | 2024 |
| 6D ATB-2T | 10.031 | 5 stars | Mountain | not stated in model name | CPSC, NTA 8776 | $229 | 2022 |
| MET Downtown MIPS | 10.014 | 5 stars | Multi-sport | MIPS | CPSC | $80 | 2022 |
| MET Miles MIPS | 10.014 | 5 stars | Multi-sport | MIPS | CPSC | $80 | 2022 |
| Lazer Century MIPS | 9.996 | 5 stars | Road | MIPS | CPSC | $180 | 2019 |
| Troy Lee Designs A2 MIPS Decoy | 9.987 | 5 stars | Mountain | MIPS | CPSC | $179 | 2019 |
| Bluegrass Rogue Core MIPS | 9.95 | 5 stars | Mountain | MIPS | CPSC | $190 | 2022 |
| Specialized Ambush 2 | 9.883 | 5 stars | Mountain | not stated in model name | CPSC | $180 | 2022 |
| Giant Rev Pro MIPS (2026) | 9.857 | 5 stars | Road | MIPS | CPSC, EN 1078 | $325 | 2026 |
| Lazer Tonic MIPS | 9.848 | 5 stars | Road | MIPS | CPSC | $80 | 2021 |
| Outdoor Master RHINO | 9.83 | 5 stars | Full-Face | not stated in model name | CPSC, EN 1078, ASTM | $130 | 2026 |
| Endura Hummvee MIPS | 9.647 | 5 stars | Mountain | MIPS | CPSC | $90 | 2025 |
| Specialized Chamonix 3 | 9.642 | 5 stars | Road | not stated in model name | CPSC | $80 | 2024 |
| Specialized Align II | 9.554 | 5 stars | Multi-sport | not stated in model name | CPSC | $50 | 2020 |
| UNIT 1 NEON | 9.53 | 5 stars | Urban | not stated in model name | CPSC, EN 1078, NTA 8776 | $200 | 2025 |
| Trek Velocis MIPS | 9.448 | 5 stars | Road | MIPS | CPSC | $300 | 2023 |
| Fox Racing Crossframe Pro | 9.401 | 5 stars | Mountain | not stated in model name | CPSC | $220 | 2023 |
| Bontrager Rally MIPS | 9.345 | 5 stars | Mountain | MIPS | CPSC | $150 | 2019 |
| LEATT Gravity 5.0 | 9.335 | 5 stars | Full-Face | not stated in model name | CPSC, EN 1078, NTA 8776, ASTM | $384 | 2026 |
| KAV Rhoan | 9.26 | 5 stars | Road | not stated in model name | CPSC | $300 | 2025 |
| Lazer G1 MIPS | 9.226 | 5 stars | Road | MIPS | CPSC | $240 | 2020 |
| Giant Rev Comp MIPS | 9.125 | 5 stars | Road | MIPS | CPSC | $65 | 2021 |
| Sweet Protection Falconer Aero 2Vi MIPS | 9.121 | 5 stars | Road | MIPS | CPSC | $300 | 2023 |
| Specialized Ambush 3 | 9.108 | 5 stars | Mountain | not stated in model name | CPSC | $250 | 2026 |
| Sweet Protection Bushwhacker 2Vi MIPS | 9.051 | 5 stars | Mountain | MIPS | CPSC, EN 1078, NTA 8776 | $250 | 2023 |
| Fox Racing Dropframe Pro 2023 | 9.03 | 5 stars | Mountain | not stated in model name | CPSC, NTA 8776 | $280 | 2023 |
| Giant/Liv Novo MIPS | 9.018 | 5 stars | Urban | MIPS | CPSC | $150 | 2025 |
| UNIT 1 AURA | 9.007 | 5 stars | Urban | not stated in model name | CPSC, EN 1078, NTA 8776 | $250 | 2025 |
| KAV Silvo | 8.955 | 5 stars | Road | not stated in model name | CPSC | $200 | 2026 |
| Fox Racing Dropframe Pro (2020 version) | 8.853 | 5 stars | Mountain | not stated in model name | CPSC | $200 | 2020 |
| Specialized Mode | 8.803 | 5 stars | Urban | not stated in model name | CPSC, NTA 8776 | $120 | 2021 |
| SCOTT Split MIPS | 8.763 | 5 stars | Road | MIPS | CPSC | $400 | 2025 |
| Sweet Protection Trailblazer MIPS | 8.687 | 5 stars | Mountain | MIPS | CPSC | $180 | 2021 |
| Specialized Prevail 3 | 8.641 | 5 stars | Road | not stated in model name | CPSC | $300 | 2022 |
| Specialized Tactic 4 | 8.554 | 5 stars | Mountain | not stated in model name | CPSC, NTA 8776 | $110 | 2021 |
| Lumos Sonorus | 8.511 | 5 stars | Mountain | not stated in model name | CPSC, EN 1078, NTA 8776 | $249 | 2026 |
| 6D Alterra | 8.503 | 5 stars | Full-Face | not stated in model name | CPSC, EN 1078, NTA 8776, ASTM | $395 | 2025 |
| Sweet Protection Falconer 2Vi MIPS | 8.453 | 5 stars | Road | MIPS | CPSC | $250 | 2023 |
| Bluegrass Jetro | 8.41 | 5 stars | Mountain | not stated in model name | CPSC, EN 1078, NTA 8776 | $270 | 2024 |
| Giro Aries Spherical | 8.404 | 5 stars | Road | not stated in model name | CPSC | $300 | 2023 |
| Sweet Protection Fixer Composite 2Vi MIPS | 8.243 | 5 stars | Full-Face | MIPS | CPSC, EN 1078, NTA 8776 | $450 | 2026 |
| MET Trenta 3K Carbon MIPS (2025) | 8.201 | 5 stars | Road | MIPS | CPSC | $450 | 2025 |
| P2R A20 MIPS | 8.14 | 5 stars | Road | MIPS | CPSC | $55 | 2025 |
| Fox Racing Speedframe Pro | 8.096 | 5 stars | Mountain | not stated in model name | CPSC | $199 | 2025 |
| Sweet Protection Strayer 2Vi MIPS | 7.877 | 5 stars | Full-Face | MIPS | CPSC, EN 1078, NTA 8776 | $350 | 2026 |
| Sweet Protection Fixer Carbon 2Vi MIPS | 7.659 | 5 stars | Full-Face | MIPS | CPSC, EN 1078, NTA 8776 | $650 | 2026 |
| POC Cytal | 7.511 | 5 stars | Road | not stated in model name | CPSC | $330 | 2025 |
| Fox Racing Speedframe RS | 7.229 | 5 stars | Mountain | not stated in model name | CPSC | $279 | 2025 |
| POC Cularis | 7.096 | 5 stars | Mountain | not stated in model name | CPSC | $240 | 2025 |
| HEXR Miden RLS | 6.933 | 5 stars | Urban | RLS (rotational liner) | CPSC | $150 | 2025 |
| Canyon Deflectr RLS | 6.819 | 5 stars | Mountain | RLS (rotational liner) | CPSC | $160 | 2025 |
| PIKIO Si OBLIK | 4.61 | 5 stars | Road | not stated in model name | CPSC | $379 | 2026 |