Data table
Bike Helmets Under $50 — VT STAR Ratings
32 VT-tested helmets under $50 (from $8) — best STAR score 9.55.
VT Helmet Lab STAR-tested bicycle helmets listed at VT's test-time price of $50 or less (32 of 304 priced rows), sorted by STAR score. Prices are VT's own listed test-time price — a street estimate, not independently re-verified.
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BASE CAMP Urban Commuter | 26.566 | 0 stars | Urban | not stated in model name | CPSC | $26 | 2023 |
| Kali Chakra Solo | 24.975 | 0 stars | Mountain | not stated in model name | CPSC | $50 | 2022 |
| Cannondale Quick | 24.236 | 0 stars | Multi-sport | not stated in model name | CPSC | $40 | 2019 |
| Retrospec Dakota | 23.889 | 0 stars | Multi-sport | not stated in model name | CPSC | $27 | 2024 |
| Schwinn Chic | 22.929 | 0 stars | Urban | not stated in model name | CPSC | $25 | 2019 |
| BASE CAMP BC-019 | 22.761 | 0 stars | Urban | not stated in model name | CPSC | $38 | 2024 |
| Nutcase Street | 22.723 | 0 stars | Urban | not stated in model name | CPSC, Skate | $8 | 2018 |
| Mongoose Capture | 22.588 | 0 stars | Mountain | not stated in model name | CPSC | $35 | 2022 |
| Razor V-12 | 21.99 | 0 stars | Multi-sport | not stated in model name | CPSC | $30 | 2022 |
| Zefal Ultra Light | 21.724 | 1 stars | Multi-sport | not stated in model name | CPSC | $35 | 2024 |
| Schwinn Flash | 20.997 | 1 stars | Multi-sport | not stated in model name | CPSC | $30 | 2018 |
| Giro Revel | 20.922 | 1 stars | Multi-sport | not stated in model name | CPSC | $45 | 2018 |
| Schwinn Thrasher | 20.13 | 1 stars | Multi-sport | not stated in model name | CPSC | $14 | 2019 |
| Bell Division | 20.056 | 1 stars | Urban | not stated in model name | CPSC, Skate | $40 | 2019 |
| Bontrager Solstice | 19.91 | 1 stars | Multi-sport | not stated in model name | CPSC | $40 | 2018 |
| Bell Reflex | 19.866 | 1 stars | Multi-sport | not stated in model name | CPSC | $10 | 2018 |
| Schwinn Excursion | 19.369 | 1 stars | Multi-sport | not stated in model name | CPSC | $25 | 2019 |
| Louis Garneau Eagle | 19.064 | 1 stars | Multi-sport | not stated in model name | CPSC | $40 | 2019 |
| Bell Adrenaline | 18.929 | 2 stars | Multi-sport | not stated in model name | CPSC | $23 | 2019 |
| Louis Garneau Le Tour II | 18.785 | 2 stars | Multi-sport | not stated in model name | CPSC | $50 | 2018 |
| Mongoose Session | 18.255 | 2 stars | Mountain | not stated in model name | CPSC | $30 | 2023 |
| Victgoal VG 112 | 18.127 | 2 stars | Multi-sport | not stated in model name | CPSC | $39 | 2024 |
| Zefal Light Up | 17.728 | 2 stars | Road | not stated in model name | CPSC | $10 | 2024 |
| Giro Register | 17.056 | 2 stars | Multi-sport | not stated in model name | CPSC | $45 | 2019 |
| Schwinn Intercept | 16.852 | 2 stars | Multi-sport | not stated in model name | CPSC | $18 | 2019 |
| Zefal Pro 24 | 16.246 | 2 stars | Road | not stated in model name | CPSC | $30 | 2022 |
| Bikeroo TT-29 | 16.18 | 2 stars | Mountain | not stated in model name | CPSC | $25 | 2024 |
| Lazer Tempo KinetiCore | 14.489 | 3 stars | Road | KinetiCore | CPSC | $40 | 2022 |
| Lazer Codax KinetiCore | 14.489 | 3 stars | Road | KinetiCore | CPSC | $45 | 2022 |
| Giant Relay MIPS | 12.483 | 4 stars | Road | MIPS | CPSC | $50 | 2021 |
| Liv Relay MIPS | 12.483 | 4 stars | Road | MIPS | CPSC | $50 | 2021 |
| Specialized Align II | 9.554 | 5 stars | Multi-sport | not stated in model name | CPSC | $50 | 2020 |