Data table
Urban Bike Helmets — VT STAR Ratings
46 urban helmets tested by VT (5 5-star), best STAR score 6.93.
Every urban helmet in the Virginia Tech Helmet Lab's STAR registry (46 of 304 tested), sorted by STAR score (lower is safer).
| 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 |
| Bern Watts | 25.266 | 0 stars | Urban | not stated in model name | CPSC | $60 | 2018 |
| Thousand Heritage | 24.926 | 0 stars | Urban | not stated in model name | CPSC | $90 | 2021 |
| Electra Helmet | 23.299 | 0 stars | Urban | not stated in model name | CPSC | $70 | 2018 |
| Schwinn Chic | 22.929 | 0 stars | Urban | not stated in model name | CPSC | $25 | 2019 |
| Thousand Heritage 2.0 | 22.92 | 0 stars | Urban | not stated in model name | CPSC | $99 | 2023 |
| 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 |
| Kali City | 22.491 | 0 stars | Urban | not stated in model name | CPSC | $125 | 2018 |
| Smith Holt | 21.953 | 0 stars | Urban | not stated in model name | CPSC, Snow | $70 | 2020 |
| Bell Division | 20.056 | 1 stars | Urban | not stated in model name | CPSC, Skate | $40 | 2019 |
| Bern Brentwood | 19.924 | 1 stars | Urban | not stated in model name | CPSC | $70 | 2018 |
| Bern Allston | 19.373 | 1 stars | Urban | not stated in model name | CPSC | $80 | 2019 |
| Triple 8 Dual Certified MIPS | 19.014 | 1 stars | Urban | MIPS | CPSC, Skate | $75 | 2018 |
| ABUS PURL-Y | 18.758 | 2 stars | Urban | not stated in model name | CPSC, NTA 8776 | $100 | 2024 |
| FEND One | 18.732 | 2 stars | Urban | not stated in model name | CPSC | $99 | 2024 |
| Closca Helmet Loop | 18.683 | 2 stars | Urban | not stated in model name | CPSC | $80 | 2022 |
| Livall L23 | 18.401 | 2 stars | Urban | not stated in model name | CPSC, EN 1078, NTA 8776 | $100 | 2026 |
| Giro Sutton MIPS | 18.129 | 2 stars | Urban | MIPS | CPSC | $100 | 2018 |
| XNITO Old School | 18 | 2 stars | Urban | not stated in model name | CPSC, NTA 8776 | $150 | 2026 |
| S1 Lifer | 17.829 | 2 stars | Urban | not stated in model name | CPSC | $65 | 2020 |
| Lumos Ultra | 17.188 | 2 stars | Urban | not stated in model name | CPSC | $120 | 2022 |
| ILM E3-12LS | 16.222 | 2 stars | Urban | not stated in model name | CPSC, EN 1078, NTA 8776 | $140 | 2026 |
| S1 Retro Lifer E-Helmet | 14.844 | 3 stars | Urban | not stated in model name | CPSC, NTA 8776 | $120 | 2023 |
| Lazer CityZen KinetiCore | 14.549 | 3 stars | Urban | KinetiCore | CPSC | $65 | 2022 |
| Bell Annex MIPS | 14.48 | 3 stars | Urban | MIPS | CPSC | $125 | 2019 |
| Giro Caden MIPS | 14.213 | 3 stars | Urban | MIPS | CPSC | $95 | 2020 |
| Bontrager Charge WaveCel | 13.637 | 3 stars | Urban | WaveCel | CPSC | $150 | 2019 |
| Nutcase Street MIPS | 13.538 | 3 stars | Urban | MIPS | CPSC | $80 | 2021 |
| Lazer Urbanize NTA MIPS | 13.496 | 3 stars | Urban | MIPS | CPSC | $160 | 2021 |
| ABUS Hyban 2.0 MIPS | 13.07 | 3 stars | Urban | MIPS | CPSC | $110 | 2023 |
| Specialized Tone | 13.047 | 3 stars | Urban | not stated in model name | CPSC | $80 | 2022 |
| Bern Hudson | 13.031 | 3 stars | Urban | not stated in model name | CPSC, NTA 8776 | $140 | 2022 |
| Thousand Chapter MIPS | 12.914 | 4 stars | Urban | MIPS | CPSC | $135 | 2021 |
| Bern Union MIPS | 12.577 | 4 stars | Urban | MIPS | CPSC | $110 | 2019 |
| Lazer Cruizer MIPS | 12.316 | 4 stars | Urban | MIPS | CPSC | $125 | 2021 |
| AIRNOGGIN Head Trauma Protection System | 12.049 | 4 stars | Urban | not stated in model name | CPSC | $99 | 2022 |
| Sweet Protection Promuter MIPS | 11.961 | 4 stars | Urban | MIPS | CPSC | $200 | 2023 |
| Bern Major MIPS | 11.517 | 4 stars | Urban | MIPS | CPSC | $130 | 2022 |
| ABUS Pedelec 2.0 MIPS | 11.143 | 4 stars | Urban | MIPS | CPSC, EN 1078, NTA 8776, ASTM | $200 | 2023 |
| Lazer Anverz NTA MIPS | 10.994 | 4 stars | Urban | MIPS | CPSC, EN 1078, NTA 8776 | $200 | 2020 |
| UNIT 1 NEON | 9.53 | 5 stars | Urban | not stated in model name | CPSC, EN 1078, NTA 8776 | $200 | 2025 |
| 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 |
| Specialized Mode | 8.803 | 5 stars | Urban | not stated in model name | CPSC, NTA 8776 | $120 | 2021 |
| HEXR Miden RLS | 6.933 | 5 stars | Urban | RLS (rotational liner) | CPSC | $150 | 2025 |