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The Abus Powerdome is a budget-friendly £110 aero helmet

New helmet also available in MIPS version for £129.99

Jack Luke / Our Media

Jack Luke

Published: February 21, 2023 at 3:46 pm

The Abus Powerdome is a new budget aero helmet that was released quietly during Eurobike 2022 and is now available to purchase.

The road bike helmet features tech originally seen on the brand’s top-flight GameChanger aero helmet, including the lightweight fixed FlowStraps and Zoom Ace cradle system, at a lower price.

The helmet features the same adjustment system as the GameChanger. - Jack Luke / Our Media

Priced at £129.99 for the MIPS version or £109.99 for the non-MIPS helmet (international pricing TBC), the Powerdome is available in three sizes and four colour options.

The helmet has a more traditional look than the GameChanger, with 17 vents and what Abus claims to be an aerodynamic profile.

Abus says the design of the helmet aids cooling. - Jack Luke / Our Media

The helmet features Abus’ Forced Air Cooling Technology.

Abus says this “uses the Venturi effect” to force air from the front to rear vents, improving airflow.

The helmet is manufactured in Italy and uses an in-mould construction.

We really like the bronze and blue(ish) helmets. - Jack Luke / Our Media

In-mould construction bonds the outer shell to the EPS body of the helmet, improving durability.

The helmet is available in a handsome sparkly bronze, ruby red, pearlescent blue and grey.

Jack Luke

Deputy editor

Jack Luke is the deputy editor at BikeRadar and has been fettling with bikes for his whole life. Always in search of the hippest new niche in cycling, Jack is a self-confessed gravel dork, fixie-botherer, tandem-evangelist and hill climb try hard. Jack thinks nothing of bikepacking after work to sleep in a ditch or taking on a daft challenge for the BikeRadar YouTube channel. He is also a regular contributor to the BikeRadar podcast. With a near encyclopaedic knowledge of cycling tech, ranging from the most esoteric retro niche to the most cutting-edge modern kit, Jack takes pride in his ability to seek out stories that would otherwise go unreported. He is also particularly fond of tan-wall tyres, dynamo lights, cup and cone bearings, and skids. Jack has been writing about and testing bikes for more than six years now, has a background working in bike shops for years before that, and is regularly found riding a mix of weird and wonderful machines. Jack can also often be seen zooming about with his partner aboard their beloved tandem.
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