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The Idolo is MET’s entry level road helmet that’s designed to replicate its top end lids, but at an affordable price, which it does well.
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It has a slick, racy, compact shape with 15 vents that do a solid job. It feels good from the off and fits using MET’s Safe-T-E-mid horizontal fit system, which offers a wide range of adjustment and is easy to use, even on the fly. While there’s no vertical adjustment I didn’t miss it to be honest.
A neat safety touch here is the LED light built into the dial, with flashing and solid light modes. This is an ideal back up to your rear light on low light days.
The side straps use a snap and lock down set-up, which works well, if a little fiddly to begin with.
The Idolo MET delivers a good lightweight, adjustable and safety conscious package for the money.
- Sizes: M (52–59cm), L (60–64cm)
- Colours: Black, Black/White/Red, Blue, Fluro Yellow, Red, White
- Vents: 15
- Weight: 255g
Authors
Ian Osborne is a contributor to BikeRadar and Cycling Plus magazine. He grew up riding BMX and working part-time in bike shops to feed his habit. After travelling the world, usually with a bike, he started working on mountain bike magazines, going back to his roots by playing in the dirt racing downhill and taking part in early four-cross events. Ian has since raced everything from cross-country MTB to 24-hour events, and over the last 20 years has graduated into the world of Lycra, skinny tyres and time trial bikes before catching the Ironman triathlon bug. He continues to ride bikes of all types on a regular basis and occasionally still races for fun.
