Thanks for tuning in this is The Sweet
Cyclists, today we're going to be looking
at the Lazer Urbanize MIPS cycling
helmet. Here we have Lazer's latest
helmet, this is their Urbanize MIPS
helmet and this is designed to be an E-bike
or commuter helmet. What's really cool
about this it has the certification for
higher speeds that are typically
associated with e-bikes and
it also has a lot of additional cool
features that I like. Box wise
super simple, high contrast colors and the Lazer
logo printed on here nicely. They
come in a small, medium, and large sizes. This is a
medium sized and I'll go ahead and take out a box.
While I do that we'll go over the specs,
the retail price on this is $150 and for
that price you get a lot of features.
This is a MIPS helmet so you get
the additional security if you have an
impact and you also get a magnetic lens
which is a really cool feature. It's a
panoramic magnetic lens that actually
just pops on the front. You get their
full winter kit which is also really
cool so if you're in a colder climate or
ommute early mornings or late
nights you get these little ear covers
that protect your ears from the weather.
You also get a additional little
wind blocker here that covers one of the
vents. It also has an integrated rear tail light
as well that's USB rechargeable and you
can also pop this out and use that spot
as a locking position so another cool
feature. You get a magnetic strap here as
well to easily put it and take
it off. Here are the contents of what
you get in the box, you get the helmet
with the integrated tail light. You get a
micro USB charging cable to charge a
tail light. You get the magnetic clear
panoramic lens for the front of the
helmet. You get the winter kid which
includes two ear covers as well as a
little foam vent blocker as well as
these velcro stickers to attach the ear
covers. Now let's take a look at the
weight of this helmet, being a commuter
helmet that's not going
superlight. This is
the medium size and on my scale with the
tail light installed it comes out to 418
grams. The magnetic panoramic lens comes
in at 58 grams by itself and then the
winter kit which includes the two ear
covers and the little foam vent blocker
that comes in at 32 grams. Now let's
go over the fit and finish of the Lazer
Urbanize MIPS helmet. I think its a
really cool helmet especially with the
MIPS technology on the inside. You have
the safety of a more advanced helmet
with a lot of commuter benefits.
Starting from the outside this is a
matte black color, the finish feels
pretty nice you can see it extends all
the way down with these plastic
coverings so you don't see the exposed
foam underneath. On the inside you have
that really big MIPS liner and it's
interesting to see it here without the
vents cutouts it looks like a large
single piece. This will actually
rotate and absorb some of that
rotational inertia if you have an
accident. The brackets here look pretty
cool so it's a magnetic buckle similar
to like the Bontrager
Specter that we reviewed here. You see
simply get it close and they'll slide in
now I found that removing these is a
little bit awkward if you're typically with
a buckle you press down pull with this
on motion is actually flipped you
actually have to pull away from each
other. It looks like it has a leather
strap but it feels like fake leather
but it has this cool leather style
texture to it. On the side strap
you also have what looks like metal
strap holders, but are likely just
plastic. The straps themself are fairly
soft and easy to use though you also
have all the adjustability you need.
The retention system here is a dual
direction dial that allows for micro adjustments. You can also
pull this down or up at this location
here I depend on your head.
So enough adjustment to really dial in
the fit.
You also have really nice plush pads on
the inside, these are much nice.
On cheaper helmets they're
typically really soft and don't do much
but here they're quite soft and
it wraps around your forehead all the
way up and around. The other cool thing
about this is the magnetic lens. I think
it is a little bit controversial, you look
like you're a race car driver with this
on. You can also store it in disabled
position so if you don't need it the.
They also have the magnets
on the back side so this is really cool
so you can store it in this upward
position. Now this is not quite as
effective as say a normal sunglasses
since it's a little bit further away
from your head but it will deflect a lot
of the flow from your face so especially
being in colder climates or simply don't
want to wear sunglasses everywhere it's a
really cool option and because it's
magnetic super easy to take on take off
and when you don't need it just pop it
off on top it's a really nice feature.
The other really nice thing about this
is that integrated rear taillight. To turn
this on you simply click on the
middle to activate, it has a really nice
uniform glow to it and three different
modes. You have a steady mode, a flash
mode as well as a breath mode that fades
in and out. The other cool thing about
this is you can actually remove it. If you pull the
fit system out, this was actually pops
off so you apply pressure on the back so
you can see this comes off. It has a USB
charging port here and then with this
off you actually have a nice large hole
here, they advertise this as a locking
hole so you can actually put your lock
through this hole and then lock this to
your bike so pretty nice feature.
I think this locking hole is a little
bit smaller than I expected though, you
can definitely leave the tail light
in and simply use one of the other vent
holes as an alternative but really nice
feature and it also means you can really
take the tail light with you or not run it
if you don't need it. To put it back on
you simply put the top in first push
down and it stays in place.
The other thing is the winter kit on
this is really cool. It's quite plush
looks like leather but likely fake
leather. The inside has the fake fur,
they're really soft and you have these
nice cutouts here so you can actually
see it's transparent a really nice
feature. You can still hear, instead of
wearing like a beanie or something that
will prevent or reduce your
hearing, this actually lets you still
hear but stay warm. To install these they
provide Velcro stickers you simply
slide this in underneath the fit system
and then using the Velcro stickers you
just position this
to hold them in place.
Then you can see once they're installed
they'll sit flush inside here and keep
you warm. It also
has this little strap here and what
that's for is you simply run the straps
there for extra holding that
keeps
it nice and tight against your head, so a
really nice feature. Also this is a
really cool additional foam piece they
include with the winter kit, it's a
little bit confusing when you first see
this. What it's designed to do is
actually block out this front vent so
you simply place it on the inside it'll
sit flush and you can see it actually
blocks out that front vent to keep you
extra warm on colder days or
winter riding. Here's a little walk
around of the helmet in an urban setting,
as you can see the styling on the
helmets pretty cool especially with that
integrated lens it gives it a really
sleek design. It has really sharp corner so
that really stands out, I do wish they
had more colors in black. The tail
light itself is cool but it's not very
bright, so it's not visible in the
daytime. I definitely recommend still
running a secondary tail light. In terms
of the optics of the panoramic lens
we're actually surprised, they're quite
clear. They don't lean offer any
transition lenses or darker versions but
the clear lens, as long as you keep it
clean, has really nice optics. There's a
bit of distortion near the top so you do
have to keep your eyes a level or
pointing downward but overall I think
it's a very cool urban helmet
that gives you a nice sleek look with a
lot of cool features. Now let's do a
comparison between the Lazer Urbanize
helmet and some other helmets on the
market. What I've laid out here is the
Lazer Chameleon helmet, this is their
do it all style helmet that can
be used for road biking, commuting or
even mountain biking. We have our
Urbanize helmet here and then we have
the Coros SafeSound helmet. This is a
commuter helmet that has a lot of cool
features like phone integration as well
as a crash sensor. First let's start
out with the more traditional Road
helmet.
Now you might be confused why are there
so many different categories when it
comes to helmets. I think the big
difference is when you're a commuter
you're typically not riding for quite as
long as a road biker, so you don't need
all the vents. With a road biking helmet
ventilation is really important to be
cool when you're doing long
climbs or multi-hour rides. When you're
commuting you're typically starting off
quite cold and your rides don't
really extend that long especially
colder days. So the big difference
is the lack of vents, you have less
vents and then the form factor as well.
Typically the commuter helmet you
see how the back extends quite a bit
further down versus a traditional road
bike helmet. It's pretty interesting, I
think the I actually use this Cameleon
helmet daily I really like the helmet.
It's a little bit lighter for road
biking and the venting neck definitely
works well. Comparing the commuter helmet
to the commuter helmet is a pretty interesting
comparison. This is the Coros SafeSound
helmet that we've actually already
reviewed here, you can see form factor
wise quite similar. Most of these
commuter style helmets will have this
form factor. You have a sharp ear
cutout and then a larger back portion that
extends further downward. Again minimal
venting with both of these helmets, these
are smaller but a little more abundant.
They both have an integrated tail light
now what's cool about this the Coros is
$50 more but it actually has cellphone
integration so there's a built-in mic on
this.
I'll let you take calls listen to music
with these built-in speakers on the side.
It has a similar ratcheting fit system
however it's not MIPS enabled. So that's
really nice at $150 to have all these
features including this little magnetic
panoramic lens it's quite cool to see
from Lazer. Now let's go over the pros
and cons for the Lazer Urbanize
helmet, I really like the fact that it
comes with MIPS integration. It's
definitely a nice safety feature to have
that reduces the chance of injury. I also
really like the included winter kit for
cold weather, it's really nice that
includes so many parts with the ear
covers and the vent cover. So you're
definitely going to stay warm in colder weather.
Also the panoramic magnetic lens is a
nice feature it's easily detachable and
can also be in that flipped in the
storage mode so definitely something
nice to have when riding colder
weather or if you just don't want to wear
sunglasses all the time. Some of the cons
with the helmet are the strap, it is a
little bit stiff. I found when I was
riding them I really felt them against
my head, I think a little bit softer
material might help. Also the tail light
lacks a battery status indicator,
although it does have really high
runtime you're not gonna know when it
dies so something you just have to be
aware of and keep charging it at least
once a week or depending how much you
ride it. Also Lazer doesn't include a
storage back for the lens or helmet it
would have been nice to have some cloth
bag for the lens itself so when you're
not using it it doesn't get scratched up.
Taking everything into account I'd give
the Urbanize helmet a 9.1
out of 10. I think they packed a lot of
features into this helmet that makes it
a great option whether you're commuting
or have an e-bike. Between the panoramic
lens the tail light the magnetics drafts
I think there's a lot going on here for
a pretty good price. Thanks for watching
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