Bern Brentwood Summer Multi-Sport Helmet

by Bern Unlimited

Product Features

• Zipmold? hard foam meets ASTM F 2040, CPSC and EN 1078 standards for bike and skate
• Weight: S -M 14.1 oz | L-XL 14.6 oz. | XXL-XXXL 15.8 oz.
• Adjustable chin strap
• Bern?s exclusive Zipmold? foam

Product Description

Quit swapping helmets every time the seasons change and slide on the low-profile Bern Brentwood Helmet; ample venting keeps this lid cool in the summer, and a snap-in liner readies it for winter slashing. The tough, seamless hard shell design wraps around your skull to protect you from racking your brain on the snow or concrete. Mom can rest easy. Bern invested serious time into dialing in the Sink Fit shape so the Brentwood easily accommodates sunglasses or goggles and it wont leave you feeling like a top-heavy dashboard wobble-head.

Product Features

• Material: [Shell] Zip Mold; [Liner] Snap-Knit
• Ventilation: 12 Top and front
• Adjustability: Slidelock chin
• Weight: 12.5oz (354g)
• Recommended Use: Skiing, snowboarding, BMX, skating
• Manufacturer Warranty: 1 Year

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0014K8B10
• Item model number: BEVM3GBKL
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #12,365 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)
  • #53 in Sports & Outdoors > Bikes & Accessories > Helmets

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic!, July 25, 2009

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soupbone (Bensalem, PA USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Bern Brentwood Summer Multi-Sport Helmet (Sports)

I have owned TONS of helmets and bike products. I read lots of online reviews prior to purchasing, and then purchase 2 or 3 close items to compare. Unfortunately, I often forget to return the others, but I digress... :) Anyways,after buying hundreds of items this way none of them have prompted me to post a review - until now. This product is EXACTLY what I was looking for. I currently own and rotate through three or four dorky looking but high-end road and mtn bike helmets from Giro, Bell, and a full-face V1 from Fox Racing. The Bern Brentwood is by far the lightest, most comfortable, and not unimportantly *decent looking* helmet you can get for even twice the money, let alone at this price ($59.99 and free shipping). I'd say it fits true to size to a *tad* small, so if you are on the edge like I was go with the bigger one and you'll be set. The snap in liners are cool as hell and offer options. I have yet to be able to find an online retailer to buy the winter Hunter fleece insert, but that's no biggie. In addition, after a ride with it today enjoying the nice low-profile deep-dish fit (like a skateboarder or hockey helmet), I fell asleep on the couch and apparantly my 85lb yellow lab went to town on it for like 20 minutes. There were teeth marks but no major damage to the shell, foam, or the liners which says a lot! Highly recommended and wish I found it sooner.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars safety doesn't have to suck, September 6, 2009

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James Yeh (Brooklyn, NY, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bern Brentwood Summer Multi-Sport Helmet (Sports)

i love my bern brentwood helmet. it's totally functional and lightweight and durable and fits on your head in a way that doesn't look stupid. i get a lot of compliments on the way it looks.

the visor thing is cool too. you can either have a detachable mini-visor to help shield sun and rain or take it off.

it's not super cheap but it's well worth the value. and if you're able to find it used or discounted, there's really no excuse not to get it.

easily the least stupid-looking bike helmet on the market.

12 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hip and comfy cranial protection, September 25, 2009

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Scorpio69 (Hawaii, America's Paradise) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Bern Brentwood Summer Multi-Sport Helmet (Sports)

I live in Hawaii, where there are no helmet laws (as it should be). I ride my 50cc moped everywhere. After witnessing a couple of nasty spills, I started researching helmets. My initial thought, naturally, was a motorcycle helmet. However, having ridden motorcycles for many years and suffering through the discomfort of wearing a full brain bucket, I started looking at "skid lids". This led me to research helmet safety and testing standards.

Guess what?

The difference between a bike and motorcycle helmet, testing-wise, is ONE METER -- that is, the height from which a motorcycle helmet is drop-tested is 3 meters, while a bike helmet is dropped from 2 meters. This is the equivalent of a 4 MPH difference! It should also be noted that most well-made (like Bern) bicycle helmets could easily pass the 3-meter drop test.

Further, motorcycle DOT helmets are so-designated by the manufacturers themselves -- there is no independent certification done.

Google up this article from Motorcyclist magazine:

Motorcycle Helmet Performance: Blowing the Lid Off

It is quite exhaustive and within it one learns that when motorcycle accidents were actually studied, 90 percent or more of actual accidents are moderate-energy impacts. Ninety-plus percent of the head impacts surveyed, in fact, were equal to or less than the force involved in a 7-foot drop. And 99 percent of the impacts were at or below the energy of a 10-foot drop.

With all of this in mind, I started thinking, "So why wear some heavy, uncomfortable DOT helmet that will afford me no better protection (and possibly less) than a well-designed bike helmet?"

Enter Bern and their Brentwood model.

All I can say is pretty much summed up in the title to this review. It is supremely comfortable, with their large-size fitting my 23" cranium nice and snugly (but not overly snug). It looks so hip (especially with the snap-in visor) that my son will actually wear it. And it is more aerodynamic than my naked head! The ventilation is excellent, keeping my head cool in the hot Hawaiian sun.

Bottom line: If you're thinking of wearing a helmet, buy this. You can't go wrong.

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