Review of Bell Alchera Road Helmet

Bell Alchera Road Helmet
By: Bell Average Rating: 4.0 Total Reviews: 2
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Great Value, straps so-so

On: 2007-08-08

I agree with R.Howerton, the helmet is a super value but the side straps refuse to lay flat against your face. Its not annoying enough to bother me but some people might.

Jim W.

Howerton is right

On: 2007-04-26

I concur with everthing Howerton says, except for the niggle he has about the straps. Great protection at a great price for long, narrow-ish heads like mine, and it doesnt look bad either. Best of all, I can get my size 7-3/8 dome into a medium, even when in need of a haircut and wearing a cap.

Good helmet. Good price. Just needs a few tweaks....

On: 2007-01-12

I bought this helmet to replace a 2002 Bell Phi that was getting up there in age. Ive had good success with Bell helmets and like their affordability relative to the Giro brand.

The Good:
-More room for my long, narrow head than the Phi which was tight if I needed to use head cover in the winter.
-Lots of large cooling vents.
-Good price
-The fit adjustment is simple and easy to do with one hand even while riding.

The Bad (or just Not so Good):
-I cant seem to get the side straps to lie flat against my face. The clasp wants to twist them slightly. Its a little annoying.
-If youve got medium length hair, it will probably be coming out of the aformentioned large vents during your ride.
-No hard shell over the back portion of the helmet. I can see the foam getting dinged up as time goes on.

If I had to do it over again, Id probably move up a model or two to one with a full shell. Hopefully the strap deal will work itself out with use.