Are you looking for a lightweight cycling helmet? Read this guide to see a selection of the best as chosen by the expert reviewers at road.cc, and find bonus handy advice about light road bike helmets in our Q+A section.

The best road bike helmets will be lightest in their given category, making them the most comfortable option because they place less strain on your neck.

The Kask Valegro is by far the lightest road bike helmet I could find, and the only one diving below 200 grams (for a size small that is). At 180 grams it’s 35 percent lighter than the average weight of 280 grams.

Limar Ultralight Evo super lightweight road bike helmet. Limar’s Ultralight road helmet has long fought for the title of “world’s lightest bike helmet”, with us having weighed various iterations from just 159g to 173g on our own scales.

We tested and reviewed tons of bike helmets from road models to mountain bike lids to full-face, and more. These are the bike helmets we rode and recommend.