These days a bike helmet, especially for kids, is an essential item, and with kids growing up so fast these days it has to one they are happy to be seen wearing. I chose this for my little girl over the many other helmets available from big name brands like Specialized, Bell and Met as it, to my mind at least, has a much better design for covering the back of the head than any of the other styles I saw. Most helmets tend to cover only part way down at the back but the Uvex Hero stood out as being different and reaches much further down to provide maximum protection by curving round and down towards the neck. With this being a present to go along ...  Read the complete review

I bought my eight year old daughter a Uvex bicycle helmet when she started her cycling proficiency course at school several months ago. I had never heard of Uvex before this, but it was recommended to me from a friend who know about these things - and apparently it's an American safety brand that is well respected. I bought the helmet off of Amazon for £25.00 - which included postage and packaging - and while there were cheaper helmets I really didn't want to scrape on quality when it came to such important safety equipment. There were a number of Uvex helmets to choose from in terms of style and appearance - and as my daughter is very much a girlie girl, I ...  Read the complete review