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Giro 2007 Flume helmet
$40.00
Pictures: Blue flames , Red flames , Lavender butterflies , Red butterflies
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The Giro Flume is an excellent helmet for children from roughly age 5 and up. It has 20 vents for good air flow, weighs 9.5 oz (270 grams), and comes in several attractive colors.
The Flume uses Giro’s Acu Dial system, which makes adjusting the helmet’s fit around your head an easy, one hand operation. The chin strap is held in place with cam-lock levers, which pop open for easy adjustment, then snap back closed and don’t slip. The visor provides shade and can be removed if you don’t want it.
All Giro helmets are CPSC certified, which means they pass the industry standard tests for safety. Giro uses “In-Mold” Microshell construction for almost all their helmets, a process that permanently bonds the EPS foam layer to the hard outer shell. This makes Giro helmets much stronger and more durable than other helmets where the outer shell and EPS are just taped together.
The Flume is one of Giro’s “Universal Fit” helmets, in this case “Universal Youth”. That means it is adjustable to comfortably fit a big range of head sizes. The Flume fits heads from 19.75” (50cm) around up to 22.5” (57cm). Helmets smaller than the Flume are the Giro Rodeo (same minimum size of 19.75” / 50cm but slightly lighter at 9 oz) and the Giro Me2 (minimum head size 18.75” / 48cm, weight 8.5 oz). If the Flume’s maximum size of 22.5” is too small, look to the “Universal Adult” helmets such as the Giro Indicator or Bell Slant, or any of the multi-size helmets such as the Giro Havoc and Bell Ghisallo.
The Flume is built on the same mold as the Giro Skyla, a helmet Giro intends to appeal to women. The Flume and the Skyla fit exactly the same. If you have a child who prefers the appearance of the Skyla, there is no reason not to buy that helmet instead of the “youth-oriented” Flume.
The Bell Sports company owns the Giro brand, and Bell Sports makes both Giro and Bell helmets. Bell and Giro helmets share many features, but one thing they don’t share is shape. Giro helmets use a slightly oval mold (longer front to back, narrower side to side), while Bell helmets use a more round mold. If your head is large and more oval shaped, a Giro helmet might fit better. If your head is large and more round, a Bell helmet will probably fit better. If your head is of average size, you probably won’t notice a difference and will get a good fit from either brand. In that case pick a helmet based on the features or design or colors you like and don’t worry about the brand—both Giro and Bell are excellent helmets.
| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Fit system | Acu Dial |
| Construction | In-mold |
| Ventilation | 20 vents |
| Features | Snap-fit visor |
| Weight | 9.5 oz / 275 g |
| Sizes | Universal Fit Youth UY (19.75"-22.5"/50-57cm) |
| Our part numbers | 5649772 UY Blue/white flames
6654785 UY Red/black flames 6879614 UY Lavender butterflies 9882672 UY Red butterflies |