"As we roll into the middle of fall, lower sun angles and shorter daylight hours make helmet visors more important than ever. Realistically, they're an important feature to have all the time, but their effectiveness - or ineffectiveness - really becomes apparent when the sun is shining directly into your eyes at all hours of the day. As someone who rides outdoors most days and often near sunset,"
"I've been testing cycling gear for nearly a decade at this point. I've ridden in well over fifty different mountain bike and road/gravel helmets in that time, and recently, I've noticed an odd trend. Like the hairline on my head, the visors on some helmets keep creeping higher onto the top of the shell. Now, we can buy helmets with visors that don't do anything other than look goofy, yay!"
"Likewise, I've spent quite a bit of time riding and racing gravel in my life, and I genuinely want to know one thing. Are road and gravel riders not bothered by the sun shining directly in their eyes? I certainly am. Being able to see clearly when riding at ~20 mph down a rough gravel road is just as important to me as being able to see on a mountain bike trail. I'm not trying to say that road and gravel helmets should have MTB-style visors, but where are the options outside of wearing a cycling cap?"
Lower sun angles and shorter daylight make helmet visors more important for shielding riders' eyes. Regular outdoor riders who ride near sunset rely on visors to block direct sunlight. A decade of gear testing and more than fifty helmets ridden revealed a trend of visors creeping higher on helmet shells. Many modern visors appear purely aesthetic and fail to perform their primary sun-blocking function. Road and gravel riders are reported to have few visor options beyond wearing cycling caps. Mountain bike helmets include visors that also protect from low-hanging branches, while road/gravel helmet options remain limited.
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