Beaddictive

Reviewed by:	Farhan Ahmed (contact)
Title:	Importance of halmet
Category:	Sports equipment
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Too much equipment can be confusing—hard to keep track of, and bothersome to store. Thankfully, the kid-specific PICCHU does double duty, serving for both climbing and cycling. The highly adjustable helmet fits kids with head diameters from 48 to 54 cm (a.k.a. big two year olds to small ten year olds). The lightweight helmet has an injection-molded ABS shell and expanded polystyrene liner. Translation: the shell and lining offer plenty of protection from impacts (rated to standards for European cycling (CE EN 1078), US cycling (CPSC safety standard for cycling helmets for five-year-olds and older) and international climbing equipment safety standards (CE EN 12492 / UIAA). Petzl doesn’t test the helmet for water sports, skateboards, scooters, or free running, but our daredevil mini-testers used it for all of the above, with no contusions, concussions, or cracks in the shell. Three of our testers used it on multi-pitch climbs. While parents will appreciate the safety factor, kids like the easily adjustable chin strap. Even more, they love the three pages of stickers (so they can customize their helmet with something other than SpongeBob and Barbie decals) and the small, removable red signal light for twilight biking (or playing tag with after dark).