Catlike Catlike Mixino Road Helmet
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Excellent cooling and good protection (untested!)
The helmet offers excellent cooling from its many holes, much better than my old Bell Sweep. It feels like it offers good protection all round the head, as yet untested, making it a great purchase at this price. Only small niggle is the straps at the back can be a bit fiddly when taking on and off as they get stuck in front or behind the plastic strap/fixing strip. Although this is very minor.
23 August 2016
very lightweight
I wanted a lightweight helmet with plenty of ventilation and this helmet nails it
14 August 2016
Good quality
Comfy, light and good quality. Good air flow and looks good on too. A great helmet to wear for daily runs.
14 July 2016
Great helmet
My old helmet needed replacing and I chose this helmet after reading several reviews and it hasn't disappointed. It's very comfortable and so light that you don't even realise you're wearing a crash hat. Would highly recommend,
16 June 2016
Tested and passed!
Super light, comfortable even after a few hours. Massive cooling due to the shape and aerodynamics, but without the noise and drag of some I've had. In the colder and wetter rides either a skull cap or a cycle cap underneath helps. Wiggle price was the clinch. Recommend it.
10 June 2016
Drafty!
This review is for a black, medium helmet.
This helmet is an excellent product. It is lightweight and a good fit.
The helmet is cool and you can feel the benefit of the numerous vents.
One of the highlights is the strapping. It is softer than normal and therefore does not have an abrasive effect after a multi hour ride. I have a POC helmet and this has stiff strapping which irritates after a while.
The Mixino is quiet aswell. The POC is loud when travelling at race pace or downhill. Plus the POC does not have room for sunglasses arms. The Mixino does.
Overall a really good product.
4 stars not 5 (but it should be 4.9!) because the black version I have is easily marked and white appears through. This however is easily resolved with some fine Sharpie marker pen!
23 May 2016
Love it!
Went for the Matt black look, which looks great! Fits very well and comfortable. Broke it in today with a 50 miler and it performed as expected. Although left a very dodgy hair style :D The amount of vents help with keeping the head cool (today was very hot).
22 May 2016
Great Lid for me
Fits well with lots of adjustment, love the black/fluo combo. I like the Graphene addition but obviously hope its safety features never get tested!
22 May 2016
Excellent lightweight helmet
This is a great helmet for the summer. The large number of good size vents means that you remain cool whatever the temperature. Cycled in mid 30's and felt like I didn't have a helmet on - I went for the white one!! Very light too have been thinking about uying the cover so it works well in winter too - but so far no need up to mid November in the UK.
24 November 2015
very comfortable.
i like the design and comfort of this helmets -
Go it for Catlike!
18 November 2015
Light and airy helmet very comfortable
Great helmet lets lots of air through to keep head cool and is super comfortable.
22 October 2015
Featherweight
You don't know you're wearing it. Straps adjust easily and are silky smooth and thin.
10 October 2015
Like the last version but better
I fell off and cracked my last version. Really absorbed the impact so ordered a new one straight away.
I love the design and it is very light but is more bulky than some of the competition. Comfy and well ventilated on hot rides
04 October 2015
Well made
Had not used this brand before but really pleased with quality and fit. Possibly will wear skull cap or cap underneath in winter as venting very good.
04 October 2015
Great product - comfortable
Great product! Nice and light and cool for the summer.
It is a little bulkier than most helmets and seem to sit high
10 September 2015
Lightweight and great ventilation.
This helmet is great, if you're someone who doesn't like wearing helmets or get hot while riding, this is the helmet for you.
Its very comfortable and comes with extra padding. The only downside is that where the cage is attached to the shell seems fairly delicate. You will have to be careful when storing this helmet.
17 August 2015
Cooler
The helmet is really light and the volume of air that the vents allow through really help to keep you cool.
21 July 2015
Excellent
Much lighter than my previous catlike.fits really well.looks good.
12 July 2015
Very comfortable.
I have a large head and this adjusts easily to fit.
Much better for me than my previous Giro lid.
05 July 2015
Over £100 : 5 times better than a £20 helmet?
I like the design, colour and 'feel'. It's well presented, sensibly placed air holes, easily adjustable strap. It's light-weight.
On the other hand its 5 times more expensive than entry-level helmets. And the success criteria for performance are hardly likely to be tested in a verifiable way.
So looking cool is a key issue in choosing a helmet that costs this much.
The song You're so vain comes to mind...."You're so vain, I betcha think this (song) helmet is (for ya) aboutcha, don'tcha..." (Carly Simon). I was.
02 July 2015
Perfect fit!
I have a quite a long and narrow head and have found other brands to sit too high on my head and not really feel secure as a result. The Catlike Mixino fits my head shape perfectly and fits around my head as opposed to feeling perched on top. There are lots of adjustment options, including different thickness pads that fit against the side of your head to provide a more comfortable and secure fit.
The many air vents work well for ventilation and work great for holding sunglasses.
I've been wearing this helmet for a good few months now and it doesn't smell yet, despite some sweaty rides - this is probably due to the pads, which I believe have some kind of anti-microbial treatment, but spare pads are provided and they are all removable and washable anyway.
Overall a really lightweight, great fitting helmet that looks completely unique.
27 June 2015
Nice and cool
Bought a Kask Vertigo which has been great over the winter, but its way too hot in summer - and the Mixing is so much better on warmer days.
27 June 2015
Great helmet and looks like a pro
Love this helmet. Has a great fit, is super ligth and very well ventilated.
04 June 2015
Excellent cooling
I bought this helmet as my head overheated in my old one. This one has fantastic air flow and is very light, it is almost like not wearing a helmet
31 May 2015
Light and comfortable
I bought this helmet to replace my old Catlike Whisper, I was surprised at how light and minimalistic the Mixino is even compared to my old Whisper. It fits very well and during my first ride today I would say that it seems to regulate temperature very well, not too cold even though it has lots of vents.
17 May 2015
You dont know you have it on.
No complaints. looks good, feels good, good investment.
09 May 2015
great looks not great design
As per what others have written, the helmet straps aren't too good for a helmet of this price. The front straps come down too close to your temple and its quite annoying. Also if you wear Oakley Radar Locks like me, the side grips are too long for the helmet and have to tuck underneath (seems the helmet is cut too low behinds your ears) this proves also to be uncomfortable.
I therefore went for a Kask Vertigo 2.0 at a similar price and its perfect!!
27 April 2015
What helmet?
I love this helmet. It's so light and comfortable that I often have to remind myself I'm actually wearing a helmet.
My last helmet was the Catlike Whisper and it did a great job when I came off so I decided to stick with the brand. There's a bit of a price difference between the two but there's a noticeable difference in comfort.
22 April 2015
Light, comfortable
I bought the Catlike Mixino to replace my Catlike Whisper when I broke it in a crash with a car. Even though I hit the road head-first at nearly 20mph, I didn't even suffer a bruise on my head. I bought the Mixino because it was the next step up from the Whisper.
I love this helmet. I like the unique appearance. So many other helmets all look alike. I love the feel of the helmet: it feels like it's hardly there. There's lots of airflow, many temple pads to customize the fit, and the ratchet dial makes getting the right fit of the helmet really easy.
My only complaint is that it's so well ventilated that I can get headaches from riding with it in winter. I just haven't bought the Aero shell for it, which would fix this.
12 April 2015
Lightweight and reliable
I love this helmet! It's so light that I've literally double-checked it's still on my head. Had a head on collision with a taxi whilst wearing this helmet. The taxi windscreen and the helmet were both cracked but my head was fine so it did its job really well. Now on my second one. Just wish Catlike offered some money off for crash replacement.
24 March 2015
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