Our wind tunnel tests prove these two aero helmets are the fastest, and they've just had their prices slashed for Black Friday

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Free speed just got more affordable with Specialized Evade and POC Procen Air

Specialized Evade
(Image credit: Josh Croxton)

While we are always doing our best to provide objective, unbiased reviews of the best bike kit on the planet, it is often hard with things like aero helmets to add objectivity. You'll often see things like "this helmet feels fast", which is hard to prove, and easy to dismiss.

To avoid that we spent a lot of money on some commercial wind tunnel time and took all the best aero helmets on the market to determine the very best aerodynamic helmet. Cyclingnews' Associate Editor, Josh, spent hours deep in aero calculations to work out which was the fastest, not only in a straight line but also in a full sweep of yaw angles (the angle at which the wind is hitting you).

Specialized S-Works Evade IIIUSA: $299.99$209.99 at Competitive Cyclist UK: £250 £150 at Sigma SportsUp to 40% off

Specialized S-Works Evade III
USA: $299.99 $209.99 at Competitive Cyclist
UK: £250 £150 at Sigma Sports

Up to 40% off: This is the fastest standard aero helmet on the market, we've checked. More than just being fast though our Associate Editor Josh rates it as the out and out best helmet on the market. Safe, comfortable, with plenty of airflow too considering it's so aero. If you must only wear one helmet, it should probably be this one. 

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POC Procen Air UK: £360.00£292.00 at Sigma Sports19% off:

POC Procen Air
UK: £360.00 £292.00 at Sigma Sports

19% off: It looks a little mad, but there is no denying that it is the out and out fastest road helmet on the market. Whether you're brave enough to wear it or not is up to you, but it is being used increasingly in the pro peloton by the EF team riders, so expect to see it on the local club run at some point soon too.

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Will Jones
Will Jones
Senior Tech Writer

Will joined the Cyclingnews team as a reviews writer in 2022, having previously written for Cyclist, BikeRadar and Advntr. He’s tried his hand at most cycling disciplines, from the standard mix of road, gravel, and mountain bike, to the more unusual like bike polo and tracklocross. He’s made his own bike frames, covered tech news from the biggest races on the planet, and published countless premium galleries thanks to his excellent photographic eye. Also, given he doesn’t ever ride indoors he’s become a real expert on foul-weather riding gear. His collection of bikes is a real smorgasbord, with everything from vintage-style steel tourers through to superlight flat bar hill climb machines.