Kask Valegro Review

The Kask Valegro is the Italian brands lightweight model. Back in 2018, it was designed in collaboration with the then Team Sky (now INEOS Grenadiers), who wanted a lightweight highly ventilated lid to accompany the warmer and more aerodynamic Protone.

Kask seem to have done the job. Coming in at a smidge over 200 grams for a size medium (205g), for the price you would be hard-pressed to find a helmet much lighter. At this weight, you really do begin to forget you have a helmet on at all.

With that said, the Valegro doesn’t forgo all other attributes in a bid to shed grams as you might imagine. Something I wholeheartedly thank Kask for, as in my experience after 5 minutes riding, any correctly fitting premium helmet should be pretty much unnoticeable. Kask use their usual OCTO fit micro-adjustable dial to allow the helmet to be minutely adjusted to ensure a correct fit. This mechanism gives a large scope of fit options and the wide casing seems to only add to the helmets head size range.

Fit is an area that I generally struggle with, in helmets. Having a rounder head profile than many, I cannot seem to be able to wear Poc and Giro helmets. In these, the size medium is generally too narrow at the front and the Large cannot be tightened enough at the rear. In the Kask family of helmets, I have no problems fitting into a medium comfortably.

Helmet comfort, though, like head shape, is personal. Someone with a narrower brow and a more oval-shaped head might struggle with the fitting of the Valegro and I have heard reports of the narrow, helmet-length, internal pads causing slight irritation. I personally, in over a month’s use, have had no such issues. As with all helmets (and anything fit based in general), a try-before-you-buy from a local shop would probably be beneficial.

It is cooling where the Valegro starts to really impress, however. I don’t generally count vents on helmets, but the Valegro’s 37 does seem visually holy. So, it’s no surprise that when wearing it there does seem to be a noticeable sense of added breathability. Those previously mentioned long internal pads, allow for air to flow the full length of your head uninterrupted. The final pad and pièce de résistance is a removable front red one. Kask say when it is removed it increases the ventilation (understandable as it does give two extra vents) and when replaced increases the comfort of the helmet. Whilst riding throughout the late British summer I cannot say I have had an occasion where I felt the need to sacrifice comfort to cool down quicker. But, it’s a nice tweak non the less and means this is the ideal lid to don on even the hottest of hot summer days.

As with all Kask products, there is an eye for detail that is extremely pleasing. Aspects of this perfectionism can be seen throughout the helmet and include touches like the famous Eco-leather chin strap. A clever touch that makes wearing a safety device feel like a luxury. The helmet wrap too adds a little more class as it skirts under the bottom edge of the shell casing; giving not only another visual edge but also helping protect the inner against small knocks and scrapes.

Currently, on sale for just over £100 there is very little to dislike about the Kask Valegro. So, as Cinderella will tell you: if the shoe helmet fits…wear it.