Bicycle safety: Here's a list of bike helmet ratings

Below is a list of bicycle helmet ratings from Helmet Lab researchers at Virginia Tech. 

Top performing helmets had MIPS in common. "MIPS" stands for Multi-Directional Impact System. 

*Helmets are listed from best to worst within rating categories.

Best Available (5 STARS)

• Bontrager Ballista MIPS
• Garneau Raid MIPS
• Bell Stratus MIPS
• Specialized Chamonix MIPS

Very Good (4 STARS)

• Scott ARX Plus MIPS
• Bontrager Quantum MIPS
• Specialized Prevail II
• Smith Overtake
• Giro Savant
• Bell Draft MIPS
• POC Octal
• Giro Foray MIPS
• Giro Synthe
• Giro Sutton MIPS
• Specialized Evade II
• Garneau Le Tour II

Good (3 STARS)

• Triple 8 Dual Certified MIPS
• Bell Reflex
• Bontrager Solstice
• Bern Brentwood
• Bell Division
• Schwinn Thrasher
• Giro Revel
• Schwinn Flash
• Kali City
• Nutcase Street
• Specialized Centro
• Bontrager Electra

Adequate (2 STARS)

• Lazer Genesis
• Bern Watts

No helmets were rated Marginal (1 STAR) or Not Recommended (ZERO STARS).