Is This the Best Smart Bike Helmet for Commuting // UNIT1 FARO

Is the FARO smart helmet the best helmet for commuting? With built in lights, a brake light, indicators and accompanying app, it may just be!

This urban commuter helmet is different to any helmet that I've tested and makes you stand out in a crowd... quite literally!


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[IDYLBERRY]

Thanks for your reviews, always professional. The helmet looks like it would be on the warm side without as many vents which could be a good thing in winter. It would be nice to see a helmet with at least a 1, 000 lumen headlamp built in. For myself, using a headlamp it gets hot and the helmet pushes it down towards my eyes. All of my riding is in the suburbs, although I do ride south to downtown San Rafael, CA occasionally.
Congrats with popping the question to Lou! I hope it was special for you both.

[Mark-flhg]

Thanks for the video. I think people in the UK should be aware that you will have to pay import duties and taxes on this item, if you order from UNIT1 - not stated at the time of purchase.
I got hit for a bill of nearly £60 from Fedex. Added to this, there are sync issues with the helmet and its companion app, making it unusable at times - not exactly a reliable product IMHO. It's been a bad experience for me so far and I advise others to avoid this product, until the issues are sorted out.

[Gugner]

Thank you! I will look at it tomorrow! I commute 73 km by bike to work.

[NoZenith]

Saw that Brompton in the "commuting in London" clip 😊

[CYBERCATXO]

That gray color looks good, waiting for mine after 2 months delay

[howlinhauler]

all helmets should have lights and be ultralight

[cyclingzen]

It's a really nice looking helmet and it does what it says on the box, but I found it to be too heavy and the ventilation is insufficient. I might be able to live with the ventilation during the winter months, but the weight was just too much to put up with and so it's been relegated to the bottom of the cupboard.

[geroutathat]

Can you test if it would cause someone with epilepsy to have an attack if you cycled toward them in an unlit park. My country has laws on how bright and how often a light can flash, most bike lights break the law.

[dasho]

cool and informative review … good job…thx

[VeniseGrr]

Just as an FYI, where I live it's illegal to wear a flashing white light. It's dangerous to other people. (Flashing red at the back is ok though)

[CookieManCookies]

1.5 hours with lights on.. this is already abandonware.. I'd rather go for the e-bike rated xnito, but I worry it might have the same lackluster battery life. Although they claim free replacements, if damaged.. not sure how that will go.

[PeterBoschJansen]

Sadly in the Netherlands it’s not allowed for a speedpedelec. The rest of Europe does.

[djmcgranary]

Have you successfully tested the Fall Detection, call your mum part? Does it show where you are when you fall? Or just let her know you did fall?

[b.griffin]

Does the handlebar break light sensor allow you to turn off the brake light after it is activated? And does it tell you when it is active?

[randorecumbent]

This helmet has a good design concept and price point. My issue with electronics in helmets is product end of life waste. Electronics last for decades. Bicycle helmets should be replaced every 3-5 years due to deterioration of the foam. Of course, if you are unlucky enough to have a crash and the helmet does its job, then it may be trash before that time. Generally speaking, one should not design durable electronic components into a bike helmet unless the electronics can be removed and reused in a replacement product. If the helmet has not been designed with this in mind, no matter how beautiful it looks, or how well it works, it is only adding more e-waste to an already overburdened recycling system, if it gets recycled at all. Please, all companies that design for the environmentally friendly and sustainable activity of cycling, be more aware of the impact your products have through its lifecycle. As cyclists we should demand this of companies. I would not recommend any helmet with electronics that are not removable and/or reusable.

[mspandaconstruction]

I can't find this helmet in Amazon I am from India if you tell me the buying opption

[DrgnWd]

124 Euro that's a reasonable price

[Thomas-yrln]

If the brake light wasn't pink it would be great. But it's a good helmet for girls.

[peacebuildingnadhiroquendo]

optional mips is stupid___ty : they should automatically put it and no options for no mips must be presented

[Gingerlion]

Almost 300 is just to expensive for a helmet. Keep in mind you pay almost 150 extra for lights.. we can call this smart, but lets be honest here.. its not so smart. Anyway, nice video!