Met Trenta Mips helmet

£220, met-helmets.com

I could harp on about its low weight (245g), comfortable fit, excellent ventilation, or the extra safety offered by the addition of a Mips slip-plane liner, but one of my favourite things about the Met Trenta helmet is that it is ponytail-compatible.

For 50% of the world (and for those who sport a man bun) this is an underappreciated but essential feature that is too often overlooked by helmet designers. After all, as much as I love a practical plait, it is great to have the option of a different hairstyle when I’m out riding, and the Met Trenta

Mips gives me that.