Bern helmet with a winter liner is the dogs nuts.
What makes you believe this, Bern helmets are rubbish imho
As someone who has suffered a head injury, if the OP does look at getting a new helmet they should look at the safety standards the helmet is certified by.
The most difficult certification to obtain is the cycling specific SNELL B90A standard which a lot of helmets including those made by Bern do not meet.
The only requirement to sell a helmet suitable for cycles in the UK is to pass the EN 1078 which is the same standard used to certify a helmet for use with roller skates.
The standard's key features of the EN 1078 test are
- Test anvils: Flat and kerbstone
- Drop apparatus: Guided free fall
- Impact velocity, energy or drop height flat anvil: 5.42–5.52 m/s
- Impact energy criteria: < 250g
- Roll-off test: Yes
- Retention system strength: Force applied dynamically. Helmet supported on headform.
The anvil tests are square on strikes which you are unlikely to come across in a cycling accident, it would also be fair to suggest imho that a cycle can travel at a faster constant speed than roller skates which also uses the EN 1078 to certify the helmets.
Bern Helmets are known for poor impact protection
http://bikeportland.org/2012/05/31/...oor-impact-rating-from-consumer-reports-72616
the Brighton Thin Shell EPS from Bern came in well behind the seven other adult helmets in the test. The Nutcase model received a total score of 14 out of 100, while the Bern got a 13. These two helmets were the only ones in the test (which also looked at four youth helmets) to receive a "poor" rating in the "impact absorption" category.
