Style meets function - Thousand Chapter MIPS Bike Helmet Review - feat. Magnetic Buckle + Rear Light

As a bicycle helmet company, Thousand is relatively new, having only entered the market in 2015 with their Kickstarter campaign to launch the Heritage helmet. What set the Heritage helmet apart from other urban/commuter helmets was a blend of unique visual design and simple functionality. Thousand’s goal with the helmet was to create a ‘helmet you want to be seen in’ to promote helmet usage. In this review, we’ll be looking at the latest Thousand Chapter helmet. The helmet is aptly named marking a new chapter for Thousand by incorporating a number of new features to the brand’s helmet lineup. With the Chapter helmet, Thousand hopes to expand their target demographics by attracting not only urban riders or commuters but also those who ride further distances.

Consistent with the Thousand brand, the Chapter helmet’s visual design takes a number of cues from retro motorcycle helmets. The helmet has a familiar dome like design, with a total of eight rectangular vents oriented front to back. At the time of this review, there are only three available color schemes for the helmet: Racer Black (what we have), Super Moon White, and Club Navy. The Racer Black version we have has a premium looking matte finish with the bill/tail light housing in matching black.

The Chapter helmet utilizes an integrated dial fit system and adjustable nylon straps. The combination of the dual direction dial on the rear of the helmet and simple plastic cams on the straps make it easy to get a secure and comfortable fit. While we were a bit disappointed in the use of common nylon straps compared to the vegan leather used in the Heritage helmets, we found that this helmet felt much more secure than the Heritage. Thousand has utilized well positioned and plush removable foam pads which makes the Chapter comfortable enough for short or long rides. While this helmet features more aggressive venting, we did find that it’s still not a replacement for a typical road bike in terms of cooling.

The Chapter helmet also has a removable tail light in the back. The micro USB rechargeable tail light has a five LED design and rounded rectangle profile. At 50 lumen and with two different output modes (constant and irregular flash), the tail light itself is well designed. A simple transparent housing ensures the light has excellent side visibility and an unfocused wide beam. The real party trick of the tail light is the magnetic mount design. A strong magnet is built into both the helmet and the body of the tail light, allowing you to simply slap it on the helmet. The light automatically turns on when being attached making it easy to hop on the bike and go....

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00:00 Intro
00:09 Unboxing + Specs
04:08 Fit + Finish
10:22 Comparison
14:47 The Final Score
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