{"id":6435,"date":"2015-09-24T08:00:46","date_gmt":"2015-09-24T15:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/?p=6435"},"modified":"2015-09-22T15:10:24","modified_gmt":"2015-09-22T22:10:24","slug":"bikeradar-com-gives-lazer-blade-helmet-5-stars-for-great-value-and-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/2015\/09\/bikeradar-com-gives-lazer-blade-helmet-5-stars-for-great-value-and-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"Bikeradar.com gives Lazer Blade helmet 5 stars for great value and performance"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_6436\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/bikeradar-lazer-blade-brit-ed.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6436\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6436\" src=\"\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/bikeradar-lazer-blade-brit-ed.jpg\" alt=\"Special British Cycling edition of the Lazer Blade (available in the UK)\" width=\"700\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/bikeradar-lazer-blade-brit-ed.jpg 700w, https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/bikeradar-lazer-blade-brit-ed-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/bikeradar-lazer-blade-brit-ed-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6436\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Special British Cycling edition of the Lazer Blade (available in the UK)<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em>Article from <a href=\"\/\/www.bikeradar.com\/road\/gear\/category\/helmets-and-protection\/helmet-standard\/product\/review-lazer-blade-15-49712\/\" target=\"_blank\">bikeradar.com<\/a>:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Great value and performance. Why pay more?<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/lazer-Blade_2015_mat-black.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6437\" src=\"\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/lazer-Blade_2015_mat-black-300x271.jpg\" alt=\"lazer-Blade_2015_mat-black\" width=\"300\" height=\"271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/lazer-Blade_2015_mat-black-300x271.jpg 300w, https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/lazer-Blade_2015_mat-black-332x300.jpg 332w, https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/lazer-Blade_2015_mat-black.jpg 452w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>The <a href=\"\/\/www.lazersport.com\/product\/bike-adult-road\/blade-mat-black-flash-orange\" target=\"_blank\">Blade<\/a> might be an entry-level model in Lazer\u2019s road range, but its excellent venting, light weight, great looks and clever cradle make it one of the best performing and best value helmets out there.<\/p>\n<p>At first glance, the Blade appears to be a cheaper clone of Lazer\u2019s pro-level Z1 and the shape is certainly based on that range-topping helmet, using the same rear spoiler design. You\u2019d think weight might be the biggest concession here, but our size small sample comes in at 220g\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Part of that lightness is thanks to the 22 vents and the internal channels, which do a great job of sucking in air and keeping your head cool even when the sun\u2019s really beating you into submission\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Considering that the Blade costs less than a third of the Z1, it\u2019s a spectacularly good helmet that\u2019ll keep you cool, comfortable and won\u2019t weigh you down, no matter your hairstyle.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Read the full review at <a href=\"\/\/www.bikeradar.com\/road\/gear\/category\/helmets-and-protection\/helmet-standard\/product\/review-lazer-blade-15-49712\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bikeradar.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Check out the <a href=\"\/\/www.lazersport.com\/product\/bike-adult-road-blade\/blade-mat-black\" target=\"_blank\">Lazer Blade<\/a> (MSRP $125 CAD), and women\u2019s specific <a href=\"\/\/www.lazersport.com\/product\/bike-women\/elle-white-blue\" target=\"_blank\">Elle<\/a> (MSRP $120 CAD) at your <a href=\"\/\/www.livetoplaysports.com\/en\/find-a-dealer\/\" target=\"_blank\">local LTP Sports dealer<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Article from bikeradar.com: Great value and performance. Why pay more? The Blade might be an entry-level model in Lazer\u2019s road range, but its excellent venting, light weight, great looks and clever cradle make it one of the best performing and&#8230;..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[8],"tags":[130],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6435"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6435"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6435\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6445,"href":"https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6435\/revisions\/6445"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6435"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6435"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6435"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}