Ignite Mips®

I've been eying this helmet for a few years now and after finally getting it, I'm pretty stoked. I wish I would have switched to it earlier.

Lightweight and comfy

I love this helmet! It fits well, very comfortable, easy to adjust. It's breathable and cool. And my glasses fit well on top!

My go-to road racing helmet. Doesn’t feel like it fits as snug as my SMITH triad helmet, but it checks all the boxes otherwise. Looks cool and feels cool!

I took a nasty spill today, and I’d likely be dead if not for this helmet. My head hit HARD. No head injury whatsoever. Awesome helmet.

This helmet performs as expected, and is overall a great option at this price point. I really like the ventilation design of the this helmet, and it has a great boa adjustment. My only complaint is the ear loop straps. The helmet is bad for people with a low crown height, because you cannot shorten the ear strap loops like every helmet made for the past 50 years. I hope smith returns to the very nice adjustable eat straps still on the network helmet. This change feels like a value loss on all the higher end helmets.

Had a nasty crash at 36mph and the helmet crumbled and cracked taking a huge amount of force. Don’t remember much but the emergency room doc telling me if I had a worse helmet I probably wouldn’t be here. So I’m insanely thankful for all the safety features of this helmet. Plus it looks good!

Great helmet. Aero and light.

Fits really well to my Asian head contours. Padding is just right, provides the right comfort with minimal weight. Adjustment is top notch as it really fits to my head just snugly. Awesome built!

Used it first in a 70.3 Triathlon and fitted well and no interference with my sunglasses.

Purchased this product for my son at his request. He is a triathlete who knows what he wants. Since he chose your product, it must be good!! The ratings below are about him.

airflow ok during hot and humid weather. light. looks ok

The Ignite is a great helmet. The shape and fit of the helmet works well with my headshape. A key feature for me is the integration of the helmet with Smith's sunglasses. Being able to stow glasses away in the vents and having confidence that they then won't fall out is a huge win in my book. I went through many combinations and returns before finding the Smith combination of helmet and glasses. My hope is that all future designs for both helmet and glasses have this key integration in mind. I'm glad that I came up on the Smith brand.

I was struck by a car wearing this helmet and it did it's job. This helmet is well made and saved my life. I would recommend it to anyone doing serious road cycling.

It’s quiet when I go fast

Great helmet. The fit is perfect. Helmet is light weight and feels great.

Looks great, love the cinder haze colour. Have a shaved head and the fit is very good.

What can I say or how do I even begin… As I am writing this review to you Smith Sports Optics on this 3rd week from my accident I was struck from behind by a motorist traveling at 45+mph in the bike-lane that didn’t see me because he was negligently on his mobile phone… Currently I’m healing/recovering from my injuries of a acetabular fracture, fractured right clavicle & major muscle tears to my left tricep… Carbon Road Bike is completely totalled, Smith helmet is completely totalled but one thing, it saved my life! I’ve logged thousands of miles with this helmet prior to this incident and I have had no gripes or complaints but this day I felt it was worthy enough to leave a review and to anyone that reads this, please just wear a helmet…

I am still in the hospital but I can’t stop thinking about where I would be and in what condition if I didn’t have my recently bought Smith Ignite on me during my crash. I was doing my regular TRI workout session early morning week day on the suburban roads with light traffic …ended up not hitting a van but going at 22mph down the hill but went head first and flipped instead after hitting the front break hard in the last chance attempt. Landed on asphalt with my head then shoulder then my back. I remember vividly the helmet’s contact with the surface. Didn’t loose my consciousness and was fully aware what a serious situation I just found myself in. The rescue was quick ended up in hospital SICU with fractures on my lower back spine, broken collar bone and ankle…NO HEAD OR NECK INJURY! While shopping for helmet SAFETY was my priority.. I picked the right one! Thank you Smith Optics.

Great service and delivery

The fit is perfect, the style is impeccable, the quality exceptional, and I have peace of mind knowing I have advanced safety features.

This is an extremely comfortable and well made helmet. The Ignite design looks great and it is very practical - the vents help regulate heat and still allow for a very aero product. This is my go to helmet for both racing and training rides. 10/10 would recommend the Ignite helmet!

Excellent helmet

Great product, as usual from Smith. Comfort and style a 5 out if 5!

So light and comfortable. Feels more aero. Seems to cut down the wind noise from other helmets. Love the customer service.

Great helmet, feels extremely comfortable and breathable. Just had a 4 hour ride yesterday in the hot Florida sun and it felt great!

Love this helmet. Very comfortable!

Great helmet. I have worn it in a few races and group rides so far and have to say I have zero regrets. The fit is great for my head, light weight and the ability to put the sunglasses up on the helmet is key. I would not hesitate to purchase this helmet again in the future.

Ultra lightweight, great fit right out of the box.

The helmet fits great. Plus, for an aero helmet, it breathes really well. And lastly, it’s really nice looking. I purchased the helmet when it first came out a few years ago; and recently purchased another one to replace it.