Giro Cinder vs POC Octal

velonews.com, a source known for its hands-on testing and objective methodology, had good things to say about the Giro Cinder - Large. It performed great in its "The worst things about the best road helmets " roundup and earned the "Ranked 1 out of 6" title.

Taking a look at the POC Octal - Large, it got featured in roundups from two reliable sources that conduct their own testing - BikeRadar and OutdoorGearLab - but it fell short of earning a top spot in either.

We analyzed all of the review data that we could find on these two Bike Helmets. First, we examined sources that tested and scored both of these products - BikeRadar favored the POC Octal - Large over the Giro Cinder - Large, whereas reviewers at OutdoorGearLab haven't shown a preference for either.

Then we took a look at which sources liked them the most - we found that the Giro Cinder - Large was best received by BikeRadar - it gave it a score of 8, whereas the POC Octal - Large got its highest score of 9 from reviewers at BikeRadar.