When riding a bike, wearing a helmet is an important safety precaution, especially in a busy city or a suburban street. It’s like wearing a seatbelt in a car: you hope you never need it, but you sure ...

If you opt out of wearing a bike helmet because you don’t like toting the thing around all day, a new French-designed collapsible helmet — small enough to fit into a bag — could save both your head ...

People don’t wear bike helmets often enough because they’re bulky and ugly. Not so with the Closca, a newsboy-inspired collapsible helmet currently taking pre-orders on Kickstarter. Most bike helmets ...

Everybody knows a bike helmet could save your life, but that doesn't stop people ditching them because they look dorky or are too bulky to stash in a bag. The Park & Diamond is a new helmet designed ...

Using a series of inflatable ribs, the all-new Ventete aH-1 bicycle helmet folds like an accordion when deflated to carry as easily as a laptop. When it's time to saddle up, it inflates back into ...

Urban bike-sharing programs are booming in many cities, but most casual riders don't usually tote around a helmet. This means when they rent a bike, they often ride helmet-free, which can be a risky ...

Closca’s new model goes from flat to dome with a satisfying click, then keeps your head protected when you’re on the road. Every person I know who bikes regularly–myself included–has gotten into some ...

Startup of the Week is a weekly feature that showcases innovation and the inner workings of startups across the Philadelphia region. When Rachel Benyola started her clinical psychology doctoral ...

I’m normally a safety first, second and third kinda cyclist. But even with my lifelong fear of cars, I’ll sometimes leave the helmet at home if I don’t want to lug it around an office all day.