Cannondale Junction helmet review - MIPS protection for just $95 / £65

An excellent value-for-money, do-it-all helmet that looks decent and boasts added protection of MIPS

Image shows a rider wearing the Cannondale Junction Adult MIPS helmet
(Image credit: Future)
Cycling Weekly Verdict

If the Junction is anything to go by, Cannondale's first forray into the helmet market doesn't disappoint. It's stylishly shaped, well finished and relatively lightweight. Considering this and its $95 / £65 price tag, it certainly places very well in the 'budget helmet' category. It's only negative is that the MIPS shell masks the effectiveness of the interior ariflow channels somewhat.

Reasons to buy
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    MIPS protection

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    Subtle styling

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    Versatile

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    Affordable

Reasons to avoid
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    Only 2 sizes

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    Ventilation channels inhibited by MIPS

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Cannondale hasn’t been in the helmet game for long, but its modest range covers several disciplines - with many helmets boasting MIPS protection. I've been lucky enough to test the Junction, intended to appeal to anyone dabbling in both on and off-road riding and one of the best commuter bike helmets

Price-wise it's pitched as a budget option, I was keen to see how it compared to other similarly priced options among the best budget cycling helmets that are well suited to casual riders and commuters.

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Emma’s first encounters with a bike were in between swimming and running. Soon after competing for GB in the World Age Group Triathlon Championships in Edmonton in 2001 she saw the light and decided to focus on cycling. 

With a couple of half decent UK road seasons under her belt, she went out to Belgium to sample the racing there, spending two years with Lotto-Belisol Ladies team, racing alongside the likes of Sara Carrigan, Grace Verbeke, Rochelle Gilmore and Lizzie Deignan. Emma moved from Lotto-Belisol to Dutch team Redsun, working primarily as a domestique for Emma Johansson. When Redsun folded, Emma was offered the opportunity to ride with a newly formed Belgian team and home to the first year senior and budding rider Anna Van Der Breggen.

After retiring, Emma returned to teaching, setting up her own tutoring business. When not coercing kids to do maths, she is invariably out on two wheels. While the road bike remains her true passion, she has also developed an addiction to touring, with destinations including Iceland, Georgia and Albania, to mention just a few. There have also been sightings of Emma off-road, on mountain and gravel bikes… As if all of this isn't enough, she's been working as a freelancer since 2005, testing and reviewing the latest kit and sharing her insight into the sport.