COROS LINX Helmet CPSC Shine

I bought this helmet a few weeks ago, and since then I've put several hundred miles worth of rides in while wearing the helmet. The first thing I want to say is that the helmet LOOKS very good. I know this isn't of utmost importance, but lets face it...nobody wants to go out there wearing a helmet that looks terrible. On a recent large group ride I participated in, I got numerous compliments on how the helmet looked. I also find the helmet to be very comfortable. The liner works great, and the points of adjustment allow you to dial in a perfect fit for your head. I've worn it on rides that last nearly two hours and haven't had any discomfort. When I first started using it, I found the speakers to seem a bit too quiet. Then I realized that maybe I had them positioned too far forward on my head. After fiddling with the strap system, I was able to adjust it so that the speakers are closer to my ears, and now I can listen to music with the volume on my iPhone at about half and still hear it nice and clear, provided that there isn't a ton of traffic around. I see lots of comments that the music doesn't seem very loud, and I feel that a lot of those users would probably benefit from adjusting the strap system to make sure that the speakers are correctly located just barely in front of the ears. I have also found that to get the best sound I need to wear the chin strap a bit tighter than I do with other helmets. It took a few rides getting used to this, but now when I put it on I don't even notice. The speakers sound adequate. You're not going to get any earth shattering bass, and it's certainly not going to be the same as a set of studio headphones that an audiophile would use...but for listening to music while riding a bicycle, and still being able to hear what's going on around you, they are perfect. I find them to sound good over a wide range of music, from classic rock, to jazz, to hip hop. If you can get the speakers adjusted so that you don't have to crank the volume way up, you will greatly increase the quality of the sound. When I had my speakers placed too far forward on my cheeks, I found the sound a bit harsh because I had to turn the volume up too high and I was getting distortion. Once I got them positioned correctly and could cut that volume back a bit, the quality of the music was much better. The included remote is awesome. I love being able to actually control the music without having to do something with my phone. It's easy enough to mount it near your grip and then just control the music with that remote. Really, really nice. I actually bought a separate mounting cradle to put on one of my other bikes so that I don't have to worry about taking the cradle and swapping it from bike to bike. Now I can just grab the remote itself and swap it...much easier. Before I purchased my Coros Linx, I had been riding with a Bluetooth speaker. That also allowed me to listen to music while I rode while still being able to hear things around me, but it had a few disadvantages. First of all, I had to press buttons on the speaker itself to adjust volume and change songs, which was much more of a hassle than just using the remote with the Coros. Second, and more importantly, it limited the type of music I was listening to to things that have appropriate lyrics for riding around in a neighborhood. With the Coros, I can listen to music that would typically be frowned upon when riding past a group of children in a park. Overall, I'm very, very pleased with the helmet. I use it on every single ride, and the music really livens up the ride. I ride for exercise, and usually go for 45 minutes to up around two hours. The 45 minute rides are basically a circuit I ride around my neighborhood...laps, if you will...and they can get fairly boring and repetitive. With the Coros Linx helmet, though, I've found them to be much more pleasurable since I can listen to music while I pedal away. Highly, highly recommended.