[7thgear]

there is no beginner brand helmet, only cheap, moderate, and expensive

if you're piss poor you can go with HJC, 100-170 depending

BELL would be my recomendation, the open faced ones are around 200-250, full face 350-500

more expensive helmets are generally smaller and lighter, some come with features but you won't need those

MAKE ABSOLUTELY SURE THAT YOUR HELMETS ARE SNELL APPROVED, this will ensure that your helmet is valid for almost any event in Ontario.

some groups don't care if a helmet is only DOT approved, but some care whether it's SNELL approved, so if you don't have a snell sticker some places won't let you come out.

i recomend Cycleworld out in the east end, JRP in the west end, and CSC racing in newmarket