About us

For more than 30 years, LAS has made protective sports helmets to a very high quality standard. 30 years have shown exceptional results in terms of safety, design and innovation. LAS was founded in 1974 in Pedrengo in the Northern Italian province of Bergamo. The acclaimed leader of the helmet sector, today LAS continues to design, manufacture and distribute top quality helmets throughout the world; all rigorously tested before going to the market. Thanks to the great experience acquired in various sports sectors and to world distribution of their products, LAS is considered a reference point in the head injury protection market.

 

Before being put on sale, LAS cycling helmets undergo a series of homologation tests that identifies minimum safety requirements. LAS helmets comply with the technical regulations required by many nations at world level.

 

CE EN 1078 for the European Union
CPSC and ASTM F 1447 for the USA
AS/NSZ 2063 for Australia and New Zealand.

Each one of these standards requires several impact test: dropping the helmet from various heights onto different types of surface (flat, curved, angled, etc). Sides, front, back and upper parts of the helmet are also impact tested.

All production stages are important as regards the quality and safety of a helmet. There is polystyrene protection inside a cycling helmet and a hard shell outside and these two pieces must be fused together. It is this melding process that makes the helmet so strong. The fabric of the chin strap is also important as is the resistance of the fastening clips and the adjustable system, which must not slacken with use, in this case, the helmet must not come off during a possible fall