Giro Scamp Mips II review

Giro's Scamp Mips II is a small child-oriented half-shell whose US style-363 page combines a Mips Evolve Core label, a Roc Loc Jr. dial fit system, an in-mold construction description and a stated 13 vents. This assessment is based on the exact US product page and the brand's bicycle size chart. It is not a fit test, a ride review or an independent safety evaluation.

Pin down the exact child model

The observed family is style 100000001400000363, listed as Scamp Mips II. The directory card's color route 1729 resolves to Matte Blue/Green; the page's selected S-size variant is SKU GR-7202124. Giro also offers XS, and the model name should be kept distinct from Scamp II, the non-Mips sibling. The two versions share a child-focused silhouette and Roc Loc Jr. vocabulary, but the Mips version adds a specific liner system; that difference belongs in the product identity, not just a finish note.

The page describes EPS impact-absorbing foam, an in-mold build and a polycarbonate shell. It also presents the helmet as Giro's smallest model for young or future riders and mentions both trailer and bicycle use. Those descriptions support a child-specific bicycle context, but they do not establish fit for every infant, toddler or child. A page image can help confirm color and shape; it cannot tell a parent whether the actual shell contacts the child's head correctly.

Read the XS/S boundary as a starting point

The exact page offers XS and S. Giro's bicycle chart assigns XS to 45–49 cm and S to 49–53 cm, so 49 cm appears at the endpoint of both intervals. That overlap is important: the number alone does not prescribe a size, and a larger range does not mean the two shells fit the same way. Measure level around the head as Giro instructs, then try the exact shell and adjust its retention system according to the manual.

The product page calls Roc Loc Jr. a child-shaped dial system that lets an adult adjust tension. It does not publish a head-shape profile, pressure map or model-specific adjustment range. Do not interpret the dial as a substitute for correctly positioned straps, or leave a loose fit just because a tape measurement falls inside a printed interval. If the helmet rocks, sits high, presses unevenly or obscures vision, look for another size or model rather than trying to force a fit.

What Mips and the vents do—and do not—establish

Giro identifies the Scamp Mips II as using Mips Evolve Core and describes Mips as intended to address rotational forces in certain impacts. The page does not identify Spherical Technology. A shopper specifically asking for Spherical/Mips should not substitute this Mips Evolve Core label; they refer to distinct documented designs. Nor does a feature name quantify how this helmet would perform for an individual crash.

Giro lists 13 vents, but the page provides no independent airflow test, comparative thermal result or vent-by-vent measurement. The count is useful for identifying the product, not a promise that it will feel cool in a particular climate. It is likewise not valid to compare 13 vents directly with another helmet's count as a performance score: channel geometry, padding and fit can matter, and none of those effects was tested here.

US-standard evidence is limited on the reviewed page

The exact US product page lists CE EN 1078 in its certification section but does not state US CPSC compliance. That leaves the CPSC field unknown in this assessment. It is not evidence that a physical unit could not carry a CPSC mark; it means this source does not establish that claim for the selected model family. If a documented US standard is essential, inspect the actual helmet's label and current instructions before deciding.

The Giro recall page checked for this review describes a recall of certain Merit helmets made before January 2023, not this Scamp model. This dated check is not a guarantee against later notices. Before a purchase, compare the physical model name and manufacturing details with current Giro and CPSC notices, and do not rely on an old listing image to establish a seller's exact version.

When this review is useful

Consider the Scamp Mips II when a child-specific XS/S helmet, a Roc Loc Jr. dial and the manufacturer's Mips Evolve Core description are relevant. At the overlapping 49 cm chart boundary, trying both labeled sizes may be more informative than selecting by the number. The non-Mips Scamp II is a separate candidate with its own page evidence and should be assessed on that basis, not presumed equivalent in rotational design or certification.

Before choosing an offer, confirm style 100000001400000363, the color and size actually supplied, the physical safety markings, the fit on the child, strap adjustment and return terms. The official sources used here are Giro's exact Scamp Mips II US page, Giro's Bike Helmet Size Guide and its recall notices.

Research note: No ownership, fitting, riding, independent weighing, laboratory impact test, cooling measurement or customer experience is claimed. The exact configuration in the image is a manufacturer product reference only.