Ruroc Eox Motorcycle Helmet Review: A Better Product With a Few Glitches

Ruroc burst onto the motorcycle scene a few years ago, after adding bike helmets to its winter sports portfolio. In 2025, its flagship helmet is the Eox, and I’ve been running one for the last few months to see how it performs.

Ruroc Eox technical data and construction

The new Eox is certified to ECE 22.06 and DOT regulations. It’s constructed using a quad-matrix carbon fibre composite shell and features a claimed “Best-in-class 215 degree field of view”. 

While it shares the look and feel of the older Atlas 4.0 helmets - a review of which you can find here - the Eox has been completely redesigned and reengineered. For this helmet, the brand has teamed up with Rheon, which supplies its impact and energy-absorbing linings for the interior of the lid. The Rheon linings, along with a traditional Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) liner, soak up shocks and reduce rotational movement.

Price

The Raw Carbon helmet I have been testing comes with an RRP of £539.99 but is currently reduced to £323.40. It was also sent to me with the Eox Shockwave Mesh Bluetooth system, developed in partnership with Cardo, which costs £349. The system comes with two batteries and is a flush-fit system that becomes an integral part of the helmet once fitted.

Ruroc Eox Review

If you’re looking for an eye-catching helmet, the chances are you’ve considered a Ruroc product. With an aggressive look and an almost Simpson Bandit style to them, few lids are quite as distinctive as those from the British brand. I’ve tested a Ruroc before, the Atlas 4.0, and while that helmet wasn’t quite right for me, I thought I’d give the new Eox a try, given how much has changed for this latest iteration.

First impressions are okay, and where the Atlas 4.0 felt a bit like style over substance, the Eox feels like a more thought-out piece of kit. I’ve gone for a size medium (which is what I choose for all main-brand lids), and the initial fit is snug, but becomes comfier after a couple of weeks of use.

I never quite got along with the head fit of the Atlas 4.0, as it felt like there were defined points of contact between my head and the lining. This caused pinchpoints, which over time turned into tension headaches. I’m glad to report that’s no longer the case, as the Eox feels like it hugs my head nicely once it’s on.

The fastening system is still the same ‘Fidlock’ as found on the Atlas, and I’m still only able to think that it stands for ‘Fiddly Lock’ as I always struggle to do it up. It feels like a case of a brand trying to think up something different to the traditional double-d ring system, and then not quite getting the formula right. Once it’s on, it is secure and locked in place (although I’m not quite sure how), but I just always seem to faff around and get frustrated with it before a ride - never a good start.

Once it’s on, though, the experience is much better than I found with the Atlas. That continues once I start rolling, as with a smoother shell and more sensibly positioned vents, the new Ruroc Eox is much quieter and more stable. It’s still not as quiet as my Shark Aeron GP, although the outer shell shape and sound deadening around my ears make it much more comfortable than the Atlas 4.0 when cruising on the motorway.

Ventilation on the new Eox has also been redesigned, with four intakes and two exhaust vents. The intakes are mounted on the top and chin of the lid, while the exhausts are nestled up under the rear spoiler. I’ve found the Eox to be a very airy helmet, and while riding in summer heat, I’ve enjoyed the cooling flow of air through the vents and around the chin-skirt. Had this test taken place in the depths of winter, though, I’d probably be bemoaning the breeze and wanting something more air-tight - it’s swings and roundabouts, I guess.

The visor on the new Eox is a big improvement over the Atlas 4.0, with a neat and solid feeling visor mechanism and a large tab mounted on the left-hand side, which is easy to find and use even in winter gloves. The quality of the visor is also good, with just a small amount of distortion when moving my head quickly from left to right. It’s worth noting that I’ve been using the Eox without the Pinlock anti-fog insert fitted, and until now have encountered no visor fogging at all. I’d expect to be calling on the Pinlock once winter lands, though. I’ve also been using the Ruroc in some rainy weather, and despite it looking like water could enter the helmet around the top of the visor (you can clearly see a gap there), none seems to, regardless of how hard it is raining or what bike I’m riding.

One slight issue I’ve encountered when using this helmet, and this only occurs on sports bikes, is that the chinbar of the lid can come into contact with my shoulder when I glance over my shoulder - when carrying out a ‘lifesaver’, for instance. It’s compounded when I’m carrying a rucksack or wearing my Richa Atlantic 2 GTX textile jacket, but it isn’t an issue when riding adventure bikes and nakeds.

Build quality

One slight grumble I have is around the finishing of the lid, as on the one I have, some glue residue is visible around the cheek pads of the helmet. I’m certain that the presence of the glue doesn’t reduce the performance or protection of the product, but I feel like if you’re going toe-to-toe with Arai, Shoei, Shark and AGV, getting the build quality right is key to making a good impression.

The rest of the Rurocs' build quality is good. The lining, which is removable and washable, is secure and easy to remove and reinstall, as is the visor, which can be changed in a matter of minutes.

Eox Shockwave review

Like the Atlas 4.0, the Eox has its own Bluetooth system, which, once installed, becomes an integral part of the helmet. With batteries and a control unit that sit almost totally flush within the shell, the Eox Shockwave system maintains the look of the helmet and helps to reduce turbulence and wind noise.

Bluetooth systems are always fiddly things to fit, but the system on the Eox is actually one of the easiest. You still have to plan where you are going to route the wires, but with the business end of the system (the control unit and batteries) clipping into the shell of the helmet, it’s surprisingly easy to fit, and feels like a genuine ‘plug and play’ piece of technology.

The system I have been testing is the Cardo Mesh system, which gives the ability to communicate with multiple people when on a group ride. I can also stream music and listen to mapping directions from my phone. Using the system while on the move is fairly easy with summer gloves on, but with fairly small and discrete buttons, it can be fiddly to change the volume and decline calls with thicker, winter gloves on. The sound quality of the system I found to be very good, and the auto volume feature works well by adjusting the speaker volume based on the amount of ambient noise it detects. The Cardo mesh system comes in at £349, although if that is a little steep, you can opt for a less flashy non-Mesh Bluetooth system, which forgoes many of the features of this system, and comes in at £179. The cheaper system also features just one battery and does without the handy voice control feature of the Mesh system.

Verdict

Ruroc has made some big steps forward with the Eox, and it now feels more like a proper competitor to the established helmet brands. It does, though, still give me some niggling issues, and I wish they would give up on the Fidlock system and just go with a double-d ring closure system.

While it’s never going to be the helmet I reach for when a trackday beckons, if the mood (and the style of bike suits it), I will be reaching for the Eox. Is it still a case of style over substance? Not as much as I found with the Atlas 4.0, but it still feels like a helmet you buy more because of how it looks, and not because of how well it performs.

You can find out more about the Ruroc Eox over on the official website.

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