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MIPS Helmets Take Top 4 Spots in Virginia Tech Rankings

The latest Virginia Tech helmet safety rankings are out and MIPS equipped helmets have taken the top four rankings. Bontrager’s MIPS equipped Rally helmet came out on top followed by…

POC and MIPS Team Up for Helmet Safety 3

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POC and MIPS Team Up for Helmet Safety

MIPS sued POC in 2017, claiming that POC’s SPIN Technology system infringed on their intellectual properties, now they’re joining forces Once upon a time, POC created its own Spin technology…

MIPS is the Safest According to Swedish Insurance Company Helmet Test 4

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MIPS is the Safest According to Swedish Insurance Company Helmet Test

Folksam, a Swedish insurance company, just released the results of its annual helmet safety test and there are some interesting findings. To start, according to the study, the best MIPS…

Trek and Bontrager Release New Helmet with WaveCel Technology 5

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Trek and Bontrager Release New Helmet with WaveCel Technology

Bontrager WaveCel helmet construction claims to be 48x safer than EPS foam Trek and its sister brand Bontrager put out a lot of cryptic social media last week hinting at…

Specialized Helmets Make Riding Safer with ANGi 6

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Specialized Helmets Make Riding Safer with ANGi

If you ride your bike a lot, you will crash. It’s inevitable. The best thing you can do to protect your brain in a crash is to wear a helmet.…

Giro Launches a Safer New Aether Helmet with MIPS 9

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Giro Launches a Safer New Aether Helmet with MIPS

MIPS (Multi-directional Impact Protection System) is quickly becoming the de facto standard in helmet safety. When the IIHS recently tested helmets for safety, MIPS helmets were the only ones to…

Specialized Launches Evade 2 Helmet and S-Works 7 Shoe 10

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Specialized Launches Evade 2 Helmet and S-Works 7 Shoe

The professional cycling season is underway, which means new gear for spring is beginning to see light of day. Specialized has launched a new version of its Evade helmet dubbed…

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Lumos Bike Helmet

The award-winning Lumos Bike Helmet ($199) is finally widely available for purchase. The helmet has integrated brake lights and turn signals that are controlled with wireless controls that are mounted on the…

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Helmet Technology Already Exists to Identify Cycling Head Injuries, Adoption Needs Work

There’s been a lot of talk in the cycling world about head injuries in the past few days following Toms Skujins’ scary crash in the Tour of California. The technological solution to…

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MIPS Helmets Take Top 4 Spots in Virginia Tech Rankings

POC and MIPS Team Up for Helmet Safety

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Trek and Bontrager Release New Helmet with WaveCel Technology

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Giro Launches a Safer New Aether Helmet with MIPS

Specialized Launches Evade 2 Helmet and S-Works 7 Shoe

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