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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 the Troy Lee A2 MIPS , the Lazer Century MIPS and the Lazer Cyclone MIPS. Following the MIPS helmets comes the Bontrager Specter Wavecel. Of... Continue Reading →
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 to address rotational forces, while other helmet makers partnered with MIPS. Then in 2017, MIPS sued POC. Now, MIPS and POC have teamed up to... Continue Reading →
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 helmets offer up to 36% better safety than the average non-MIPS helmet. Folksam’s test methodology is similar to the testing done at Virginia Tech which... Continue Reading →
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 a new launch, turns out the big announcement was all about safety. Trek announced a series of new helmets featuring WaveCel technology, which Trek says... Continue Reading →
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. But a helmet, despite being packed with all sorts of new foam and padding, can only do so much. If you're knocked out and laying... Continue Reading →
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 receive five star ratings. The system essentially separate the helmet into to independent layers, the layer connected to your head and the outer layer which... Continue Reading →
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 the Evade 2 along with a new pair of S-Works road racing shoes, the S-Works 7. The Evade 2 offers better ventilation than the original,... Continue Reading →
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 handlebar. It's an ingenious way to let drivers and other cyclists know where you're going, without having to take your hands off the handlebars. You... Continue Reading →
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 the head injury debate already exists, it's a commercially available product. Adoption of the technology, however, is lacking. The logical solution to keeping a cyclist... Continue Reading →
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