BELL Avenue MIPS Adult Road Bike Helmet

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With features like integrated MIPS and an easy Ergo Fit dial, the Nomad 2 MIPS represents what bicycling is really about: the freedom of getting on your bike and exploring.

There are two analogies used by the team at MIPS to help explain what’s at stake, and why preventing rotational forces from transferring to the brain is important.

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What we actually do with the MIPS system is mimic a fall on ice. So instead of [the head] grabbing into the ground and experiencing rotation, it’s more like we slide on ice and continue in the direction we were supposed to go.” Giving you adjustment with just one hand, the Ergo Fit™ lets you dial in the fit so you always enjoy cycling comfort. With a secure fit, you can be confident of excellent protection at all times.Halldin is part of a working group to change the safety standards to include testing of rotational impacts across all bicycle helmets.

WaveCel,” says Sam Foos at Bontrager, “is a collapsible cellular material that is designed to be more effective than traditional foam helmets in protecting your head from injuries caused by certain cycling accidents. It works by going through a three-step change in material structure to help absorb the rotational force of impact before it reaches your head.” We are proposing – as a complement to the current standard – an angled impact where we drop the free-falling head form at a 5-degree impact angle to the surface.” MIPS says that while most helmets are designed to deal with linear forces, its systems account for these rotational forces. To test its validity in the most likely crash-related scenarios, MIPS conducts numerous in-house tests on a daily basis to assess the validity of its current technology and identify areas that might need improvements. The company also sends MIPS-equipped helmets to third-party testers for comparison. Every helmet on this list does just that, if not more, and should at least offer your head some protection against bumps and scratches if you fall off your bike while out riding.

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A lot of MIPS’ time is dedicated to testing its technology in its own laboratory. In fact, testing has been core to MIPS’ activities right from its inception. When we spoke to MIPS it was just about to pass 48,600 completed tests. Halldin explains that while MIPS has conducted over 27,000 in-house tests to date, the results have also been validated through third-party testing. " One of the foremost research bodies for independent helmet testing is Virginia Tech, which evaluates a wide variety of makes and models of helmets, and their abilities to reduce linear acceleration and rotational motion in the event of an impact," he says. "Of the 86 helmets they have rated, 40 are equipped with MIPS, and out of the top 20, 17 are equipped with MIPS." What Is the Best MIPS Helmet?

MIPS’ own testing shows that a helmet fitted with MIPS leads to a significant strain reduction compared to the same helmet without MIPS. One alternative system is Bontrager’s WaveCel technology, which has been said to reduce rotational forces by 74 per cent and be 48 times more effective in preventing concussion compared to helmets without it.

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The data recorded by the accelerometers is then fed into the company’s FE (finite element) model of the head and brain, which can model what would happen in a crash. Foos also says that WaveCel-equipped Bontrager helmets have been given “top honours” by Virginia Tech. So let’s take a look at the second most important decision making tool we can use when shopping online, price. Whether your goal is to just get the cheapest Helmets available, or to get the best quality at a reasonable price, there’s always going to be a need to do your research on price. Bell Avenue MIPS Helmet price analysis