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Time for a new helmet and I see the higher end stuff advertise MIPS which is supposed to help absorb impact from a twisting blow if I understand the info correctly.
Anyone have a helmet with MIPS or any info on the effectiveness ? Or any general helmet info / recommendations.
Thanks Dave
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I have a bike helmet with MIPS. I have not yet tried banging my head on the road with it. It's just a helmet, doesn't weigh or cost much.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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My Ski and Bike helmets have MIPS, but I haven't tested either of them yet in a crash 
Everything you need to know from the MIPS organisation viewpoint at least - http://mipsprotection.com/
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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I've got a Poc with MIPs, it makes the same noise as other helmets when not sitting down quickly enough on the chairlift or forgetting to duck when getting on the gondola. Hoping not to test its effectiveness beyond that.
I bought it because it was the best fitting one in the shop.
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| scarbski wrote: |
Time for a new helmet and I see the higher end stuff advertise MIPS which is supposed to help absorb impact from a twisting blow if I understand the info correctly.
Anyone have a helmet with MIPS or any info on the effectiveness ? Or any general helmet info / recommendations.
Thanks Dave |
My previous helmet was a sweet trouper not MIPS. Had to adjust it down to fit. New helmet is a MIPS sweet trouper and is perfect fit on the max setting. So MIPS will reduce the internal volume slightly. MIPS is not any worse and therefore even if it didn't work would be the same. If it is better then all the the merrier.
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| scarbski wrote: |
Time for a new helmet and I see the higher end stuff advertise MIPS which is supposed to help absorb impact from a twisting blow if I understand the info correctly.
Anyone have a helmet with MIPS or any info on the effectiveness ? Or any general helmet info / recommendations.
Thanks Dave |
When I was a learner my helmet got banged regularly. Now I'm older and more experienced when I go down I'm more inclined to quickly get on my back and my helmet takes less punishment. However, if I'm going to have a serious bang I want my helmet to be up to the job.
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Thanks for replies folks, having read the blurb (thanks for link powderadict). i think I shall go for Comfort and fit as the main considerations , if this happens to be a helmet with Mips then i'll pay a bit more . And colour of course !!
I'm sure all will provide much more protection than the wooly hat I once used to wear !
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@scarbski, If it turns out you have a large head, and you try one on and it fits  , I have an Oakley MIPS Helmet for sale in the secondhand section at half price.
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| GlasgowCyclops wrote: |
| my helmet got banged regularly |
oooh matron!
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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