Its really interesting. I have also not been able to find scientific data specific to mountain biking on this topic. The closest I could find was a meta-analysis (a study that combines the data from multiple other studies to end up with a bigger data set to try and get answers from) of full face vs open face helmets on motorcycles. That study found that FF had lower risks of both head injury as well as neck injury, the latter of which surprised me actually. I'm not sure if the studies were all on street motorbikes or if they included moto as well (I only had time to skim the article), but I think the mechanisms are going to be different so its hard to know how this translates to MTB.
Jan. 13, 2022, 11:16 a.m. - Moritz Haager
Its really interesting. I have also not been able to find scientific data specific to mountain biking on this topic. The closest I could find was a meta-analysis (a study that combines the data from multiple other studies to end up with a bigger data set to try and get answers from) of full face vs open face helmets on motorcycles. That study found that FF had lower risks of both head injury as well as neck injury, the latter of which surprised me actually. I'm not sure if the studies were all on street motorbikes or if they included moto as well (I only had time to skim the article), but I think the mechanisms are going to be different so its hard to know how this translates to MTB.