I'm pretty sure that Bell pioneered this style of inner/outer ball/socket rotational protection in their moto helmets. The mid tier ones had (traditional) MIPS and the top tier had their own homegrown (or at least not labelled MIPS) solution. Seems pretty clever and eliminates a lot of the issues that people had with the original yellow plastic liner - primarily the hair catching and the squeaking. Not sure if it's heavier, and from the looks of this doesn't add bulk - another big win. Your idea of "thicker is better" makes some sense but there's also a line of thinking that (all else being equal) a smaller helmet is superior for protection as there's less leverage applied on glancing or non-direct blows. Kali is a big proponent of this (along with the belief that most helmets are too hard).
Is the fit of this lid oval, or more rounded? It looks kind of oval from the pictures, but you also referenced the TLD A3, which is one of the few helmets I've tried on that fits my round head AND doesn't drop down over my eyes when I do the "shake test".
Everyone has their own financial limitations but having recently suffered a concussion, I'll pay more for features that I think will help to keep me safer.
March 24, 2022, 12:23 p.m. - khai
I'm pretty sure that Bell pioneered this style of inner/outer ball/socket rotational protection in their moto helmets. The mid tier ones had (traditional) MIPS and the top tier had their own homegrown (or at least not labelled MIPS) solution. Seems pretty clever and eliminates a lot of the issues that people had with the original yellow plastic liner - primarily the hair catching and the squeaking. Not sure if it's heavier, and from the looks of this doesn't add bulk - another big win. Your idea of "thicker is better" makes some sense but there's also a line of thinking that (all else being equal) a smaller helmet is superior for protection as there's less leverage applied on glancing or non-direct blows. Kali is a big proponent of this (along with the belief that most helmets are too hard). Is the fit of this lid oval, or more rounded? It looks kind of oval from the pictures, but you also referenced the TLD A3, which is one of the few helmets I've tried on that fits my round head AND doesn't drop down over my eyes when I do the "shake test". Everyone has their own financial limitations but having recently suffered a concussion, I'll pay more for features that I think will help to keep me safer.