lando, there's only so much I can say on Graham's behalf, but here are a few answers for you:
1) Every crash and user are different, so it's impossible to glean much or compare between crashes. Frustrating reality. Even if Graham had had two crashes - one in each helmet - that you could say were 'similar', the results still would be entirely inconclusive, because the list of variables that impacts concussions is huge - and we don't know what we don't know. In other words, if Graham was concussed from crash one, would that make him more susceptible to a concussion from crash 2? Probably. Making it hard to know the differences between the helmets in crash \#1 and 2. Like I said, frustrating.
2) Many people feel MIPS provides a benefit, or at least 'probably' does. Despite what you may read, good testing is still scarce, and results are not as conclusive as the manufacturers would have you believe. The growing body of testing is showing that MIPS has a positive effect on reducing concussions and other TBIs, but you have to be very careful before you get too excited - none of the testing that we've seen so far is anywhere near what we would think of as a replacement for real world conditions. MIPS isn't proven, despite what those that sell it would say, but most of us feel like it probably helps, and the small investment is therefore worth it.
Feb. 27, 2023, 2:16 p.m. - Pete Roggeman
lando, there's only so much I can say on Graham's behalf, but here are a few answers for you: 1) Every crash and user are different, so it's impossible to glean much or compare between crashes. Frustrating reality. Even if Graham had had two crashes - one in each helmet - that you could say were 'similar', the results still would be entirely inconclusive, because the list of variables that impacts concussions is huge - and we don't know what we don't know. In other words, if Graham was concussed from crash one, would that make him more susceptible to a concussion from crash 2? Probably. Making it hard to know the differences between the helmets in crash \#1 and 2. Like I said, frustrating. 2) Many people feel MIPS provides a benefit, or at least 'probably' does. Despite what you may read, good testing is still scarce, and results are not as conclusive as the manufacturers would have you believe. The growing body of testing is showing that MIPS has a positive effect on reducing concussions and other TBIs, but you have to be very careful before you get too excited - none of the testing that we've seen so far is anywhere near what we would think of as a replacement for real world conditions. MIPS isn't proven, despite what those that sell it would say, but most of us feel like it probably helps, and the small investment is therefore worth it.