Giro

This helmet saved my life. Bought it in April, had about 1,000 miles on it, replaced my old S-Works Evade. This helmet was sooo much better - cooler, lighter than my S-Works Prevail in terms of feel on my head, and you notice the low drag on the bike above 25mph - your neck feels it.

But why I am really writing this review is the Spherical Mips. Was just hit by a car that turned left right in front of me. I am seriously injured with broken pelvis and other damage after being launched by the car and crashing hard on the pavement about 20 ft away. I suffered a concussion and the helmet is destroyed (cracked foam, massive damage to the shell etc.) You see how the inner shell rotates with the outer shell. Freaking unbelievable what it does and I can say with confidence my head would be way more messed up without the Spherical Mips. Doctors were surprised I did not have brain bleeding. Thank you Giro!

I TRY to purchase a new hemet every three to four years and this is my second Giro road helmet with MIPS. I didn't realize just how worn my last helmet was until I put this new one on my noggin - it felt great. The helmet fit system on the Giro works great, but it is also a weak spot depending on how long you want to keep the helmet. The cradle and knob system works well, but the cradle is made of thin plastic and eventually breaks. The upside? It forces the user (like me) to buy a new helmet... which is a good idea as the shell will eventually become brittle and the protection it offers will be compromised. The downside? Folks who want to use a helmet for a really long time can, but comfort and fit will suffer.

This helmet really is almost like wearing no helmet at all. I realize that this is specific to me, but I ordered a large and ended up exchanging it for a medium. I'm right at the top of the medium size range in this helmet it fits me like it was custom made. The new spherical technology is really cool and its easy to see how it scores well in testing.

Don't wash with any red color fabric, it won't bleach out, my fault!