MET has a brand new Revo MIPS mountain bike helmet that just about appears to be like like a traditional trendy MTB half-shell lid. And that’s actually not a foul factor. It’s acquired loads of vents, some prolonged temple & occipital protection, and an adjustable visor. However hidden beneath that unassuming exterior, MET put in a ton of labor to make this one of many best-ventilated and most secure mountain bike helmets available on the market.
A lot work that they constructed their very own wind tunnel, and crushed the brand new helmets greater than a thousand occasions throughout a number of totally different testing protocols to make certain it exceeded each security testing commonplace on the market, together with one nonetheless in growth.
On prime of that, I’ve been using within the new helmet for a couple of week. I haven’t crashed in it but (fortunately) however can supply perception on nice match and airflow.
All-new MET Revo MIPS mountain bike helmet
This MET Revo is the Italian maker’s new all-mountain bike helmet, promising to maintain your head cooler than ever for these rides with prolonged summer season climbs, but additionally further protection and influence safety to maintain you protected even with extra high-speed enduro & eMTB using.
MET calls the brand new Revo a pure evolution of their all-rounder, all-mountain Roam path bike helmet. At first look, the brand new helmet shouldn’t be too dissimilar to the outdated Roam. However MET assures us that the brand new Revo is considerably safer and higher ventilated.
What’s new?
The most important security updates listed below are the extra intensive simulation and testing to deal with each linear and rotational influence requirements, plus the quicker speeds and bigger attainable influence space examined for within the NTA 8776 ebike helmet take a look at commonplace. MET says the brand new Revo was examined “at 21% extra influence velocity and in a position to disspate as much as a 43% extra influence vitality including a ten% further influence examined protection within the two most delicate mind areas: the again and the temples.“
The most important cooling replace, is solely extra open venting space. MET says this new Revo helmet delivers a “23.5% enhance in cooling effectivity” vs. the earlier Roam. They confirmed that by testing the helmets in MET’s personal ‘The Tube’ full-size cycling-specific wind tunnel. The Tube was created firstly for a street aerodynamics perspective, serving to design aero helmets and refine MET athletes’ aerodynamic setup on the bike. However by making a head type that might measure temperature change, MET was in a position to map and quantify how the brand new Revo mountain bike helmet’s air flow design truly allowed warmth to flee the rider’s head.
However that solely works along with improved design & supplies that allowed MET to open extra of the helmet surpface up, whereas nonetheless absorbing much more forceful impacts.
Security Testing Protocols
Essentially the most fundamental take a look at requirements are the linear influence necessities of the legacy CE/EN, the US/CPSC & AS/NZ exams which can be the minimal for all bicycling helmets. However MET had already been working with MIPS for years, and in addition evaluated their helmets with the rotational influence exams of the MIPS protocol entrance & lateral impacts in opposition to a forty five° aircraft, their ‘pitched’ frontal influence, and elective rear impacts.
They’ve additionally pushed to verify their helmets can obtain unbiased 5-star security scores from Virginia Tech’s personal six totally different angled aircraft rotational influence exams.
Extra just lately, they’ve additionally considered the extra demanding NTA 8776 ebike helmet security certification, which additionally exams increased vitality impacts. This newer commonplace additionally importantly will increase the realm the place impacts may be made, additional down the temple and occipital space behind the ear. It looks like a fairly small shift, however MET explains that these high-energy impacts are actually getting a lot nearer to the perimeters of even their elevated protection half-shell helmet designs, making it more durable to soak up influence vitality. However it additionally means vastly elevated rider security in impacts close to the perimeters of all NTA-certified helmets.
Lastly, MET has additionally been energetic within the growth of a brand new draft EN 1078 testing protocol, that finally goals to objectively quantify the now-voluntary MIPS and Virginia Tech kind of rotational influence exams in order that they are often carried out into EU regulation for all helmets. We’ll have extra element quickly about how this ongoing venture is about to institutionalize rotational security for ALL client bicycling helmets, guaranteeing that each one bike riders shall be safer sooner or later.
Tech particulars
In-mod EPS foam development with 5-piece wrap-around polycarbonate shell
MIPS Air Node isolates the rider from many rotational forces in an influence
further MIPS Air back-of-head pad
23 exterior vents, linked to deep inner air channels and unobstructed by the MIPS liner
full 360°Secure-T Heta dial retention match system, with 3-position rear peak adjustment
4-position adjustable (breakaway) visor with 4cm peak adjustment for goggle or sun shades compatibility
Fidlock magnetic buckle
obtainable in 3 sizes – S (52-56cm), M (56-58cm) & L (58-61cm)
390g claimed weight, measurement medium (395g precise)
Security specs
5-star Virginia Tech Helmet Lab security ranking (highest attainable)
NTA 8776:201-12 ebike/pedelec/eMTB licensed
CE EN 1078:2012 + A1:2012, US CPSC & AS-NZ licensed
So how does that each one make it really feel?
First Impression – Driving Evaluate
My first rides with the brand new MET Revo helmet had been in heat, moist & humid Italy a few weeks in the past. Then, again dwelling this previous week in unseasonably sunny & heat climate. And I sweat so much, in just about each helmet, and all 12 months lengthy. However up to now, the brand new Revo is clearly higher vented than most mountain bike helmets. Positive, I’ve ridden with some ultralight street helmets that hold me a bit cooler.
However no half-shell helmet that I can bear in mind in current reminiscence has this sense of lowered safety round my temples and simply behind my ears, whereas nonetheless feeling cool to trip in. I’ve no issues carrying this on extra cross-country and marathon-style rides, as I do on all-mountain rides leaning extra in the direction of enduro. The additional aspect protection nonetheless doesn’t really feel anyplace as deep as a full-on enduro helmet, a 3/4 shell, or a full face. However it actually feels prefer it wraps round my head extra than simply merely sitting on prime of it.
Yet one more fascinating level to notice is the additional ‘Half 2/2’ MIPS pad in the back of the helmet. Most (nearly all) helmets simply contact the again of your head to their EPS foam. However MET added this further insert that makes for a extra 360° match to the padding. And although it’s velcroed in place, if is a low-friction MIPS Air Node pad that’s designed to slide between your head and the helmet to isolate you from rotational forces in a twisting influence.
MET Revo – Pricing, choices & availability
The brand new MET Revo MIPS mountain bike helmet is out there now for $230 / 200€ / £170, together with a tender storage bag. You’ll be able to decide from 6 muted matte colour schemes – off-white, olive, midnight forest inexperienced, navy & black – and three sizes (S-L).
MET additionally hinted that extra reasonably priced MTB helmets that share a lot of the identical security and air flow tech are anticipated to launch later this spring.
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