Helmet- MIPS yeah or nay?

dinneenp · 28-07-2021 3:33pm #1

Hi,

If buying a new helmet would you go for one with MIPS or not & why?

Cheers,

Pa.

(I was going to add a poll but can't see that feature anymore).

ednwireland · 28-07-2021 3:36pm

i got 2 mips helmets a giro cinder it has a clear plastic shell inside which basically stops the airflow (even though it has holes in it

got a giro aether this year which has mips basically built in and its no different to a normal helmet except the bottom of moves (you have to see it !)

so the cinder is fine if its not too warm

the aether has been a godsend in the heatwave !

i mips any better ? well im not planning to test it !

magicbastarder · 28-07-2021 3:48pm

i bought a MIPS helmet simply because the only one i could find which was a good fit was a MIPS one.

ARX · 28-07-2021 3:54pm

In these ratings from Virginia Tech, most of the more highly-rated helmets are MIPS (maybe they're highly-rated because they have MIPS, not as a consequence of having MIPS, I don't know): https://www.helmet.beam.vt.edu/bicycle-helmet-ratings.html

Chips Lovell · 28-07-2021 5:04pm

Like MB, I've a MIPS helmet simply because the helmet I wanted was MIPS. It wouldn't really be a selling point for me because a helmet itself makes such a marginal difference, any small improvement in the helmet itself is probably going to be statistically insignificant.

magicbastarder · 28-07-2021 5:47pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117674357#Comment_117674357

i suspect in order to make a helmet MIPS compliant is a reasonably significant cost, so there's no point in fitting it in a cheap helmet - so as a result, they only fit MIPS to already higher quality helmets.

the acid test would be to see if any manufacturers produce a helmet that is available as MIPS or non-MIPS, and what the difference in rating is.

dinneenp · 28-07-2021 7:01pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117674863#Comment_117674863

Many helmets come in MIPS and non MIPS versions, normally about €20 difference. No idea on the difference in ratings though.

Bought this https://www.cyclesuperstore.ie/shop/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=146422

magicbastarder · 28-07-2021 8:04pm

It was a bell I got too last year, and also the only helmet I could find ten years earlier when I was last looking too, which also was a comfortable fit.

Helmet- MIPS yeah or nay?

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