MIPS or non-MIPS helmet?

ARX · 08-02-2022 06:25PM #1

I want to get a new helmet (Lazer Blade+). It comes in a MIPS and a non-MIPS version. Is there any reason not to get the MIPS version? Do MIPS liners get sweaty, scratchy or otherwise uncomfortable?

magicbastarder · 08-02-2022 07:28PM

i have a MIPS helmet - bought it because of the fit, rather than it being MIPS. i don't think i find it noticeably more or less sweaty than the previous helmet (same brand) it replaced.

Russman · 09-02-2022 10:12AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118601776#Comment_118601776

Agree with this. Similarly I have a MIPS helmet simply because it fit me better than the non-MIPS version. There wasn't much in it to be fair, I could easily have worn the other, it was just a tiny, tiny bit more comfortable, and the price difference was very small. I've never noticed any difference between MIPS and non-MIPS in terms of being sweaty or (un)comfortable with previous helmets.

Jonesy101 · 09-02-2022 11:38AM

From reviews i saw MIPS for a fullface helmet was that more uncomfortable than regular andwas about 30E more expensive. might be more fiddly than a normal one which would annoy me. Suprisingly some expensive helmets dont use that magnetic clip "Fidlock". For me thats an absolute must.

Ubbquittious · 09-02-2022 11:39AM

MIPS is old hat, its all ARM and RISC-V now

ARX · 09-02-2022 12:17PM

Thanks everyone, in particular to Ubbquittious for a joke I'd be proud to call my own 😂

magicbastarder · 09-02-2022 12:22PM

we're talking helmets, not hats.

ednwireland · 09-02-2022 12:50PM

I've got a giroMIPS helmet with a mips liner, airflow through it is severely compromised so winter only. I have a newer one with an integrated mips which is my summer helmet.

no idea if it's any use.

mtb helmet doesn't have mips

MIPS or non-MIPS helmet?

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