MET has a brand new Revo MIPS mountain motorbike helmet that just about seems like a regular trendy MTB half-shell lid. And that’s in no way a foul factor. It’s were given a lot of vents, some prolonged temple & occipital protection, and an adjustable visor. However hidden underneath that unassuming external, MET installed a ton of labor to make this one of the most best-ventilated and most secure mountain motorbike helmets available on the market.
Such a lot paintings that they constructed their very own wind tunnel, and overwhelmed the brand new helmets greater than 1000 occasions throughout a number of other checking out protocols to make sure it exceeded each protection checking out same old in the market, together with one nonetheless in construction.
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On best of that, I’ve been using within the new helmet for roughly every week. I haven’t crashed in it but (fortunately) however can be offering perception on nice have compatibility and airflow.
All-new MET Revo MIPS mountain motorbike helmet
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This MET Revo is the Italian maker’s new all-mountain motorbike helmet, promising to stay your head cooler than ever for the ones rides with prolonged summer season climbs, but in addition further protection and have an effect on coverage to stay you protected even with extra high-speed enduro & eMTB using.
MET calls the brand new Revo a herbal evolution in their all-rounder, all-mountain Roam path motorbike helmet. In the beginning look, the brand new helmet isn’t too dissimilar to the previous Roam. However MET assures us that the brand new Revo is considerably more secure and higher ventilated.
What’s new?
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The largest protection updates listed here are the extra in depth simulation and checking out to deal with each linear and rotational have an effect on requirements, plus the quicker speeds and bigger conceivable have an effect on house examined for within the NTA 8776 ebike helmet take a look at same old. MET says the brand new Revo used to be examined “at 21% extra have an effect on velocity and in a position to disspate as much as a 43% extra have an effect on calories including a ten% further have an effect on examined protection within the two maximum delicate mind spaces: the again and the temples.“
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The largest cooling replace, is just extra open venting house. MET says this new Revo helmet delivers a “23.5% increase in cooling efficiency” vs. the former Roam. They showed that via checking out the helmets in MET’s personal ‘The Tube’ full-size cycling-specific wind tunnel. The Tube used to be created at first for a highway aerodynamics viewpoint, serving to design aero helmets and refine MET athletes’ aerodynamic setup at the motorbike. However via making a head shape that would measure temperature trade, MET used to be in a position to map and quantify how the brand new Revo mountain motorbike helmet’s air flow design in fact allowed warmth to flee the rider’s head.
However that most effective works at the side of advanced design & fabrics that allowed MET to open extra of the helmet surpface up, whilst nonetheless soaking up much more forceful affects.
Protection Checking out Protocols
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Essentially the most elementary take a look at requirements are the linear have an effect on necessities of the legacy CE/EN, the United States/CPSC & AS/NZ exams which might be the minimal for all bicycling helmets. However MET had already been running with MIPS for years, and in addition evaluated their helmets with the rotational have an effect on exams of the MIPS protocol entrance & lateral affects towards a forty five° airplane, their ‘pitched’ frontal have an effect on, and non-compulsory rear affects.
They’ve additionally driven to ensure their helmets can succeed in unbiased 5-star protection scores from Virginia Tech’s personal six other angled airplane rotational have an effect on exams.
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Extra lately, they’ve additionally considered the extra challenging NTA 8776 ebike helmet protection certification, which additionally exams upper calories affects. This more moderen same old additionally importantly will increase the world the place affects can also be made, additional down the temple and occipital house at the back of the ear. It kind of feels like a slightly small shift, however MET explains that those high-energy affects at the moment are getting a lot nearer to the sides of even their higher protection half-shell helmet designs, making it more difficult to soak up have an effect on calories. However it additionally method a great deal higher rider protection in affects close to the sides of all NTA-certified helmets.
Finally, MET has additionally been lively within the construction of a brand new draft EN 1078 checking out protocol, that in the long run objectives to objectively quantify the now-voluntary MIPS and Virginia Tech form of rotational have an effect on exams in order that they may be able to be applied into EU legislation for all helmets. We’ll have extra element quickly about how this ongoing challenge is about to institutionalize rotational protection for ALL shopper bicycling helmets, making sure that each one motorbike riders might be more secure one day.
Tech main points
In-mod EPS foam building with 5-piece wrap-around polycarbonate shell
MIPS Air Node isolates the rider from many rotational forces in an have an effect on
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further MIPS Air back-of-head pad
23 exterior vents, related to deep inside air channels and unobstructed via the MIPS liner
complete 360°Secure-T Heta dial retention have compatibility device, with 3-position rear top adjustment
4-position adjustable (breakaway) visor with 4cm top adjustment for goggle or shades compatibility
Fidlock magnetic buckle
to be had in 3 sizes – S (52-56cm), M (56-58cm) & L (58-61cm)
390g claimed weight, length medium (395g precise)
Protection specifications
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5-star Virginia Tech Helmet Lab protection score (easiest conceivable)
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 Influence – Driving Evaluate
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My first rides with the brand new MET Revo helmet have been in heat, rainy & humid Italy a few weeks in the past. Then, again house this previous week in unseasonably sunny & heat climate. And I sweat so much, in just about each helmet, and throughout the year. However thus far, the brand new Revo is obviously higher vented than maximum mountain motorbike helmets. Positive, I’ve ridden with some ultralight highway helmets that stay me just a little cooler.
However no half-shell helmet that I will take into account in contemporary reminiscence has this sense of decreased coverage round my temples and simply at the back of my ears, whilst nonetheless feeling cool to experience in. I don’t have any issues dressed in this on extra cross-country and marathon-style rides, as I do on all-mountain rides leaning extra against enduro. The additional aspect protection nonetheless doesn’t really feel any place as deep as a full-on enduro helmet, a three/4 shell, or a complete face. However it unquestionably feels love it wraps round my head extra than simply merely sitting on best of it.
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Another attention-grabbing level to notice is the additional ‘Part 2/2’ MIPS pad behind the helmet. Maximum (virtually all) helmets simply contact the again of your head to their EPS foam. However MET added this additional insert that makes for a extra 360° have compatibility to the padding. And even supposing it’s velcroed in position, if is a low-friction MIPS Air Node pad this is designed to slide between your head and the helmet to isolate you from rotational forces in a twisting have an effect on.
MET Revo – Pricing, choices & availability
The brand new MET Revo MIPS mountain motorbike helmet is to be had now for $230 / 200€ / £170, together with a cushy garage bag. You’ll be able to select from 6 muted matte colour schemes – off-white, olive, nighttime wooded area inexperienced, military & black – and three sizes (S-L).
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MET additionally hinted that extra reasonably priced MTB helmets that proportion a lot of the similar protection and air flow tech are anticipated to release later this spring.
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