Mips Bike Helmet Technology

This certification means the helmets can absorb one large impact.

Mips bike helmet technology. For questions regarding specific models please contact the brands directly. Although front and sides are more. Mips technology mimics the brain s protective structure by reducing rotational forces caused by angled impacts to the head. The mips brain protection system bps is found inside the helmet generally between the comfort padding and the eps a high quality foam used to reduce energy.

Representing unique riding styles the mx 9 mips mx 9 adventure mips and the qualifier dlx mips are ready for the journey ahead. Below you find a gallery of brands that feature mips bps in their helmets. For questions about the mips bps feel free to get in touch with us at mips directly. Mips is a brain protection system engineered to add protection to helmets.

Mips which stands for multi directional impact protection system was developed by biomechanical specialists at the royal institute of technology in stockholm sweden. Mips is a brain protection system engineered to add protection to helmets. In 2014 bell introduced mips technology into its bike helmet product line. Mips is an add on feature.

For certain impacts the mips bps can reduce harmful forces transmitted to the brain. Prior to this type of technology many bike helmets were. For certain impacts the mips bps can reduce harmful forces transmitted to the brain. The consumer products safety commission cpsc must approve any bike helmet sold in the united states today.

The non profit washington d c based bicycle helmet safety institute published this paper which in part states that almost all of the mips liners we have seen leave a large void in the back for the rear stabilizer with a quarter or more of the helmet unlined and no mips effect if you hit at the rear. Mips is a form of slip plane technology meaning that a mips helmet is constructed from two layers that rotate against each other mimicking the. This mips bike helmet also has a micro dial fit system along with reflective details to make you more visible to others on the road. Although wavecel is the newest such technology the most prominent may be the mips brain protection system which was first released in a cycling helmet in 2010 and can now be found inside.

For 2017 bell is proud to announce the availability of mips in 3 tried and true powersports helmets. That s where mips comes in.