Giro Manifest helmet

£249.99, zyrofisher.co.uk In most MIPS helmets the ‘slip plane’ is a thin plastic cradle that sits inside the main EPS structure to help reduce rotational forces associated with impacts and thereby reduce the risk of serious brain injury. In the Manifest helmet, though, Giro has partnered with MIPS directly to go one step further. With what it calls Spherical Technology, Giro has created the helmet in two parts in such a way that the inner EPS foam section can actually rotate within the outer shell, ball-and-socket-style, to dissipate and redirect impact forces. The advantage is that there is no hard plastic cradle in contact with the skin, which can cause discomfort, reduce airflow and can also cause abrasions in the event of a fall. Elsewhere Giro’s popular Roc Loc fit system is in…

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