helmets
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Trying Out A 3D Scanner That Makes Helmets Custom-Moulded To Your Head
It’s not hard to find a badass-looking helmet for your adrenaline-fuelled hobbies. The trick is finding one that fits correctly. For decades, that’s meant buying a standard (S/M/L) size lid and rearranging the padding to conform to your noggin. Recently, I got to try out a much better way.
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This Helmet Knows When It’s Too Damaged To Protect Your Head
Helmets made with a liner material called expanded polystyrene will protect your head during a ski accident, but need to replaced after the first major impact. Helmet liners made from expanded polypropylene, though, can endure multiple impacts before needing a replacement. Using a series of sensors inside its liner, POC’s new Skull Orbic H.I. MIPS…
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These Hand-Painted Helmets Make Your Head A Work Of Art
Bikes have a long history as beautiful specimens for human transport — fun to ride and damn good looking, too. Helmets, however? They’ll protect your skull from being smashed on the pavement, but are pretty widely reviled from a fashion standpoint. People often don’t wear ’em because, well… they just don’t look cool. So, question:…
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This Brilliant Bike Accessory Keeps Your Helmet Safe And Your Butt Dry
I’m biased, but believe that — if you can swing it — biking is absolutely the best way to navigate the streets. That being said, conscientious riders are pretty much always going to be stuck toting two things around at their destination: lights and a helmet. The former will likely get swiped if accidentally left…