How to choose the right helmet for you!

How to choose the right helmet for you!

If your helmet is several years old, it is time to upgrade. Helmet technology has evolved, and choosing the right helmet for your style of riding is arguably one of the most important choices you'll make. Tune in for our take, using our new Smith helmet lineup!


Matt:
E-Bikes. Usually faster than a regular acoustic bike, so protection is utmost important. How do you choose the right E-Bike helmet for you? Got Jodie here with me to answer just that question,

Jodie:
Well, you said it, Matt. Protection is of the utmost importance, and all of these helmets have a new technology within the last few years called MIPS, which is the multi-impact protection system. If you look at this Smith Convoy here, it's got kind of a separate inner lining that helps with rotational impact, and that's really important. It's become the baseline of safety. If you haven't updated your helmet in the past few years, now's the time to do so, and look for that MIPS label on the helmet.

Jodie:
We've also got different applications here. You have kind of a more road-oriented couple here, the Convoy, and then this is the Smith Network, which I really like. This is a more road-oriented helmet. You can see a lower more aerodynamic profile, but it's also designed to be within traffic with their HiVis painting, and also HiVis on the straps here.

Matt:
Very reflective, yeah.

Jodie:
So super cool. Yeah, yeah. And then over here we've got a more mountain bike orientation, and that you might notice with a profile that comes down a little bit farther on the backside. This will help protect you on the trails. And then there's this weird looking stuff in here Matt, tell me about this honeycomb sort of stuff.

Matt:
Yeah, this is new. This is the Choroid from Smith and this is little cylinders that upon impact, all compress and sort of slowly, so that the force that's actually driven into your head is softer than it would be without it. It's also nice for ventilation, really comfortable. I love this Forefront2 from Smith. And I'd say you might too, but come on in to Oregon E-Bikes. The other thing we didn't get to talk about was fit. And that's going to be really important for you as an individual and something you're going to need to try on. Love to help you find the perfect E-Bike helmet, and we've got brand new Smith helmets here.

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