Spherical technology is at the core of what makes this helmet great, so it’s helpful to understand a bit more about it. Luckily the tech has come to a less expensive, albeit still pricey, helmet, one that proves once again why Giro is at the top of the helmet game: the Helios Spherical. Called Spherical Technology, it debuted in the Aether Spherical at a price point of upwards of $320. Ever the innovator, Giro found a way to improve MIPS technology by embedding it inside the helmet between two layers of EPS foam. The downsides by no means outweigh the improvements in safety, but there has always been a part of us that knows these helmets could be better. The plastic liners have been known to snag hair as well. They can be less comfortable and don’t ventilate quite as well compared to their non-MIPS counterparts. But there have been some drawbacks to traditional MIPS helmets, which use a plastic liner inside the helmet. MIPS has been a transformative technology for bike helmets, taking safety to a new level by protecting against the rotational motion of impacts. You’ll regularly find him commuting on an ebike and he longs for the day when everyone else follows suit.Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! While Warren loves fast road bikes and the latest gravel bikes, he also believes electric bikes are the future of transport. He has covered all the major innovations in cycling this century, and reported from launches, trade shows and industry events in Europe, Asia, Australia, North American and Africa. Over the years, Warren has written about thousands of bikes and tested more than 2,500 – from budget road bikes to five-figure superbikes. In his time as a cycling journalist, Warren has written for Mountain Biking UK, What Mountain Bike, Urban Cyclist, Procycling, Cyclingnews, Total Bike, Total Mountain Bike and T3. He’s also a regular presenter on the BikeRadar Podcast and on BikeRadar’s YouTube channel. Having been testing bikes for more than 20 years, Warren has an encyclopedic knowledge of road cycling and has been the mastermind behind our Road Bike of the Year test for more than a decade. Warren Rossiter is BikeRadar and Cycling Plus magazine’s senior technical editor for road and gravel. But they’re soft to the touch and smooth-edged so there’s no irritation against the skin. Ideally, I’d like the straps to be removable for the same reason, as on Scott’s latest helmet, the Centric Plus. The brow pad has a clever tab section at the centre that draws any moisture away when you’re working hard, so you don’t get perspiration dripping down onto your glasses the pads are removable and washable too. The interior uses minimal padding with a brow pad and four strip pads from brow to crown. The fairly rounded shape of the Helios suited me perfectly. It also means the vents aren’t so big as to leave you exposed should you crash on rough, rocky gravel. Some 15 of the 28 vents are forward, which is more than most modern designs. The Helios is a compact helmet with a slimmer profile and a latticework of vents throughout the shell. This means less focus on aerodynamics and cooling and no bold ‘pro’ colourways, instead opting for a different design and more muted colours. Unlike Giro’s other premium helmets – the aerodynamically optimised Synthe and the maximum cooling Aether – the idea of the Helios is that it has 90 per cent of those characteristics but in a package with an emphasis on gravel riding. Giro says the Helios is a premium design (with a price to suit) but one that’s not aimed at the professional rider ranks.
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