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One of the most technologically advanced road cycling helmets on the market, the Giro Vanquish MIPS Aero bike helmet is filled with features to streamline airflow for reduced drag and increased aero efficiency. TransformAir technology gives you that extra little nudge, while the RocLoc Air system works to add cooling power and maximise comfort. The two-piece shell combines a tough outer hard shell with a polycarbonate lower shell permanently fused to the liner However, it’s worth noting that the shield was also the source of two frustrations, as well. First, getting the shield into the up position sometimes requires a bit of finesse to get just right. The magnets, while stronger, are hidden inside the helmet, so you cannot as easily get it placed (especially while riding). Second, and really more serious, the lens has “Vivid Optics by Zeiss” printed on the bottom left. This was a pretty annoying distraction that constantly entered our field of vision. And while it would not prevent us from buying or recommending the Vanquish, we feel like it was significant enough to warn anyone considering purchasing the Vanquish. (Note to Giro: make a version of the shield with the lettering removed and you really will have us sold!) Enhancing aero efficiency, the ZEISS Vivid Shield provides a full field of vision, while maintaining the helmet's fast and streamlined silhouette. Keeping the road sharp and in detail, this lens offers true to life colours whilst effectively increasing contrast for great clarity and road insight. It was particularly noticeable when climbing. Even on short ascents of five minutes, I could feel the change in temperature, becoming noticeably more sweaty and uncomfortable.The Giro Roc Loc Air system was specially developed for the Giro Aero helmets. This new system creates a small layer of air between your head and the helmet, so that the helmet floats just above your head, as it were. As a result air can flow over the top of your head, which ensures good ventilation. Just like the Roc Loc®5 system the helmet can be easily adjusted. The tension around the head and the vertical position can be adjusted using one hand. With this system, Giro is setting a new standard for helmet ventilation and comfort. However, in reality, these numbers mean very little. If any of us were able to ride a 40km time trial at 400w we wouldn’t be buying our own helmet rather wearing the brand that sponsors our pro team. Designed to manipulate airflow, a weight-saving in-mould process enabled Giro to optimise their design to be exceptionally aerodynamic and breathable. Strong, impact damping and light, the protective EPS foam liner is bonded to a four-piece polycarbonate shell that has been shaped and optimised with TransformAir technology and ten wind tunnel vents. Improving riding efficiency and shaving seconds off your personal bests, the TransformAir 'cliff' effectively manipulates airflow to reduce drag and improve aerodynamics. active vents in the helmet's shell with exhaust channels inside the helmet that thrust fresh, cool air over and

The peak of the helmet is far enough from the top of the glasses to prevent obstruction while the two ventilation holes double up as excellent ports to house the arms of your glasses. Additionally, Giro builds each Vanquish MIPS helmet with a dual-layer EPS foam liner, with a softer-density foam next to the head and a harder, more durable foam further out near the four-piece polycarbonate shell. According to Giro, this double-layer design is better at absorbing impact energy from a wider range of crash severities than any single-density design. Would I buy this over a Giro Synthe or the new Aether? No I wouldn’t – I don’t need to be more aero, I’m not a good enough rider to appreciate the difference – but I can understand the appeal of the Vanquish. and comfort by combining the Mips slip plane with the helmet's adjustable fit system. Giro believes that helmetsIn our testing, we found the Vanquish to be exactly what Giro promised us – a much cooler helmet. Giro claims that it is near the Synthe in terms of cooling and in our (fairly nonscientific) head test, we felt it was a claim that at the very least passed our test. The Vanquish is surprisingly cool, even with the shield on. The two small vents above the eyes allow a surprising amount of air to circulate over your face. We even found ourselves questioning if this was just our imagination or some sort of placebo effect. But even a few hours into a mid-July ride in Florida, we still didn’t feel the need to just let our head air out. We rode both with and without the shield, and honestly we found we preferred the shield on. The ventilation was that good, and the unobstructed view beat even some of the sunglasses we routinely ride with. At that time the helmet was the only change to my equipment. What I can say is that there was never any time when I was wishing I was wearing another helmet for performance reason. And that is a pretty good endorsement in my book. integrated with Mips Technology to enhance comfort and cooling power while providing an additional measure of Four generously sized indentations are also positioned on the underside of the front of the helmet — in between the expanded polystyrene liner and your forehead — to help bring in more cooling air, especially around the browpad to help prevent sweat from dripping down into your face.

Giro has used its Transform Air technology to produce a cliff on the peak of the helmet. This is claimed to reduce drag, passing air across it no different to a teardrop-shaped helmet without the drag associated with these helmets. The Giro Vanquish™ MIPS® is the pinnacle of high-performance road cycling helmets, featuring the innovative TransformAir design that actively streamlines airflow to reduce drag.All Giro helmets are designed to reduce as much energy as possible while meeting and exceeding stringent safety Mastering the art of airflow, Giro presents their teardrop designed Vanquish MIPS Helmet. Proving to be the pinnacle of road cycling helmet technology, this concisely designed helmet has gone through months of rigorous testing and development to hone in on a design that effectively shapes and manipulates airflow. Superior in aerodynamics, ventilation and comfort, this helmet is set to break records. protection. So whether you're hammering off the front, smashing an Ironman course, or laying down maximum wattage in Giro says its new Vanquish MIPS is the most aerodynamically efficient road helmet the company has produced to date – and nearly the best ventilated, too. Finally, to keep you safe is the Roc Loc Air MIPS—a combination of the Multi-Directional Impact Protection System (MIPS) and Giro’s proprietary Roc Loc Air fit system that makes the Vanquish better ventilated, supremely comfortable, and more protective in certain impacts. You’ll also find Progressive Layering—a multi-density foam construction that saves weight and allows the Vanquish to help manage a wide range of impact energies.

equipped with this technology can reduce the amount of rotational force that may be transferred to rider's brain in There’s also the matter of the shield’s aesthetics: fast or not, the look certainly takes some getting used to, and it remains to be seen if the style becomes less radical-looking over time.

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In the meantime, riders in the market for a new top-end aero road helmet who have historically fit well in Giro head forms may want to wait until December before making a decision. Time will tell if the Vanquish MIPS is truly as good as Giro claims, but at the very least, it certainly seems well worth considering. The inclusion of MIPS and those two EPS foam liners would suggest a weighty number, but the Eclipse Spherical comes in at 277g on our scales for a medium. There is one issue I have with the Vanquish and whilst it might be relatively trivial to many it is the proverbial fly in the ointment for me. The looks. When it first arrived, the squared off shaping and awkward split personality styling reminded me of a Horseshoe Crab (look it up). Not the most beautiful of creatures. The MIPS system consists of a low-friction layer between the EPS lining and the padding with an elastic fixation. This allows the helmet to move slightly (slide or rotate) during a crash. It will move around your head to absorb the lateral and rotational forces that could occur. This in contrast to a helmet without MIPS, which only absorbs the impact through compression of the EPS lining. Now onto those aero claims. The Vanquish MIPS, with the shield visor in place, scored very highly in our own independent wind-tunnel testing in 2019, consistently up there with the Specialized Evade 2 across a range of yaw angles and speeds.