Current State of Helmet Tech, pt. 1: Sweet Protection
GEAR:30
BLISTER
4.9 • 844 Ratings
🗓️ 11 June 2021
⏱️ 63 minutes
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Summary
In our new GEAR:30 mini-series, we’re talking to key designers in the world of snowsport and bike helmets to stitch together a current state of helmet tech and helmet R&D.
To get things started, we are talking with Ståle Møller, the co-founder of Sweet Protection, about the pros and cons of the two different safety certifications out there; advances in materials & our understanding of head injuries; ventilation; the unique challenges of designing helmets for various activities; and how to know when you ought to replace your helmet.
TOPICS & TIMES:
- History of Sweet Protection (4:11)
- Safety Certifications: European vs North American standards (10:00)
- Rotational forces (16:12)
- Weight & Volume (26:35)
- Sweet’s New System: 2VI (32:10)
- Snow vs Bike helmets (32:55)
- Kayaking helmets: different challenges (36:31)
- Road bike vs. Mtn Bike Helmets (43:52)
- Sweet’s Trailblazer & Trailblazer MIPS mtb helmets (46:51)
- Sweet’s Falconer road bike helmet (49:23)
- When should you replace a helmet? (51:39)
- Sustainability (57:37)
RELATED LINKS:
- Blister Mountain Bike Buyer’s Guide
- Current State of Helmet Tech, pt. 2
- Current State of Helmet Tech, pt. 3
- Current State of Helmet Tech, pt. 4
- Blister Podcast Ep.18: Ståle Møller on How to Protect Your Head
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| 1:15.2 | Okay, on that note, today we are launching a new mini-series on Gear 30, where for the next |
| 1:21.8 | handful of weeks, we are going to be talking to key designers and product people in the world of snow sports and bike |
| 1:29.9 | helmet design to kind of stitch together a current state of helmet tech and helmet research |
| 1:36.2 | and design specifically as it relates to skiing and snowboarding and cycling. |
| 1:42.2 | And to get things started, we are talking with Stola Mueller, who is the |
| 1:46.5 | co-founder and head hard goods designer of suite protection. And the reason we're starting with |
| 1:52.2 | Stola is because about five years ago, Stola proved in a conversation that we had that he really |
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