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GEAR:30

Current State of Helmet Tech, pt. 3: Pret

GEAR:30

BLISTER

Snow, Snowboarding, Arts, Skiing, Gear, Outdoors, Design, Bike, Sports, Technology

4.9844 Ratings

🗓️ 26 June 2021

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

We talk with the president & CEO of Pret Helmets about Pret’s approach to helmet design; the “dart test” portion of the safety certification process; the prospects of implementing customizable helmet liners; why Pret places such an emphasis on ventilation; and more.

TOPICS & TIMES:

  • Steve Bellefeuille’s background (2:46)
  • Safety Standards & the Dart Test (13:16)
  • Fit & Ventilation (17:45)
  • MIPS myth? (19:07)
  • Fit and Shape (26:02)
  • Customizable Helmets? (29:18)
  • Biggest advances today (32:29)
  • Pret’s Cirque & Fury helmets (35:54)
  • The "safest" helmet (38:59)
  • What We’re Celebrating (43:25)

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0:00.0

What's up everybody and welcome back to Gear 30 on the Blister Podcast Network.

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I'm Jonathan Ellsworth and you can check out everything we're doing and reviewing over at

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the Gear Nerdery coming. And full disclosure, we actually don't think this is just stuff that you have to be a nerd to

0:39.2

appreciate. We truly think that the type of information that we are going to be talking about today

0:44.5

really matters. And we want to keep making this type of information available to you. So if you

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agree that this matters, then take just a minute to show us your support,

0:56.7

and we'll keep doing what we're doing. Now, that said, if you would also enjoy hearing the

1:03.7

kind of information that matters a whole lot less than the stuff we're going to be talking

1:08.0

about today, but that is still really fun.

1:11.3

Then you should be sure to check out part one of our Bikes versus Skies conversation,

1:16.4

which has taken place over on our Bikes and Big Ideas podcast feed.

1:21.5

Bikes versus Skies.

1:22.5

If you don't know what that is, you should definitely check it out.

1:25.9

And if you do already know what that is, then you know you already kind of want to check it out. And if you do already know what that is,

1:28.4

then you know you already kind of want to check it out. All right, today we are continuing our

1:33.1

series on the current state of helmet tech and R&D. And our guest is Steve Belfay from

1:39.3

Pret Helmets. Among other things in this conversation, Steve and I discuss the penetration test or the

1:46.3

DART test that is a part of the safety certification process. Steve also explains why Pratt

1:52.8

places such an importance or emphasis on ventilation. We also talk about the customization of

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