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I have one of these bike helmets. It's marginally more expensive and marginally heavier than others I was considering, but I bike for exercise not speed so I do
by gnicholas 4y ago
I have one of these bike helmets. It's marginally more expensive and marginally heavier than others I was considering, but I bike for exercise not speed so I don't care much about the latter. In terms of pricing, I figured it was worth it to pay a bit more even if there's a low likelihood that it provides an additional benefit.
But after I bought it I recall seeing articles that undermined the claims. I know they have one or two good papers showing efficacy, but I think it's not quite settled science at this point.
- Lio 4y agoI have one too. As far as I can tell it’s just an extra layer of thin plastic that sits, unattached, under the expanded foam. The idea being that it slides and stops the helmet gripping you head. I’ve often wondered, how much of the same feature would be achieved with just a cycling cap under the helmet? I’m not sure there was a huge premium for getting MIPS so I guess I’m happy to have it. It certainly doesn’t hurt.