The Lazer Revolution helmet (MSRP $239.99 CAD) is making waves in the enduro mountain biking scene. It has a unique design that offers extra protection in the back with optional ear guards for further coverage. Pinkbike has done an in-depth analysis of the helmet in their Lazer Revolution Helmet Review.
Excerpts from Pinkbike:
“The Revolution’s shell features twenty-three vents to let air enter and escape, and, like many designs on the market, Lazer has incorporated channels between the rider’s head and the shell that further help warm air to be replaced by cooler air that enters at the front of the helmet. Hidden inside of the EPS foam is their Rigidity Brace System, which the company says is a lot like a roll cage, but for your brain. It consists of a thin plastic frame that Lazer builds the helmet’s EPS foam shell around, and they claim that it helps to keep broken pieces of the shell together in the event of a major impact”
“Lazer has built-in a clever breakaway accessory mount that they say has been fully crash-tested with cameras mounted on it. It’s a two-position mount that’s held onto the shell by way of two shallow plastic screws that, I imagine, are designed to either break or pull out of the shell if your camera catches on something, thereby helping to prevent an injury like the one that is suspected of putting Michael Schumacher into a coma. You could also remove the clear plastic mount if you don’t plan on using a POV camera.
The Revolution’s ‘Advanced Turnfit System’ is an adjustable retention band that offers quite a large range of adjustment via a single dial at the back of the helmet, as well as an eight-position height range that should make nailing the helmet’s fit a pretty easy thing to do.
The helmet’s visor can ratchet and lock into place at five different height positions, and it can be raised or lowered with the push of one hand, making it easy to fit your goggles underneath if you need somewhere to store them. Plastic screws hold it onto the shell.”
The most unique thing about the Revolution has to be the helmet’s add-on ear protection. Without these pieces on, the shell does come down relatively low all the way around the head, but snapping the guards into place brings the protection down to just below the ears. Each of the plastic, modular ear protection pieces snap into place via three push-pin connectors that take a firm force to install, and Lazer has added small pads that cover the lower third of the guards. The guards are flexible enough that a strong push will bend them into your ear, which is likely what would happen if you came down hard on the side of your head, so the padding makes a lot of sense.
Pinkbike’s Take:
| Lazer is aware that the Revolution isn’t going to be for everyone, and that there are tons of more conventional looking helmets to choose from. That’s probably a big part of why they made the Revolution, though, for riders who do want something different. If that sounds like you, then Lazer’s new trail helmet is worth taking a look at, even if you choose to lose the funky ear guards. – Mike Levy |
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