pointyhead
07-22-03, 10:56 AM
Does anyone know what brand of helmets the USPS team uses?
General Cycling Discussion - Helmet Question
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ljbike
07-22-03, 10:59 AM
I believe it's GIRO. In fact your LBS, if a Giro dealer, can get you a USPostalk helmet for about $160. I think that's the right price.
maraxis
07-22-03, 11:16 AM
It's a Giro Pneumo.
shokhead
07-22-03, 11:28 AM
Wont make you ride like them.
lotek
07-22-03, 12:19 PM
The helmets that USPS are using at the Tour
are Giro Prototypes of a new helmet. Look for Pneumo's
to drop in price quickly once this is released.
Here is what Giro says about the helmet:
It's lighter than the Pneumo. The first goal with the new design was to reduce weight as much as possible, and currently the helmets at the Tour are about 15- to 20-percent lighter than a comparable Pneumo.
We're engineering a radical new carbon fiber reinforcement system, which is visible at certain points around the helmet (front, top ribs).
We've also designed a new strapping system, which eliminates the external "strap bones" that you've see on earlier helmets.
It features a Wind Tunnel ventilation design (26 vents), a multi-piece In-molded shell and a Roc Loc 4 fit system (just like the Pneumo).
It does not have a visor. It was eliminated to save weight.
The model is ATMOS
and you can read more about it here:
Velonews (http://www.velonews.com/tour2003/tech/articles/4421.0.html)
Marty
are Giro Prototypes of a new helmet. Look for Pneumo's
to drop in price quickly once this is released.
Here is what Giro says about the helmet:
It's lighter than the Pneumo. The first goal with the new design was to reduce weight as much as possible, and currently the helmets at the Tour are about 15- to 20-percent lighter than a comparable Pneumo.
We're engineering a radical new carbon fiber reinforcement system, which is visible at certain points around the helmet (front, top ribs).
We've also designed a new strapping system, which eliminates the external "strap bones" that you've see on earlier helmets.
It features a Wind Tunnel ventilation design (26 vents), a multi-piece In-molded shell and a Roc Loc 4 fit system (just like the Pneumo).
It does not have a visor. It was eliminated to save weight.
The model is ATMOS
and you can read more about it here:
Velonews (http://www.velonews.com/tour2003/tech/articles/4421.0.html)
Marty