Originally Posted by
ratell
Will it make a difference? Who knows, but why not? Now if another helmet has a feature you want or if you don't want to pay the increased price for a MIPS helmet I wouldn't worry about it. If those things aren't a big deal then the MIPS seems worth it to avoid a brain injury even if it's extremely rare.
Well, the 'Why not' is actually kind of important. For example, Snell requirements have been changing, and on the motorcycle side, have been decreasing in effectiveness of low impact to achieve high impact capabilities... which is not a good thing, imho. The point is, just because a feature is there does not make it beneficial, it can actually work against what one of the goals would be. Unless you apply to the practical, its just theorycrafting and marketing to me.