Trek announcing "something that will change cycling forever"
03-19-19, 05:24 AM
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03-19-19, 05:25 AM
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So? So**********???? What is it? An Isospeed branded helmet made of super magnesium with fully integrated camera, lighting system, and cell phone jammer (wind powered, with propeller, of course)?
03-19-19, 06:08 AM
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03-19-19, 06:21 AM
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edit:
it looks like that was it. Major disappointment.
03-19-19, 06:25 AM
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03-19-19, 06:31 AM
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03-19-19, 06:36 AM
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I don't have a MIPs helmet, but my understanding is that it adds another layer to the helmet that mitigates some of the rotational forces that your head is subject to in some crashes. Wavecell looks like it's replacing a lot of the foam, too.
03-19-19, 06:36 AM
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Actually, this looks exactly like the material shown in their teasers -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_asNhzXq72w
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_asNhzXq72w
I feel that this was a major fail on their marketing department. I’m all for safety but I feel as though they should have advertised it as the biggest change in cycling SAFETY in 30 years. I feel bad if there really was anyone who was holding out on buying a top end bike because of this.
03-19-19, 06:43 AM
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03-19-19, 06:47 AM
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surely it’s more than a liner to keep the bugs out. If not, it’s not much of an improvement. The ad copy implies MIPS-like benefits.
03-19-19, 06:55 AM
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03-19-19, 07:00 AM
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MIPs = rotational; helmets still rely on foam for the impact protection. What they're saying is that Wavecell addresses rotational forces and significantly betters the impact protection of foam.
03-19-19, 07:07 AM
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03-19-19, 07:09 AM
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Yeah I thought the original teasers didn’t seem so open cell. How wrong I was.
I feel that this was a major fail on their marketing department. I’m all for safety but I feel as though they should have advertised it as the biggest change in cycling SAFETY in 30 years. I feel bad if there really was anyone who was holding out on buying a top end bike because of this.
Direct from the Trek Ad:
Who doesn't love stickers, with stickers?!
And, for $300, I can get the Trek Stickers. 
Will they throw in a FREE stickered helmet with a new bike purchase?
03-19-19, 07:12 AM
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so now all of you can go back to actually riding you bike.
03-19-19, 07:39 AM
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So...Can we call this new helmet technology "NOT MIPS"?
03-19-19, 07:42 AM
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03-19-19, 07:47 AM
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I didn’t catch that part! Time to throw my 1 season old Bontrager Velocis helmet in the trash. Daddy wants some coffee decals!
03-19-19, 07:52 AM
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Yep, they copied Smith koroyd helmets which have been around for years and changed cycling forever.
Couldn't even come up with something original.
They even copied the color.
It's an order of magnitude more lame than I thought it would be.
-Tim-
Couldn't even come up with something original.
They even copied the color.
It's an order of magnitude more lame than I thought it would be.
-Tim-
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