https://wavecel.trekbikes.com/us/en_US/ Its a helmet Fair enough but I’m sure someone else makes a honeycomb type helmet instead of EPS

[image] mcneese.chad: I won’t be surprised to see a negative response to this. Hopefully not, as it looks like promising stuff. @Kuttermax " With Trek having an exclusive deal for WaveCel for cycling helmets for a number of years, it will be interesting to see how the competition counters. Do…

Chad - could you tell me your head circ. meas. to fit a Med? Interested in the Specter have 56cm head and usually wear a MD in most brands. Bontrager size chart looks like I could be right on edge of Sm/Md. Not wanting to look like “The Great Gazoo” :grinning: Thx [The_Great_Gazoo]

One of my good riding buddies is a Trek fanboy. Heck, he may even be reading this. When they made their announcement I texted him " all that hype for a helmet liner?!?!" He even thought it was ridiculous! Advancement in helmet tech is truly a good thing, but as others have said, this seems to be an…

I will try to get that measured and posted for you tonight.

Was it mentioned in podcast 199? Maybe 200?

[image] iracebikes: Maybe I’m jaded, but I see metamaterials now the same way I saw nanomaterials 5-10 years ago. Long on promises, short on solutions. I have to disagree here. The difference between the two is that “nanomaterials” is vague, there are a whole lot of things where the moniker “…

Thanks for the detailed response. I’m in materials research, so don’t get me started on additive manufacturing. I’ve lost count the amount of times I’ve had to tell people it’s not a cure all.

[image] iracebikes: Thanks for the detailed response. I’m in materials research, so don’t get me started on additive manufacturing. I’ve lost count the amount of times I’ve had to tell people it’s not a cure all. Of course not, you are right here. But I feel that too many people here poo-pooe…

As someone who’s gotten a concussion while racing, this is big. I went out and bought one Wednesday. It’s a bit heavy and looks like airflow won’t be great. But I’ll feel safer in the peloton and the wife is happier. That’s easily worth a few gram and $150. I’m pretty happy too that Trek is paying…

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iracebikes March 21, 2019, 8:48pm 59

Maybe I’m jaded, but I see metamaterials now the same way I saw nanomaterials 5-10 years ago. Long on promises, short on solutions.

Interesting research though.

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