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

I think you could argue though the press and coverage of their new tech has been greater than if they low-key said hey we have this new helmet technology. While the reaction hasn’t been 100% positive because they were misleading, I’m sure the discussion would have been quite a bit less otherwise.

[image] ncomerford: While the reaction hasn’t been 100% positive because they were misleading, I’m sure the discussion would have been quite a bit less otherwise. I agree, but do you want publicity or good publicity? I’d rather that people catch on after a while that this new way to structure…

I really just want to know what the cooling is like - I’m happy to purchase the hype otherwise

Listening to the latest Downtime Mountain Bike Podcast. They are discussing Making Helmets Safer with Brad Waldron from Kali Protectives. I just got to the part of how testing standards were developed, what helmets must do to meet them, and how current information on small crashes add up. This ph…

Really nice article detailing some of the science and controversy around the introduction of WaveCel. [image] Trek's New Bike Helmet Is Causing Controversy Is the new construction as effective as Trek claims? Right now, it’s impossible to say.

Here’s another, same study I gather but different explanation and do interesting bits [image] MIPS says WaveCel helmet results far below Bontrager's claims Lab equipment used in testing could be responsible for overblown safety claims, according to MIPS

“MIPS tested the helmets with commonly used test methods for helmets in angular fall and following the same test protocol as WaveCel. When tested at the speed of 4.8m/s MIPS found no difference in risk injury reduction between helmets equipped with WaveCel and those helmets just equipped with EPS f…

[image] Nate_Pearson: I don’t know about you, but I’m not super concerned about the 10-14 mph crashes. I am. My family doesn’t care what my crash speed is. They care that I come home after every ride. In a prior life I played a lot of ice hockey. Impacts were probably all <10 mph onto …

I think it’s because the vast majority of accidents, in particular with cars, happen at those lower speeds, and even those accidents are associated with high risks of brain injury. So, from a brain injury prevention standpoint, the number one priority is to reduce injury risk at those speeds. Even …

I believe that those speeds are indicative of what the vertical component of velocity is when an adult falls off their bike. This is determined by how far the head is from the ground (so it might be a little faster in your case :wink: ). The assumption is that the horizontal component of the veloci…

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Here’s another, same study I gather but different explanation and do interesting bits

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