The Giro Foray MIPS pays more than a nod to Giro’s range-topping Synthe aero helmet, with a smooth, rounded compact shell and truncated rear to maintain efficiency in all head positions.
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Spec overview
- Weight: 308g (L)
- Vents: 21
- Colours: Seven
Giro Foray MIPS helmet
The in-mould construction means that the polycarbonate outer shell is fused to the EPS core for strength, but it doesn’t extend to the underside.
Its MIPS system adds £25 to the standard cost, but for that you are also getting great reassurance, and along with the super-adjustable Roc Loc 5 cradle an excellent fit.
Four internal pads keep things comfortable, and five pronounced internal channels ventilate the majority of the head very well at all speeds, making this model an attractive, safe and great value choice.
What is MIPS?
In the event of a crash, the two most common types of head impact are linear: hitting something squarely, and rotational, where the head rotates on contact.
In the latter type of impact, as the head decelerates to a stop, the brain can continue to rotate within the skull, which it is designed to do to defend against injury, but excessive forces can strain brain tissues, potentially causing brain injury.
The MIPS system, or Multi- Directional Impact Protection System, employs a slim, flexible plastic cap that’s perforated to match the helmet’s vents, and four elastic fixings allow it to float within the inner EPS foam shell, creating a slip-plane, much like the brain’s own, to slow or reduce rotational energy transfer.
