Leaving out aero performance, it's just a quiet helmet compared to my Scott Centric Plus and previous Evade II. All 3 have near-identical straps near the ears. Riden with short and long hair (think buzz cut sides all the way to Bradley Cooper long) and experienced consistent noise comparison.
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Do you have a source for this? Maybe in german? id be very interested as I consider the design one of the best
I've been pleased with my Lase Vento, I think it's slightly less wind noisey then my current evade II. I just changed the clasp/buckle to a magnetic fidlock and it's damn near perfect now.
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Validated. The Wind-Blox reduce wind noise very significantly on this helmet for me.TobinHatesYou wrote: ↑Wed Jun 22, 2022 5:47 amOh that's another thing. I can only get Giro/Bell straps to lie flat against my face if it's pretty tight under the chin. Other helmet straps like on the Evade II lie flat against my cheeks in all circumstances.
I can achieve the same quietness (or even quieter) by adding Wind-Blox to Giro helmet vs stock Kask helmet with thicker strap.
I have Bontrager Ballista, but my head is heating up during longer (gravel) rides. Could the new Giro Eclipse Spherical be good do-it-all helmet or should I look for something like Met Trenta/Rivale? I have quite oval 58,5cm head so Giro medium should work.
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The Trenta is supposed to be really fast and it certainly looks well ventilated. I wanted it to be my ventilated helmet but it didn't fit me at all.rawjunk wrote: ↑Sat Jul 02, 2022 12:28 pmNäyttökuva 2022-07-02 141919.jpg
I have Bontrager Ballista, but my head is heating up during longer (gravel) rides. Could the new Giro Eclipse Spherical be good do-it-all helmet or should I look for something like Met Trenta/Rivale? I have quite oval 58,5cm head so Giro medium should work.
I recently tried my Rudy Project Nytron in about 25 degrees and it didn't feel bad in terms of ventilation.
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You might be right about that. The Evade, Trenta and Utopia all have those longer tails as well, and they are all really fast. Maybe that also has something to do with it. But if that's the case then it's strange that no one else is doing it.aeroisnteverything wrote: ↑Wed Jun 22, 2022 3:49 pmAnd maybe it is faster than the Evade. Have not seen any tests on it unfortunately. FWIW, I have it and like it very much. I certainly cannot tell any difference vs the Evade II in terms of performance with extensive usage of both. The Manta is lighter, but ventilation is not quite as good as the Evade II.Roadbiker10 wrote: ↑Wed Jun 22, 2022 12:41 pmThat seems odd, given how ventilated it is. If that's the case then the Manta should be faster than the Evade you would think.aeroisnteverything wrote: ↑Wed Jun 22, 2022 12:19 pmNot sure if anyone has mentioned this test: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RlTcac7QUg - where Evade came out on top, but Met Trenta came out very, very close. For an airy and light helmet like Trenta, that is a damn good result. Seems like a good choice for climbing.
People focus a lot on how the front of the helmet looks and whether it has/does not have vents. But I think the design of the back end of the helmet, and how the air is extracted/driven through from the front through the available vents, is a lot more critical to aero performance. Met and Specialized both seem to have done their homework on that point.
It's interesting that the new Evade has pretty much no vents on the side but larger ones on the back.
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What about the Kask Wasabi? No one is talking about it.
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Is your head more round than oval? Giro looks good on paper, but I don't really want to pay 250€ for a helmet.Roadbiker10 wrote: ↑Sun Jul 03, 2022 5:39 pmThe Trenta is supposed to be really fast and it certainly looks well ventilated. I wanted it to be my ventilated helmet but it didn't fit me at all.rawjunk wrote: ↑Sat Jul 02, 2022 12:28 pmNäyttökuva 2022-07-02 141919.jpg
I have Bontrager Ballista, but my head is heating up during longer (gravel) rides. Could the new Giro Eclipse Spherical be good do-it-all helmet or should I look for something like Met Trenta/Rivale? I have quite oval 58,5cm head so Giro medium should work.
I recently tried my Rudy Project Nytron in about 25 degrees and it didn't feel bad in terms of ventilation.
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I don't know to be honest. The shape of my head doesn't seem to stand out in either direction. Maybe it's inbetween. The best fit for me is the Poc Ventral Air, while the Nytron is also very good. The Evade 2 is probably the worst fit out of these three but it is still ok and I don't notice it when it starts going really fast.rawjunk wrote: ↑Mon Jul 04, 2022 1:18 pmIs your head more round than oval? Giro looks good on paper, but I don't really want to pay 250€ for a helmet.Roadbiker10 wrote: ↑Sun Jul 03, 2022 5:39 pmThe Trenta is supposed to be really fast and it certainly looks well ventilated. I wanted it to be my ventilated helmet but it didn't fit me at all.rawjunk wrote: ↑Sat Jul 02, 2022 12:28 pmNäyttökuva 2022-07-02 141919.jpg
I have Bontrager Ballista, but my head is heating up during longer (gravel) rides. Could the new Giro Eclipse Spherical be good do-it-all helmet or should I look for something like Met Trenta/Rivale? I have quite oval 58,5cm head so Giro medium should work.
I recently tried my Rudy Project Nytron in about 25 degrees and it didn't feel bad in terms of ventilation.
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i have both a ballista and a velocis. both fit me well but the ballista fits a little smaller - a touch more narrow. the velocis has the far superior cooling of the two. i can also wear a size smaller in the velocis so there's probably not much in it aerodynamically either.
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Trek Segafredo riders are using a new helmet in place of the velocis( not the XXX road helmet). There are pictures on the Trek website, go down to the racing team and you will see pictures of it there.
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Stormtrooper wrote: ↑Tue Jul 05, 2022 11:03 pmTrek Segafredo riders are using a new helmet in place of the velocis( not the XXX road helmet). There are pictures on the Trek website, go down to the racing team and you will see pictures of it there.
And it doesn’t use WaveCel…
How do you like it so far? I have a G1 and love it for hot days but want an aero helmet. Wanted to pick up a Kask Utopia but can't find my size in stock in white, and it looks like they may be releasing a new aero helmet soon. So it's Kask and Lazer right now.
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