Champion tops the Virginia Tech Helmet Test
Our Champion helmets take the top 4 places in the Virginia Tech Test, all boasting 5 out of 5 stars, with the Champion Revolve X-Air MIPS Peaked Helmet coming in at number 1.
About the Virginia Tech Helmet Test
Once a year, researchers from Virginia Tech, a leading grant-led American college specialising in innovation and engineering, test a range of helmets designed for horse riding, cycling, motocross and snow sports. The Virginia Tech riding helmet test has become an annual benchmark for the latest innovation in equestrian helmet design around the world, providing unbiased ratings which help consumers make informed decisions when they are purchasing helmets.
The researchers use impact tests to evaluate a helmet’s ability to reduce the linear and rotational acceleration experienced by a rider’s head during a fall. Helmets are tested in tightly controlled conditions and given a star rating from zero to five. Helmets with more stars have been proven to provide a reduction in concussion risk for these impacts compared to helmets with fewer stars – and the Champion Revolve X-Air Mips scored five stars out of five and was rated the safest helmet overall.
The Champion Revolve X-Air Mips Jockey Helmet is a lightweight injection-moulded ABS shell. It also features a highly ventilated airflow system to keep the wearer cool and removable crown comfort padding constructed from heat-formed poly/nylon with breathable mesh panel inserts.
Ranked #1
The Champion REVOLVE X-Air Mips® Peaked Helmet has everything you need in a riding helmet for safety, comfort and head-turning style. A synthetic suede outer with silver vent lends this helmet sleek good looks. The X-Air ventilation system ensures your head can breathe and the shell meets three of the highest international safety standards.
Wondering what Mips® stands for? It means Multi-directional Impact Protection System, and it’s a revolutionary technology designed to reduce the amount of rotational force upon impact to the head, providing greater protection in the event of an accident. Mips® helmets include a low friction layer that is designed to rotate inside the helmet upon impact, absorbing and redirecting energy away from the brain. Perfect for: flatwork, dressage, showjumping, gridwork, endurance hacking, driving.
The Mips Difference
The Champion Revolve X-Air MIPS Jockey Helmet benefits from the addition of the innovative MIPS brain protection system, designed to protect the wearer from traumatic brain injury. Riding helmets and jockey skulls with the MIPS system have a low-friction layer which allows a small sliding movement in all directions to reduce rotational motion to the brain in the event of an impact.
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