With POC leading the way, “ingredient” brand MIPS has been embraced by other heavy hitters in the helmet category that include Smith and Giro. MIPS manufactures the inserts that can make a difference to your brain in the split second you need it most. MIPS-equipped helmets protect your melon by reducing the rotational energy transfer that typically comes with a crash, letting the inside of the helmet rotate somewhat independently of the outside.
TGR Contributor Kristen Gross and TGR's own Jon Grinney plied the tradeshow floors between the carpeted walls, slot machines, and suspect plastic surgery of Las Vegas' Interbike 2014, pacing miles on velvet from booth to booth, hunting down the latest and greatest in mountain bike gadgetry and even entire mountain bikes!
Kristen winnowed down the tradeshow offering to the most thrilling for next spring, and today's Best Of gallery features offerings from Rocky Mountain (whose sister rig we tested this summer), Giant, POC, Smith, Giro, Osprey, and Sony, and cajoled Jon into whipping the camera out at every juncture. Enjoy!
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