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Connor_SullivanGenerally speaking, Ive always worn my helmets without a genie or balaclava or just a buff. however, I just bought a Smith Maze and spent the extra $30 on a MIPS equipped version. are the effects of that layer canceled out by wearing a beanie or slick balaclava because the low-friction Material would slide on the fabric of that? Or is it basically going to act the same way as it would on hair? Any insight would be helpful K+ to anyone with something useful to say.
SammyDubznot to thread jack, but can someone give me a quick explanation of what MIPS is? like I know its supposed to be more protective but how? and is it worth the extra $$$?
cydwhitI put this in a thread somewhere but probably will never find it again. The very short answer is that MIPS is a low friction layer in the helmet, either between the foam and shell, or the liner and foam that allows the outer portion to rotate independent of the inner portion, this helps the helmet protect you from twisting or angular impacts. There are a few variations of this idea, most of them involving the shell floating a little in some way. It's becoming cheaper and cheaper by the year, and right now I think the difference between non MIPS and MIPS helmets is somewhere around $30. For that price I am very pro-MIPS.
Not sure if that makes sense or you need more clarification?
SammyDubznot to thread jack, but can someone give me a quick explanation of what MIPS is? like I know its supposed to be more protective but how? and is it worth the extra $$$?
cydwhitI put this in a thread somewhere but probably will never find it again. The very short answer is that MIPS is a low friction layer in the helmet, either between the foam and shell, or the liner and foam that allows the outer portion to rotate independent of the inner portion, this helps the helmet protect you from twisting or angular impacts. There are a few variations of this idea, most of them involving the shell floating a little in some way. It's becoming cheaper and cheaper by the year, and right now I think the difference between non MIPS and MIPS helmets is somewhere around $30. For that price I am very pro-MIPS.
Not sure if that makes sense or you need more clarification?
Connor_SullivanBasically it works in the same way as your skull to mitigate rotational energy. A regular helmet is designed to take direct impacts, force such as a vertical drop directly onto your head. It protects against severe brain trauma and skull fractures. However in a real life scenario your impact isn't going to be linear, its going to involve some degree of rotation on an oblique impact (Tomahawk, regular crash, etc.) This is where you get concussions from or bleeding from the brain. so basically much like how the brain "floats" on cerebrospinal fluid which prevents it from smashing into the side of the skull and also removes some of the rotational energy, MIPS will allow the shell to work in the same way, moving independently from the inner layer dissipating some of the rotational energy helping to prevent concussions or similar brain trauma.
Connor_SullivanGenerally speaking, Ive always worn my helmets without a genie or balaclava or just a buff. however, I just bought a Smith Maze and spent the extra $30 on a MIPS equipped version. are the effects of that layer canceled out by wearing a beanie or slick balaclava because the low-friction Material would slide on the fabric of that? Or is it basically going to act the same way as it would on hair? Any insight would be helpful K+ to anyone with something useful to say.
.lenconIs this sizing and fit the same on the Smith Maze and Smith Maze MIPS?
I need a new helmet and not sure whether to get the POC MIPS or Smith maze MIPS
shin-bangAs most park rats do, we pull the ear pads and stuff out of the helmet. Does MIPS still do it's job, and does the helmet still perform properly without te extra padding.
Connor_SullivanI'm hesitant to say it works completely with goggles under the helmet because it feels slightly limited. But it does have some range of motion especially when you're pressing down on your helmet.
