The MIPS rotational protection system is gaining traction among helmet makers, and Bell has taken the integration perhaps the furthest wtih its new Zephyr helmet, where the Float Fit retention system is built into the plastic liner.
The $230 / €249 helmet also features an external layer of high-density foam that nests onto a layer of low-density foam. (UK and AU pricing was not immediately available.) This design allows Bell to improve the energy absorption of the helmet and do away with the so-called 'roll cage' skeletal structure, thereby saving a little weight.
Does this make the helmet safer than others? Bell product manager Sean Coffey said that helmet companies are legally restricted from making such claims. "The law being what it is, and certification being what it is, we can only say we meet the standards," Coffey said. "We will end up in a lawsuit if we say ‘safer than others.’"
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The Bell Zephyr does indeed meet the CPSC standard for North America and the CE for Europe standard. A size small CPSC helmet weighs a claimed 163g.
Bell's Float Fit Race retention system features a dial that is somewhat suspended off the back of the head. In addition to micro adjustments for tightening, the Float Fit Race also has four vertical settings (instead of the traditional three) for 22mm of adjustment, and the width of the occipital pads can be adjusted, too.
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