A few weeks back MET announced its latest high-end road lid, the MET Strale, and we’ve just got our mitts on one to put through its paces.
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Pitched as the Italian brand's new airy road helmet, the Strale only features 14 vents — that’s half the number of some well-vented brain buckets from brands like Giro and Lazer, and even fewer than MET’s own Rival HES.
MET Strale highlights
- 14 vents
- Two sizes: M (52-58) and L (59-62)
- Size M weighs 230g
- Duo LED light compatible
- Adjustable strap splitters
Instead of using lots vents for cooling, the MET has instead opted to 'channel the wind.' While there aren't many vents, the few that are present are a decent size with MET saying the helmet is designed around the Venturi concept — a fluid dynamic principle that says when a fluid hits a choke point its velocity will increase. So when air enters the helmet and is channelled through, it should speed up the ejection of hot humid air from the rear exhaust ports.
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MET has used this principle in the past with its Rival HES helmet, and in our test it was noted that despite the lack of vents it offered a surprising amount of airflow.
MET Strale design
With so few holes and its snub tail design, we’re a bit surprised there isn’t more emphasis on a possible aerodynamic advantage offered by this helmet. There are plenty of aesthetic and design similarities to other helmets like the Giro Synthe and Kask Protone, where equal emphasis is put on cooling and time saved over a 40km time trial.
MET Strale fit
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