Founded in 1985 by Jim Gentes, Giro pioneered the concept and contributed to the prevalence of bicycle helmets in the peloton before they eventually became compulsory
Jim’s love affair with cycling and design gave rise to the original Giro Prolight. It was avant-garde at the time, featuring both ventilation and aerodynamic properties, lightweight EPS-foam construction and a design that appealed to the masses.
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Long before helmets were made compulsory by the UCI, Giro was already an established brand, having celebrated major success throughout the ‘80s and ‘90s. It was Greg Lemond who showcased the aerodynamic and performance benefits of the helmet - the Giro Aerohead, when he famously snatched the yellow jersey from Laurent Fignon in the final time trial of the 1989 Tour de France.
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The past decade has seen helmet technology progress even further with lighter, brighter and safer technologies coming to the fore, such as MIPS, a Swedish innovation that protects the brain against the rotational motion caused by crashes or collisions.
It comes as no surprise that Giro was an early adopter of this technology having worked together with MIPS in developing ways to make its helmets safer and more comfortable to wear.
What is MIPS?
Multi-directional Impact Protection System, or MIPS for short, is the brainchild of Swedish neurosurgeon Hans von Holst, who together with Peter Halldin (a researcher at the Swedish Royal Institute of Technology), discovered that moderate motion between two low-friction surfaces in a helmet could significantly reduce rotational motion injuries. This discovery was a game changer for the industry and has since become a staple feature on all but two models in Giro’s current range of helmets.
Giro road helmets you can buy today
Giro Syntax
- Price: Starting at US$100 / £99 / AU$179
- Weight: 260g, medium
- Rotational safety: MIPS
- Aero: No
- Sizes: S, M, L, XL
- Colours: 6
Giro Aether
- Price: Starting at US$325 / £259 / AU$474
- Weight: 250g, medium
- Rotational safety: MIPS
- Aero: No
- Sizes: S, M, L
- Colours: 9
Giro Vanquish
- Price: Starting at US$275 / £219 / AU$399
- Weight: 305g (medium, without shield), 355g (medium, with shield)
- Rotational safety: MIPS
- Aero: Yes
- Sizes: S, M, L
- Colours: 6
Giro Synthe
- Price: Starting at US$225/ £199/ AU$349
- Weight: 250g, medium
- Rotational safety: MIPS
- Aero: No
- Sizes: S, M, L
- Colours: 6
Giro Cinder
- Price: Starting at US$150 / £129 / AU$249
- Weight: 308g, medium
- Rotational safety: MIPS
- Aero: No
- Sizes: S, M, L
- Colours: 7
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