Giro's Switchblade breaks from the traditional take on convertible full-face / half-shell helmets. The unique moto-trials look is certain to garner glances from fellow riders, but it's the helmet's safety ratings, useful features and ease of use that make this helmet a category leader.
Giro Switchblade MIPS details
- Certified to CPSC, EN-1078 and ASTM-1952-DH standards (with and without the chin bar)
- MIPS-equipped
- Roc Loc Air DH fit system
- 20 vents
- Offered in S, M and L sizes
- Pricing is £225 / US$250 /€299
Legacy name for a new lid
It was a bold move to resurrect the Switchblade name for this new convertible full-face helmet. The original Switchblade, introduced way back in 1998, wasn’t exactly a hit. Or rather, it did a poor job of taking them. The helmet was based around a cross-country shell and the chin bar was notoriously fragile, offering very little impact protection.
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The market for convertible helmets didn’t really exist yet, either. Today’s enduro-bros were still riding with training wheels when it debuted.
The original Switchblade might not have been tough enough for downhill, but it gained a small following with trail riders who would watch a New World Disorder DVD, chug a Red Bull and then huck-to-flat off a rickety skinny they constructed from pallets. It was also popular with 50-year-old men who rode their Ellsworth Dares in Moab once a year.
It was a different time, to say the least.
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