I just finsished a 4 hour training ride in 75 - 85 sunny weather and it was perfect. This ride was in a particularly windy area and the helmet stayed very snug and comfortable. The visor sits wide and motionless across your face, securely attached by strong magnets. You get a wide and and sun protected view. I never felt hot or uncomfortable the entire time. Buy this helmet before the sale ends or they run out. This is my first aero helmet and may very well wear it for all my rides.
Purchased the matte blackwhitered. Packaged nicely & secure in brown box. Helmet came in original box inside the brown box, box inside a box..boxception! Inside the smith box for helmet was the soft case containing the helmet, polarized magnetic lens and a spot for the clear lens. Case is soft but still protective, soft to the touch on the outside, but rigid enough to provide some structural support to avoid damage in transporting or if you dropped the case, foam on the inside outlining the helmet footprint and lens. Mentioned above, two lenses, one tinted, color as shown and the other clear. The magnet for the lens is super legit. Only way that lens is coming off is if you take a hard spill and something happens to hit the lens in the right way to snap that bad boy off. The helmet is smooth and very lightweight. Size chart is true, I bought the medium, my noggin was right in the middle of what they recommend for mediums (55-59cm??) Cant remember for sure what their sizing was. Its adjustable and easy to slip on yet snug and very comfortable to wear (unlike a lot of other aero helmets). Only two vents in the back, theyre of a honeycomb pattern, so can get a bit hot but who cares when your aero AF. Cant quite tell what the honeycomb material is, but something sharp and or a blunt strike COULD penetrate it ruin the integrity of the vent material, if you ever found yourself in an odd situation, but really I wouldnt worry about it. US CPSC sticker is clearly marked to keep those pesky officials at bay. Happy riding.
The MIPS technology provides superior protection. It is snug fit over ears , so hearing is reduced. It's surprisingly cool, even in Florida .
Fit and feel of the helmet is awesome. This is first TT helmet you can wear and not be burning up after 5 minutes. The wind flows thru it and is not bad to use in South Louisiana heat. The visor is leaps above the competition. I turn it up and warm upride to the start line and then turn in around and race.
