Giro airattack road helmet blue
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It’s at that time that the Air Attack is still the best helmet to have and that’s the reason I bought one. Now I figure that during the crunch time of any race, when the hammer goes down, so does my head as I try to get as low and aero as possible. Get your head down though and the numbers are as good as reversed.
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In the normal head up position, the Air Attack boasts drag savings of 11% over a vented helmet but the new Synthe saves 16% over other Giro vented lids. The areas they claim it excels in are in those head down moments – sprints, breakaways and time-trials.
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It’s a point that was touched upon by my teammate, Vince Halpern, when he claimed that of the Air Attack, “It definitely feels faster, and is nice and quiet as there’s no sense of wind battering your head (in a sprint)”, implying that not having the blustering you associate with vented lids helps him focus in such stressful situations it’s hard to argue with someone who has been consistently winning sprints for over 20 years now.Įven if all that is just mind games, Giro do have research to say there’s an aero advantage to the Air Attack and their marketing spiel does claim that it delivers ‘a dose of free speed’. There is something strangely secure about wearing it in those situations that helps you focus, helps keep you calm and makes you feel faster. That crash happened in a sprint and it’s in the sprints that I most covet the Air Attack. In action with my new Giro Air Attack (otherwise known as the gratuitous self-promotional shot) Photo courtesy of Dave HaywardĪs you’d hope, safety wise we are sure that the Air Attack is on the money, especially as our test sample now has a huge dent in it, a bit embarrassing for me to explain to UK importer, Zyro, but a sure sign that the in-mould polycarbonate shell and protective EPS liner did their job, protecting my skull from almost certain damage, adding further to my assertation that one should always wear a helmet when cycling… The events I do seem to suit the Air Attack as well, with my diet of track, cyclo-cross and criteriums I rarely ride more than 60 miles nowadays, and usually that includes a commute to and from a race… Giro may have launched the Synthe claiming better aerodynamics in an upright road position despite its venting, but many pro-riders, sponsored by other helmet manufacturers, are still sporting clip-on aero covers over their vented helmets, and in that climate the Giro Air Attack still makes complete sense. Giro Air Attack with the Carl Zeiss Shield fitted And dare I say it, I prefer the way it looks over the Synthe. I have come here to race”, though whether that’s what I say to others when I am wearing it is another matter entirely. It’s a helmet which says, “I mean business. Shouts of “Go on mushroom man!” at a cyclo-cross race late last year didn’t deter me. My initial thoughts were that it is a bit ‘old school’ compared to most top of the range vented helmets, perhaps even a step back in design terms, but then like anything, it looks great in certain situations so you get used to the styling and even grow to love it. So I’m obviously answering “Yes” to the question in the opening paragraph, but why didn’t I buy the new Synthe? Why am I so enamored with the Giro Air Attack?įirst of all I had to get over the Air Attack’s styling. It says that the test helmet has made a huge impact on me (as well as me on it unfortunately!) and that I’ve fully bought into the Air Attack concept.
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Whilst the winner comes home, I’m somersault testing the Giro Air Attack at the Hillingdon Winter Series I am going to start this review with a huge positive in support of this genre defining, aero road helmet: it has to be a good sign when, having damaged the Air Attack helmet we had in for review (as I did when I crashed at the Hillingdon Winter Series in quite spectacular fashion as you can see in the photo below), I immediately bought a new one to replace it – with my own cash. Well we think there is plenty of life left in the old dog yet and in anticipation of a head to head with the newer Giro lid sometime soon, thought we’d best have an in-depth look to determine if it’s still worth investing in an Air Attack.? We were quite excited by the launch of the Giro Air Attack and sang it’s praises in the Preview article, but since then it might perhaps be considered a bit ‘old hat’ (forgive the pun) in light of Giro launching the new Synthe. Review of the aero Giro Air Attack Helmet
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