Bell Full-10 Spherical Helmet

The product of years of testing, prototypes, and feedback, the Bell Full-10 Spherical Helmet has been engineered to be the most protective full-face helmet on the market. With the speeds and demands of DH racing constantly on the rise, the protection levels had to bump up too, so Bell chose to utilize the MIPS Spherical technology with its unique ball and socket design that allows the outer liner to rotate around the inner liner when our race run takes a drastic turn for the worse. This helps limit the amount of impact-causing rotational forces in the event of a crash, and it also helps increase airflow and decrease overall weight. Clocking in at just over 2 pounds for a medium, this thing is so light that we almost don't even notice the difference from our favorite half-shell. The innovative MIPS Spherical design, along with the unidirectional carbon shell, also allowed Bell to create the Thermal Exchange Airflow System, T. E. A. S. for short. Three intake ports and thirteen vents along the chinbar vacuum cool air into the helmet, while five exhaust ports allow hot air to escape through the back and sides of the helmet. This keeps our heads cool, decreasing the amount of sweat that ends up in our eyes and soaking our jersey. Bell's engineers didn't stop there with the revolutionary Full-10. They took rider feedback seriously and delivered features like magnetic cheek pads, a breakaway camera mount, and the classic D-ring chin strap so that all we have to think about is our ride.

Price: $649.95 from Backcountry