Giro launches the fast helmet hybrid

As fast as a teardrop-shaped time trial helmet - as comfortable to wear as a conventional head protector: Giro achieves this balancing act with the new Air Attack model. A new closure system is designed to further increase comfort.

The Air Attack helmet is available in Switzerland in the Shield version: the model ensures a clear view with a shield that can be fixed with a magnet. If the shield is not needed during the warm-up phase, it can simply be folded up.

Good in the wind
The shape of the helmet ensures good values when it comes to wind slippage: the shape at the front is very similar to the teardrop shape of conventional aerodynamic helmets, but it is not continued to the end of the helmet.

Good hold
The new and adjustable retention system called Roc Loc Air can be ideally adapted to the shape of the head. It is also part of the cooling system: it fixes the helmet 3 millimeters above the head and thus creates additional ventilation between the helmet and head. Six external wind channels work together with internal channels to produce an even greater cooling effect.

From spring 2013
For triathletes, track specialists and race-oriented cyclists, the Air Attack Shield model will be available from specialist retailers in the sizes Small, Medium and Large from spring 2013. The shield version weighs 296 grams on the head, while the wallet is CHF 349 lighter.

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