Session: the all-mountain helmet from Smith

With Smith, no one is left behind, no matter how ambitious your goals are for your next ride: the new Session all-mountain helmet for demanding riders will be joining Smith's collection of award-winning helmets from 2018. The new model combines the best possible balance between protection, comfort, style, performance, ventilation and goggle integration.

Enclosed in a lightweight in-mold construction with an integrated skeletal structure, the new Smith helmet model Session uses Koroyd technology - a type of honeycomb for impact absorption - in particularly sensitive areas to provide optimal protection for riders. Smith helmets are developed to provide the best possible compensation for direct impact. All Session helmet models come with the MIPS multidirectional impact protection function. It is used to reduce the rotational forces that act on the brain when force is applied at an angle. A helmet with MIPS technology has a movable layer between the outer shell and the head. This allows the outer shell of the helmet to move in relation to the head in the event of a fall, significantly reducing rotational forces, which can prevent potential brain damage in the event of a fall.

Large openings on the outer shell are designed to ensure particularly good ventilation during long climbs and warm temperatures. They are combined with Smith's so-called AirEvac system, small integrated ventilation channels that specifically promote air circulation through the helmet - even and especially when the helmet is worn with goggles and other glasses. The inner lining made from X-Static performance material with a cooling effect has antimicrobial properties to better absorb sweat.

To ensure that the Session helmet is as compatible as possible with appropriate goggles, extra channels are integrated into the helmet to attach sunglasses to the helmet. The visor is adjustable in three positions so that the helmet can be worn with different goggles. There is also the adjustable Vapor FitTM system and a lightweight, single-layer webbing for even more comfort.

Venture: Mips on board

The new Venture helmet was designed based on the well-known Rover model. The Venture comes with a visor and a lightweight in-mold construction with reinforced protection at the back of the head. 18 ventilation openings on the helmet provide plenty of ventilation and the antibacterial X-Static material of the inner lining absorbs sweat. The Venture comes in four different colors with and without additional MIPS technology. Both the Session and Venture head protectors will be available in stores from spring 2018.

Clear vision ahead: with the Attack goggles

Already available since summer 2017 - and a matching combo to the helmets above - are the brand new Smith sunglasses with the new Attack series, which comes with interchangeable lenses. Available in two sizes, both the Attack and the slightly larger Attack Max feature Smith's new MAGTM technology and ChromaPopTM lenses, which can be changed with a simple click thanks to a magnetic system. This allows you to react quickly and easily to different lighting conditions. The MAG system has been integrated directly into the temples and therefore offers a large field of vision in a frameless design. In addition, the invisible, interchangeable system reduces pressure on the temples and lenses and enables good vision thanks to the quick and secure connection.

The Attack builds on the success of Smith's current best-selling PivLockTM goggle, which combines the quick and intuitive lens replacement concept with the world's most innovative lens technology.

Each model is offered with one of three ChromaPop Performance lenses - designed to show natural colors and provide clear vision and better definition of objects - all goggles have a second ChromaPop Contrast Rose lens, which is ideal for low light conditions. The lenses have been redesigned and are now lower on the forehead to increase ventilation, while the nose bridge has two adjustable positions to provide a perfect fit. The temples and nose bridge are made from Megol, which adheres easily to the skin in the event of perspiration, ensuring a comfortable and secure fit at any speed.

Military technology offers the Squad goggle

Smith has continued to combine its knowledge from years of experience in winter sports and motocross, the result is the Squad MTB goggle, and this is said to offer nothing less than crystal clear vision, maximum ventilation and perfect helmet integration.

Excess ventilation foam at the top, bottom and sides of the flexible frame has been removed and additional ventilation slots have been added to the top of the lens to further improve airflow. With the technically designed grid between the lens and face pad, the medium-sized frame adapts to the shape of the face and therefore offers maximum comfort. The material used for the face pad is soft, hypoallergenic, 3-layer foam, which is said to absorb around 50 percent more moisture than conventional helmet foams.

Thanks to the cylindrical Carbonic-X single lens, the Squad MTB offers clear vision, a wide field of vision and extreme robustness. Smith has adopted a technology from the military product division, the so-called flow-coating anti-fog treatment on the inside of the lens. This reduces the formation of moisture without compromising on stability. The hard coating on the outside effectively repels dirt, sweat and mud, while the anti-fog coating on the inside prevents fogging and the build-up of sweat. The Squad MTB comes with a multi-coated, mirrored lens and an extra anti-fog coated lens as standard. Both lenses have pins for attaching tear-off films. All goggles in the Squad series are also available with ChromaPopTM lenses.

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