An all-new Giro Aerohead 2.0 aero TT helmet made its professional street racing debut immediately on the heads of Jonas Vingegaard and his Visma teammates on the opening stage particular person time-trial of Tirreno Adriatico. Little is understood in regards to the concrete particulars of those spaceship-shaped helmets on the heads of the Crew Visma riders. However the wildly distinctive form is dividing opinions, with many claiming its ahead place on the top pushes the boundaries of what presents useful safety and what’s so clearly a non-structural aerodynamic fairing designed solely to enhance rider pace.
However what do you suppose?
Crew Visma prototype Giro Aerohead 2.0 aero TT helmet
And right here we thought the authentic Aerohead TT helmet was huge and bulbous with its built-in wrap-around windshield. This new Giro Aerohead 2.0 aero TT helmet takes it to a different stage. Perhaps even to a “Darkish Helmet” Spaceballs stage.
It’s putting in profile – and extra so with the wide-angle lenses of Crew Visma’s photographers. However, the form of this new Giro Aerohead 2.0 isn’t all that completely different from a variety of different lengthy aero TT helmets we’ve seen earlier than.
However the important thing characteristic right here seems to be that the helmet protrudes as far in entrance of the rider’s head because it does prolong behind it.
What do we all know?
What we will make out is that the brand new Giro Aerohead 2.0 helmet retains a standard in-mold EPS foam building, with a skinny plastic outer protecting shell. That foam on the entrance of the helmet consists of deep cutout grooves. Presumably, these are crumple zones slightly than air flow channels since there does NOT seem like any exterior vent openings.
Tech particulars
The entrance of the helmet has very large bulbous form. Not in contrast to different high TT lids. And with a easy transition to detachable wind protect visors. At the very least 2 shields popped up at Tirreno Adriatico – a darkish reflective visor and a totally clear clear windshield. The clear protect reveals mounting tabs that seem like magnets to carry the visor in place, similar to the present Aerohead 1.0.
Past that, the brand new Aerohead options standard webbing straps to carry it in place. And we get a glimpse of some rear retention. There’s no seen point out of MIPS like the present Aerohead 1. However the open picture displaying the froth ribs has a steady liner throughout the brow that appears like the newest all-black MIPS options.
Out again, the helmet form thins to some extent designed to suit virtually in opposition to the rider’s again for the smoothest potential airflow.
Giro Aerohead 2.0 availability?
Crew Visma – Lease A Bike confirms that the identify is formally the Giro Aerohead 2.0. And that it was the results of a long-term improvement collaboration with the staff. Once we will see it formally from Giro remains to be up within the air. However it’s on the Giro Instagram feed now, so it’s not hiding any longer.
Maybe we’ll get extra information at Sea Otter in a couple of weeks?
And it most likely can be race-ready by this summer season.
