Market: The Swedish protector manufacturer POC is presenting a new version of the street helmet for the Vuelta octal Avip with the known Mips-System. Also, he's now with one Eye Park said glasses clip provided.
It was only in the spring that POC opened up a new market segment with its own racing bike line. The Swedes have been equipping the UCI Pro Team Garmin-Sharp with helmets and goggles since the beginning of the year. POC has come up with something special for the second stage of the Vuelta a España, which starts in Algeciras on Sunday, August 24th, as this is the first time that a professional race will feature a racing bike team with a Mips-Helmet on the road. Garmin Sharp will octal Avi Mips, which will be commercially available from spring 2015, to the world public.
The system that detaches the head from the outer shell of the helmet has been around since 2010. “The effects of rotational forces on the brain during a fall have long been neglected in road cycling. The Octal Avi Mips represents an important step in our growing collection for road bike athletes”, explains POC CEO and founder Stefan Ytterborn. "Transferring technologies and developments to a wide variety of disciplines and using them for them is extremely motivating for us - of course against the background of POC's mission to do everything possible to reduce the effects of accidents and save lives."
The octal Avi Mips based on the award-winning octal and weighs only 215 grams. It offers additional protection in the area of the temples and the back of the head, the EPS plastic core is also a bit thicker in these strategically important areas. As part of Avip-Concept is the octal Avi Mips Available in particularly visible colors and the scope of delivery also includes a set of reflective stickers and the ICE tag-Sticker.
Along with the POC octal Avi Mips will also be developed and patent pending by POC on the second Vuelta stage Eye Park be visible. Garmin Sharp driver Nathan Haas explains: “The idea for this came up at a training camp in Mallorca. I thought of using magnets to connect the helmet and goggles to avoid having to pull them on and off as the light changes. POC realized the idea and this is what came out of it.”
The Eye Park consists of two small magnets that, when attached to the goggles and helmet, hold both components together. They are designed to prevent drivers from constantly having to take their glasses on and off in changing conditions or when driving through tunnels. Instead, it can be clipped onto the helmet with a small movement of the hand, freeing up an unobstructed view of the road.