Giro debuted some new helmets in Stage 7 of the Tour de France. Not cool. The actually look goofy and old school. Is it a joke? Maybe they have some other advantage. Weight? Cooling airflow? Incredibly strong?
I think Lance figured they looked goofy and switched back to his Giro Ionos model for Stage 8. How's that for an endorsement? The Ionos is a sweet helmet.
Here is Lance and Levi on Stage 8, Lance switched back to the Ionos, Levi with the new model:
http://tour-de-france.velonews.com/photo/94947
Here is Astana with the new helmets on Stage 7, including Lance. Garmin was also in the new helmets.
http://velonews.com/photo/94888
And here is a single shot of Alberto in the new helmet:
http://velonews.com/photo/94876
And no, I haven't designed anything better, just my opinion that the Ionos is a better looking helmet, that's it.
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Ok, so yesterday I received a tweet about Astana debuting new Giro helmets. I was like cool. I really didn't notice the difference until I started looking. And I got to say, I agree with you, I just don't care for the new look. It looks like a kids helmet. I guess the real advantage of the helmet is the weight. But the Ionos IMO has a much better look. Read more here: http://www.astana-cyclingteam.com/news_press/girohelmet.html
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