This is kind of what I wondered…the MIPS system is for a certain type of impact, did this study include that type of impact? Or is this study only a straight impact where the MIPS does not apply?
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Older helmets will have different test ratings than today. My most recent helmet is a One K, bought 4 years ago. I know for a fact it tested higher then than their current model did on today’s scores.
So I would not count on a 5 y/o cheapo to be better.
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I have the OneK Avance with MIPS. The “old one” is a Tipperary sportage, which I feel is more comfortable, and sits down further in the back. Their design has not changed for that helmet, outside of some dolling it up to look nicer.
I’m interested in the study’s comments on how they accounted for the shear forces that come in a fall. Equestrian sports are not alone in the need to account for that - motorcycle sports come to mind.
The OneK isn’t going in the trash, it will just become the backup.
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Interesting you say that, excuse I will be honest, I’m reading the overviews from people more than the studies. And that is due to not completely understanding what is going on ( I took stats twice in college- largely because my first professor was awful… but still). These studies make my eyes cross
What are your take aways?
And it’s very interesting as a few posters pointed out, does this study change with a round vs oval head ( was the head shape used in all tests round and not accounting for different skull shapes)? Which I thought was very astute and smart question. I never bought a TV mips because didn’t fit my head.
Now I’m scrambling to buy a helmet ( based on need, current helmet is old, not based on having to change helmet due to this study).
Can you link it? Or what page is it on?
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For the cheaper helmets to have rated near the top, what changed? Something in the manufacturing, but what and how? I’d be very curious to see a then/now study on the cheaper brands. Or if somebody knows the answer??
Some of the cheaper helmets are cheaper simply because they do not offer the size range. They come in Small, medium, and large. Makes manufacturing easier and cheaper. What it doesn’t do it fit as many people as well.
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Right here, sorry should have shared the link earlier. This was shared to the MIPS safety fb group.
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=5868794619809106&id=100000358773205
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I actually find that they fit better because of the dial’s adjustability (as opposed to the Charles Owens helmets, where if it fits me comfortably off the shelf is sliding down my nose six months later).
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I am sure they work great for lots of people…
That is why they make them and sell them.
I can not find one that fits my head. I wish I could.
I didn’t know I was a long oval until I just purchased a One K Avance MIPS and it fits like WOW. I already had an Ovation Protege and IRH 4G that both tested higher in this study and fit me well.
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Number 1 was already on my wish list. Guess I’m going for it when its time!
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Popping over from H/J land. I’ve mentioned this before, but I had similar, serious head-first falls in both a Samshield Miss Shield and a OneK Avance Wide Brim with MIPS. I got a fairly serious concussion in the Samshield, and was unscathed in the OneK (and the fall was serious enough to knock out my horse’s 2 front teeth). I’m so glad we have this study, but it’s definitely just a starting point. Personally, I’m sticking with my OneK, even if it ranks 37th.
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This! I feel like the results have created a bit of pandemonium without full contextual understanding. I feel we will know more in the coming days as the results are further unpacked.
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It looks like it is actually in the $80-$85 range currently so while low-priced it does appear that the VT listing is incorrect or out of date.
I was sad to see this. My husband tried on a ton of helmets back when Equine Affaire in Massachusetts had multiple vendors with a large stock there, and a Troxel Sierra was his favorite. He has a particularly large head that many models will not fit and obviously the shape was also right. So it’s not just their price range that attracts buyers, though that’s clearly a selling point.
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The Troxel Sierra was not tested so it’s entirely possible it will rate higher.
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I know that’s possible and I’m keeping that in mind. It’s just that the consistency of low marks for the Troxels does concern me.
And after mini many trail miles and hours his helmet lining is falling apart now [ETA: and aging out], so we have to make the decision to simply order the same model again (fingers crossed that it protects better than the tested Troxels and keeping in mind that any well-fitting helmet is so much safer than none) or commit to ordering/returning a whole bunch of helmets.
Limited information can be so stressful!
I’ll stick with my OneK for a similar reason. I fell off hard enough to snap my ulna in half and hit my head with a womp heard around the ring. I don’t know if it was luck, the helmet, a properly fitted helmet for my oddly long oval but fat head- who knows.
I will be following the safety updates.
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Maybe there would have been no injury in a different helmet? Something to consider.
I can’t tell if this was to me- but I don’t think a hemet in the world would have stopped my arm from snapping. 
… My head was uninjured. 
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