I’m not posting this publicly as I don’t want to turn your thread into yet another MIPS battle.
I have two Samshields (Premium and Miss Shield Shadowmatt) and love them both. They each have different liners and I prefer the Miss Shield Shadowmatt liner as it makes the helmet more snug for my head shape. The good news is that you can interchange the liner and choose the one that best suits your head type.
I tried the Trauma Void (MIPS helmet) and it absolutely did not fit my head, which makes it a more dangerous helmet to wear vs one that actually sits correctly and doesn’t budge. I see a lot of people going on and on about MIPS. Here is an interesting statement from an interview with Peloton magazine about helmets (https://pelotonmagazine.com/gear/mips-the-reality-behind-making-helmets-safer/)
This part really stands out to me:
"But at lest we know a MIPS helmet will be safer, right?
Well, no and no. All we know is a MIPS equipped helmet is at least 10% better at handling rotational impact than the non-MIPS verision. That’s all MIPS will say. But it’s even more complicated than that. Some helmets are inherently better at dissipating rotational impacts than others, even before the MIPS liner. If Brand-A is 40% better at it than Brand-B, give Brand-B a MIPS layer and a 10% improvement, and it’s still not as good as Brand-A at handling rotational impacts, even though Brand-B is MIPS equipped and Brand-A has no MIPS liner."
I love my Samshield. I also tried the Kask and it fit so well and was so comfortable that I forgot I was wearing it. Get a helmet that truly fits your head as MIPS won’t matter if it doesn’t!
Best of luck!
