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Helmets have long been plagued by an unspoken rule: Light weight, ventilation, aerodynamics - pick two, there's your helmet. However, Specialized don't play by these rules or really any for that matter. They would rather turn standards on their head and create products that nobody ever dreamt of. You needn't look any further than the new S-Works Evade helmet for proof of this. Straight up, it's the fastest road helmet out there.
Specialized have teamed up with MIPS researchers to introduce MIPS SL - a new, ultra-light, and supremely comfortable version of MIPS that's available exclusively on Specialized helmets. With MIPS SL, MIPS technology has essentially been integrated within the helmet padding itself. MIPS SL's minimalist "watchband" attachment system provides 10mm to 15mm of rotation in every direction and offers the same brain protection benefits as other versions of MIPS, while also ushering in a new level of comfort and weight savings.
Beginning with the aerodynamic development, Specialized basically lived in their Win Tunnel to create this Evade. Having their own wind tunnel develops products with aero at the forefront of the design, rather than merely testing them there. With this, they carefully analysed every aspect of helmet performance in the Win Tunnel, and with real world testing, to ensure that they left no stone unturned in the quest for performance. This makes for a helmet that has countless testing hours and years of development, and ultimately, this adds up to the fastest road helmet they’ve ever tested.
Specialized not only took grammes out of the drag, but did it without sacrificing safety. In fact, they switched the construction to favour their Energy Optimised Multi-Density EPS that optimises the foam type in different places. As far as ventilation is concerned, free-flowing air through the helmet not only makes the helmet cooler than ever, but it also decreases aerodynamic drag. Going hand-in-hand with this, ventilation and aerodynamics were both optimised in the Win Tunnel together, making for the best combination of aerodynamics and ventilation out there. Now, the exterior vents and interior channels have been carefully considered to make sure that the helmet draws in the maximum amount of air through the helmet for extreme cooling. This results in the new Evade being just as cool as a bare head with no helmet, making it the coolest aero helmet on the market today.
Through this work, the Evade saves 50 seconds over 40km versus a traditional road helmet and roughly six seconds over the prior iteration of Evade. This means that it's not only as cool as a bare head, but also as fast. For road race helmets, there’s nothing that can match this performance.
A fast helmet is useless unless it fits correctly. So, the new S-Works Evade has all the features you'd expect from a top-level helmet, like Specialized's Mindset HairPort 2 fit system with micro-adjustments, a soft webbing that won't stretch out, and a new Gutter Action brow pad that manages sweat to keep it out of your eyes. A new magnetic buckle has been added that makes buckling with one hand a breeze.
- New MIPS SL is the lightest, most ventilated MIPS protection to date, and is exclusively available on Specialized helmets.
- 4th Dimension Cooling System with deep internal channels, large vents, and aligned exhaust ports make it the best combination of aerodynamics and ventilation.
- Patented Energy Optimised, Multi-Density EPS construction helps to manage impact energy.
- Patented Aramid-Reinforced Skeleton provides internal EPS support to help manage impact energy.
- Ultra-light Mindset HairPort II micro-dial fit system with height adjustability for the perfect fit.
- Magnetic buckle is simple and secure.
- Tri-Fix web splitter for improved comfort and ease of strap adjustments.