Giro Savant MIPS helmet review

Giro’s mid-range helmet comes with a MIPS liner and a reasonable price and weight

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Cycling Weekly Verdict

The Giro Savant MIPS gives you MIPS technology and a reasonable weight in an economical helmet. But airflow isn’t as good as some competitors and the straps are a bit wide and stiff.

Reasons to buy
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    Reasonably light

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    MIPS liner

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    Comfortable and adjustable

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Reasons to avoid
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    Airflow isn’t great

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    Straps are a bit stiff

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The mid-range Giro Savant helmet brings Giro’s tech to a mid-price design. It’s available as a non-MIPS version for £84.99 and as this MIPS variant. MIPS adds a thin plastic insert inside the helmet. This is loosely coupled to the helmet outer and designed to slide in the event of an oblique impact, helping to protect the brain from rotational forces.

The MIPS liner has venting holes aligned with the 25 vents in the helmet body. It only contributes a few grams to the helmet’s 286g overall weight, which is reasonable for a helmet at this price point.

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