MAGENTA 92 PART NUMBERS ARE NEW FOR 2026 _TRENDS SUMMER 2026 HELMETS& ACCESSORIES Impact scars from drop test (hemisphere anvil) "Energy Absorption" and "glancing off" are two wheels that can do the job of preserving balance that can work together without bias or offset. HOW DOES A HELMET PROTECT YOUR HEAD? In the event of an impact, energy is created, and the role of a helmet is to "appropriately manage the impact energy" to protect the rider’s head. That energy management is generally achieved by "absorption" of the impact energy around the head, thus protecting it. The outer shell deforms and the cells of the inner EPS liner crush, and that destruction manages impact energy by converting it into work. However, the truth is even the best helmet has limits to how much energy it can manage. On the other hand, the helmet isn’t only absorbing energy, but rather in a large crash when the rider’s head is repeatedly protected by the helmet, we understand that it’s working to manage impact energy in another important way. That is "glancing off". Many people probably don’t even realize this, but at the moment a helmet is impacted, if struck off center it can slide on the crash surface, minimizing the impact energy that might otherwise be transferred to the rider’s head. Therefore, if not directed toward the center of the helmet, the head inside can be protected, even with high energy levels and the liner’s limited energy absorption ability. Even in extreme crashes we’ve witnessed "glancing off" and "energy absorption" as two halves of energy management that work together to increase the chances of head protection. This holds true for any kind of helmet. HEAD PROTECTION CAN BE CALLED MANAGING IMPACT ENERGY. EXCEPT MANAGING THAT ENERGY IS NOT JUST ABSORBING IT. Here is the moment of impact. The rider tenses up, and the helmet contacts the ground. You can imagine what the helmet has to do next. All helmets protect the rider’s head through both glancing off and energy absorption. MOVING FORWARD GLANCING OFF ENERGY ABSORPTION GLANCING OFF
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