What Is Super Fit on Giro Helmets?
Giro's Super Fit engineering process is the foundation of every Giro helmet--ski helmet, snowboard helmet, or bicycle helmet. Every model is scaled and shaped for its intended wearer using a database of cranial measurements and rider input compiled from hundreds of people large and small, young and old, from around the world. Conceptually speaking, this means that if there is a perfect fitting helmet out there made specifically for you, it's most likely a Giro helmet.
Want to learn more about Giro's helmet fit systems? Check out our article on
Giro helmet fit systems and how they work.
XSportsProtective Staff Picks for Giro Helmets
With so many great Giro helmets, it was difficult to narrow them down to a handful; everybody on staff has a favorite Giro helmet. But we finally agreed that the
Giro Seam helmet is darn near the perfect ski helmet. The Giro Seam is highly protective, very well vented, and surprisingly lightweight. Among other things, it features:
- A tough polycarbonate hardshell injected with the highest quality in-mold EPS foam liner
- Stack Vents developed to line up with the vents on the top of your goggles and release the fog-inducing moisture that can get trapped behind your lenses
- 10 adjustable surround vents, and two rear vents to let air flow out
- Thermostat vent system with one, flush-mounted rubberized slider for on-the-fly air adjustment
We also love the
Giro Remedy, a fullface mountain biking helmet that’s lightweight but durable enough to withstand the toughest ride. The Giro Remedy offers the same level of protection as Giro’s flagship fullface helmet, the Giro Remedy Carbon Fiber, only with a fiberglass exterior hardshell married to an EPS foam liner. The Giro Remedy features:
- Fiberglass exterior hardshell
- Full-face helmet protection for the toughest mountain biking
- Super-thick EPS foam liner
- 14 vents with internal wind channels to keep you cool
- No-tool, easy-adjust, bolt-on visor
History of Giro Helmets
Giro, based in Scotts Valley, CA, is a worldwide leader in the design, development and marketing of premium, high-performance protective gear and accessories for action sports and active lifestyles. Since 1985, Giro has been at the vanguard of helmet design and innovation, and Giro helmets have become synonymous with protection, style, and performance. Helmet technology has improved steadily since the mid-1980s.
Ski racing helmets and bicycling helmets used to be clunky things that were heavy and poor fitting because helmet construction technology lagged significantly behind the science of head protection. Thus the cyclist or skier who wanted head protection was limited to heavy motorcycle-like helmets with little or no vents. Then in 1984 came a new protective standard, ASTM F2040, and an ingenious designer by the name of Jim Gentes who had a vision to create lightweight, well-vented yet highly protective headgear that could achieve this new ASTM F2040 standard.
Gentes founded Giro Sport Design in 1985 and brought the first Giro helmet to market in 1986, an oversized, expanded polystyrene (EPS) bicycle helmet that came with interchangeable bright-colored Lycra cloth helmet covers. Because it had no hard shell, this new Giro cycling helmet was incredibly lightweight. It was also extremely well vented. And with the interchangeable covers, Giro brought style into the mix. One day you could ride wearing a red Giro helmet, the next day you could wear a blue Giro helmet. Over the next two decades, Giro continued to advance its bicycle helmet designs. Giro was able to apply much of its experience in constructing bicycle helmets to manufacturing ski helmets and snowboard helmets. With more units sold than any other manufacturer, Giro helmets are quite simply the leader in protective gear for your head.
