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Tough, light, toasty, airy—the Giro Owen Spherical Helmet is all these things, giving us protection from first pow day to spring corn and from groomers to heli lines. The streamlined construction won' more→t strain our neck on long bell-to-bell sessions, and the Mips tech deflects rotational forces when we fail to stomp a jump. The front vent lines up with our goggles, ensuring our view stays clear, while the adjustable ventilation system dumps excess heat on long climbs, hard charges, and warm days. When temps are icy, we close up the vents and strap on the ear pads to lock that heat in.

An all-rounder, the Spark 2 MIPS Helmet from Bell feeds our need to get out on two wheels. It's designed to protect us while we get rowdy on the trails, and it features integrated MIPS to keep our con more→fidence boosted. An internal Sweat Guide keeps us cool, and the Ergo Fit system ensures a comfortable ft.

Full-face helmets offer the best level of protection for mountain biking, but are often cumbersome and lack the ventilation needed for anything other than downhill. Enter the Stage Mips Helmet from Tr more→oy Lee Designs. An impressively low weight combined with extensive ventilation make the Stage Mips our choice for enduro-style riding or racing, where technical descents worthy of a full-face helmet are mixed in with climbs and long transfer stages. It's still downhill certified, ensuring it can hold up to high-energy impacts if you're riding DH or bike park, but the lightweight and highly-ventilated design make it much more enjoyable for the rides when you have to earn your descent first.

The Pro-X3 Elbow Guard is a pad we’re confident using from local XC loops to downhill bike park days. Impressive impact foam hardens on impact, meaning it’s plenty flexible while we’re riding but extr more→a strong if we take the occasional crash. The slip-on pad is lightweight and extremely comfortable, shedding moisture quickly so that the pad doesn’t slide around while we ride.

We live for the all-day rides, carving our way up dramatic canyons, cruising through miles of wild vineyards, and along coastal highways — but admittedly, we're not always so lucky to have the time. O more→ften times we're limited to our daily commute to get in the weekday miles, and crave equipment that is versatile enough to bounce back and forth from one to the other. Designers at Smith seem to have received our asks, and answered thoroughly with the Smith Network MIPS Helmet. All new for 2018, the Network Helmet finds an uncanny balance of style, versatility, and performance, packing in MIPS and Koroyd technology to protect, with modern design and ventilation to keep you looking, and feeling co…

If your little ripper disappears into the park every time you ski together, get him the Smith Holt Jr. Helmet for some much-needed parental peace of mind. The Bombshell ABS shell and molded EPS foam l more→iner are what you want in between your kid’s noggin and all the trial and error that comes with winter sports, and the skate-inspired design is what the half-pint shredder wants to rock when out riding with friends. The AirFlow Climate Control makes sure he stays cool on the warmer days spent hiking the rail line, and AirEvac ventilation reduces goggle fog by routing air from the forehead out the top vents. The Holt Jr. doubles as a skate/bike helmet in the summer because of an included convertible pa…