So I ordered a new helmet, prior to Aids Lifecycle. I’d like to say that it was a matter of maximizing safety or some other legitimate reason, but in all honesty, I got wound up in researching th enew Prolight from Giro because I was interested in the way they modified the rear restraint system, and somehow fell into buying one, in one of those random, probably stress-induced purchase volleys. I very much didn’t need to replace my sweet, sweet Atmos. But I did.

As you can see, fromt he two side-view comparisons here, the helmet shape is different. The Prolight goes back to the original Prolight from the 80s for it’s inspiration, with some modern tweaks, so it’s decidedly not the wind-whipped blade design of most modern racing helmets, including the Atmos and it’s recent superior, the Ionos, and it sits a little differently on the head. It’s tschnically I believe the lightest helmet they have now, and certainly feels ridiculous. The restraint system in back has been redesigned in a deceptively simple way: instead of the traditional ratchet/strap assembly of the other top end Giros like the Atmos and Ionos, the Prolight uses an elastic strap, whose terminal anchor points on the helmet are adjustable. As this restraint is designed to hold the helmet comfortably in place (not ON you, as the chin strap does) it’s actually pretty facepalm obvious to use a soft stretchy strap. It feel 100% different… almost invisible.

Anyway, I’m not completely certain i’m going to keep it just yet. The part of me that led to the helmet research in the first place is still annoyed I never got the matte black Atmos I wanted back in the day, and there’s a slim chance I’ll resell this and grab the only matte Atos made, despite it’s god-awful pop art bck end, and spray paint the back. But I dunno.

In the meantime, this is a pretty rad helmet, all told!

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