Canyon Deflectr RLS Bike Helmet Review: Game-Changing Safety Technology
$160 at CanyonCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyRating:9/10Open rating explainerInformationWIREDReasonably priced. Very light. Studies show that RLS is safer than MIPS. Innovative, one-handed helmet strap system.TIREDMore colors would be nice.Ever since its inception in the early 2000s, Swedish brand MIPS has had a monopoly, more or less, on inclusion in high-end bike helmets. Its device—revolutionary at the time—deflects rotational impact away from the head in the event of a crash, thereby reducing the likelihood of brain trauma. However, it has also provoked many companies to research and develop their own proprietary rotational impact protection units, most of which are different takes on the same concept—a snug inner webbing that is able…
