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OFF SNOW REVIEW:
The Giro Nine MX is back
and redesigned! This helmet is the most revolutionary
helmet to hit the slopes for the past few years
and Giro has now revised the design to make
the helmet even better this season.
The Giro Nine MX has a perfect oval fit. If
you don't fit into the Boeri Axis series, the
Nine will probably be your ticket to a comfortable
helmet. The Nine will also fit round heads,
but is suited best for an oval fit. Based on
my oval head shape, the Giro Nine is the best
fitting helmet I've ever tried on.
The Giro Nine profile is fantastic! Based on
their popular bike helmet line, the Nine is
a sleek, low profile helmet. Even the most helmet
shy folks will like the way this one looks.
Colors in the Nine MX have expanded this year
to both Black and Khaki. They are both nice
colors, but the Khaki is a bit light for my
taste.
The helmet was redesigned from the inside this
season. Last season we saw a lot of warranty
issues with the ear flaps and the removable
vents. Giro learned from their mistakes and
have made excellent changes.
The internal padding has been beefed up to provide
even more comfort. The removable vents have
been re-tooled to fit more snug in the helmet
and a soft lining was added to the inside of
the vents for more user comfort.
The best changes were added to the removable
ear flaps. Last season, the ear flaps were attached
with Velcro and we had issues with the Velcro
peeling off. This year they have been designed
with a snap system the seems to be working much
better. Some of the snaps can be a bit finicky,
but it is a very welcome improvement. I do think
that they can still tweak the design further
to make the snaps connect a bit easier, but
I'm sure that will come in time.
The chin strap is fleece lined to avoid the
chin rub problems of the past. The strap system
is a bit tricky at first, but once you've got
it adjusted you should never have to worry about
it again.
The new ear flaps are easier to hear out of
and are just as warm as the older models.
The
goggle strap was redesigned this season. It's
a rubber strap with a snap on the top. The snap
is a bit tough to snapand unsnap, especially
if it's cold outside, but I wouldn't worry about
losing your goggles!
The best feature in the Nine is the vent system.
There are 12 vents in the top of this helmet
that can be removed or added as the temperature
demands. This is the first helmet that has passive
venting (meaning you don't have to be moving
for the vents to work), which is great for waiting
in lift lines or for your friends to catch up!
The Nine MX is identical to the Nine with the
addition of a screw on visor. It connects with
3 screws and has a nice solid fit. The visor
also has the freedom to move up and down to
a certain degree so that you can adjust the
shade to your needs.
Finally take into account that the helmet is
extremely light weight and you have one of the
best helmets to date in snow sports.
Overall, I feel that if you fit into a Giro
Nine, there is no need to look any further.
This is the perfect helmet.
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Backcountry
perfection with a moto-style twist.
Ah, the backcountry. Or the trees. Or the pipe.
If you're stepping up and out this year, the Nine.9MX
is dialed in and ready.
It starts with in-mold construction, 12 Weatherstrip
adjustable vents, and Giro's all-new snap-fit
pad system, just like the Nine.9. Then it goes
a step beyond by adding a removable screw-mounted
visor to keep random branches or a burst of sunshine
from borrowing your concentration when you need
it most.
And yeah, the light weight and extra ventilation
are pretty nice to have when you're hiking out
there.
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