Mips Hosts
Safety
Symposium
M
ips continues its dedication
to safety in the motorcycle
industry, as members of their
team came from Sweden to
California to meet with some
of their key industry partners
and media. Brands like Troy Lee
Designs, Fox, Alpinestars and
Thor recently met at Blackmore
Ranch in Southern California to
display its latest Mips technol-
ogy and how it all works inside
Mips-equipped helmets.
While many helmets are
designed to minimize skull inju-
ries, Mips is mainly concerned
with protecting the rider's brain
during a crash. Its Low Friction
Layer allows the helmet to rotate
independently on the rider's
head. This slight rotation dis-
perses impact forces away from
the rider and through the other
EPS layers of the helmet. Mips
technology is available in mul-
tiple helmet industries including
street and off-road motorcycle
applications.
As helmet and head safety
become more popular topics in
the industry, the brands on hand
showed off their Mips-equipped
offerings. The Mips liners are
available in the top-of-the-line
carbon helmets and also come
in the more budget-friendly op-
tions. Mips-technology is identi-
fied by a yellow sticker inside
each helmet.
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Mips CEO Max Strandwitz
spoke during the Mips
Safety Symposium at
Blackmore Ranch.
Swoll On The Mend
J
alek Swoll of the Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Supercross
Team suffered a broken arm while practicing in Florida. Ac-
cording to the team, Swoll, who was expected to compete in
the opening round of the 250SX East Championship in Houston,
underwent successful surgery and is on the road to recovery. It is
not known yet how long he will be off the bike.
This came on the heels of the team's 450SX rider Malcolm
Stewart also crashing and having to sit out the Anaheim 2 Super-
cross. His status is unknown as far as a return.
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Rockstar Energy
Husqvarna's Jalek Swoll
underwent surgery on
his arm and will be out
of action indefinitely.
