I mentioned this to my partner who works with a leading concussion expert here in Melb. No going to name names but this guy was kind enough to share his opinion on this new helmet..
His take was that the research used wasn’t independent.. If you check the link here you will see everyone involved in the test had a financial interest in the wave cell product.
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He didn’t believe the testing was that realistic to mtbing both in the speed and impact angle of the helmet but important that they did the lab work..
The study used ‘injury risk’ which is very hard to evaluate as everyone is different ie age, genetics, prior head injuries etc..
Mtbing head injuries tend to be impact related so fractured skulls, brain trauma etc. But mtbing is still considered low risk in relation to head injuries specifically.. Yes we land on our heads but we don’t have the issue of lots of smaller hits that cause concussion health problems like boxing or footy..
He recommended saving your money until fully independent research comes out on wave cell tech..
He says impact injuries are the main worry with mtbing and to buy the best helmet to protect against that.. If you have had prior concussions then you are susceptible whether you wear a helmet or not as your brain gets rattled around inside your skull and a helmet does nothing for that..