New product: Bell carbon fibre helmet
New top-line helmet for 2016 is 20 per cent lighterBell Helmets has launched its new Pro Star helmet reinforced by TeXtreme which the company says allows it to build the lightest and strongest shells ever.
Bell sought to reduce the weight of the shell by as much as possible and through incorporating TeXtreme into the layup, the weight of the shell of the Pro Star helmet was reduced by 21 per cent without sacrificing any mechanical properties.
Chris Sacket, VP of Bell Powersports, says: "For the new Pro Star we wanted to take shell technology to the next level and by using the ultra-thin TeXtreme carbon fibre material we managed to engineer our best shell ever. The unique characteristics of the TeXtreme material enabled us to reduce one-fifth of the weight and still have the same high level of performance.”
The Pro Star helmet will also be showcased at the EICMA show in Milan this week. The retail launch is planned for the second quarter of 2016.
Watch promo video <a title="Bell helmets" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkEqt3k2tSI" target="_blank">here.
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