In January, 2023, helmet technology and safety company Mips (which stands for “Multi-directional Impact Protection System) hosted a safety symposium at Blackmore Ranch in Murrieta, California. The goal: To bring partners across the motorcycle world together to talk safety and technology as it applies to this thing that we all love. Mips already partners with multiple brands, so Alpinestars, Fox Racing, Thor MX, and Troy Lee Designs were also in attendance.
For those unfamiliar, Mips describes its technology as “a safety system for helmets, developed with the intention to reduce rotational motion to the brain in the event of a crash.” Rotational motion has been shown in studies to increase the potential risk of brain damage—and that’s what Mips is designed to address and prevent.
