We first reported on what appeared to be a completely new Met Trenta Carbon Mips on the head of Tadej Pogačar back in July during the Tour de France, and now Met has officially unveiled it to the public. Of the options available to UAE Team Emirates-XRG riders, this helmet is one of the favourites in the range and for very good reason – it's light, well ventilated, and safe. The outgoing Met Trenta 3k Carbon was highly rated by us and praised for its light and airy feel and vast range of adjustability, earning it a rating of 4.5/5 stars and a place among the best road bike helmets.
While the new Trenta doesn't represent a huge departure in terms of design language from its forebear, Met's designers looked to improve it rather than reinvent the recipe, and that's a good thing. Ventilation in the new model is up, it says, by 16%. Safety was another area Met addressed in the redesign, with some impressive claims, suggesting independent safety scores are up by 40%, and they say it's now among the highest-scoring helmets ever tested by Virginia Tech.
