I've spent most of my life bouncing between two wheels with pedals and two wheels with engines, so products that blur the line always grab my attention. My garage has room for mountain bikes and motorcycles, and my closet has just as much cycling gear as moto gear. So when a downhill mountain bike helmet shows up carrying a motorcycle safety certification, you've got my attention before I've even looked at the price tag.
That's exactly what Swedish brand POC has done with the new Barocon Carbon. At first glance, it looks like a premium downhill race helmet. Underneath, though, it's been engineered to meet not only ASTM standards for downhill mountain biking and BMX, but also the US DOT FMVSS 218 motorcycle helmet standard. As far as anyone can tell, it's the first downhill-specific bicycle helmet to do it.
