When the Suomy team got down to business with the GLIDER, they started with just the name: “glider”.


It had to be a competition helmet in the aero category; that is to say, a closed and agile aerodynamic helmet, like a glider, but without forgetting the need for great ventilation that competition cyclists and the most demanding have. Extensive wind tunnel research has conditioned its shapes, which are completely agile aerodynamics. The front openings and the hot air outlet at the back guarantee perfect cooling.


The use of hypoallergenic fabrics, a new and exclusive size regulator, with reduced measurements, soft support in the areas in contact with the neck and a special device applied to the strap, soft and simple, make this helmet the most technically advanced among today''''s high-end helmets. The choice of colors, which plays with the combination of bright and matt colors, makes it immediately identifiable. A product of maximum security, so that they recognize you as the absolute protagonist.


Very small, collected and light on the head, well balanced and enveloping, chromatically perfect but designed and manufactured for maximum safety, like all Suomy products. The Glider will immediately be identified as the favorite helmet for those who know motorcycle racing.


All helmets are enriched with elegant graphics, which are half glossy and half matte. A touch of class that distinguishes and makes this newborn from the Suomy house unique and elegant.


Two shades of the same black, half glossy and half matte, with the large logo on both sides, tone on tone, make this "dark" version the most elegant and "aggressive" in the range and enhance its streamlined shape.


APPROVALS


Helmets approved according to EN 1078 regulations


SHELL SIZE SIZE CM INCHES WEIGHT


M XS - M 54 - 58 21 1/4 - 22 3/4 230?g


L L - XXL 59 - 62 23 1/4 - 24 3/8 240g


TECHNICAL FEATURES


helmet bag


In-Mould technology


Polycarbonate shell


ultralight technology


antibacterial fabric


Internal anti-odour padding


Removable and washable interior


Interior with insect net


hypoallergenic fabric


Biaxial size regulator


Forced aerodynamic ventilation


channeled polystyrene


Detachable and interchangeable strap


antibacterial strap


Double D-ring strap


smart-strap


SUOMY SMART STRAP


SMART STRAP, the new and revolutionary system designed and patented by Suomy to increase helmet safety. This solution changes the vision of the game, by modifying the paradigms behind the safety devices of helmets.


THE DYNAMICS OF IMPACT


Rototranslational forces, which are those that act on the helmet as a result of shocks or impacts, are transmitted to the helmet''''s anchorage system (holding strap). These forces, to avoid possible damage to the brain or neck due to the resulting acceleration or deceleration, must be limited by slowing down the rotation of the helmet on the head. In fact, such rotation, as we know, is prevented by the helmet''''s tether—a helmet without a strap would rotate freely.


During an impact, the helmet, thanks to the low coefficient of friction with the head —determined both by the presence of the comfortable interior, in spongy material, and by the natural relative movement of the skin, accentuated by the presence of hair—, is free to rotate up to a certain limit, beyond which, if the force persists, the strap exerts its retaining action.


It is just afterwards that the absorption of inertial forces, to which the user''''s head is subjected, becomes important; and this is where the SMART STRAP intervenes, modifying its shape and acting as a shock absorber.


HOW DOES SMART STRAP WORK?


The idea was to integrate elastic damping elements into the strap.


These elements are located directly on the strap, with the sole purpose of deforming in order to allow the absorption of energy, which would otherwise be transmitted to the user''''s head.


To fulfill this purpose, special devices have been designed that are capable of allowing controlled elongation by opposing mechanical resistance to the elongation of the belt.


Once the predefined damping function has been completed, the elements are stretched so that the belt adopts its original configuration, thus preventing the elongation threshold allowed by international reference standards from being exceeded. The strap slides through the absorption device, making a wavy path.


In the event that the system is released by a traction force that tends to release the belt, it will tend to adopt a linear shape, deforming the axis itself.


The deformation of the shock absorber thus makes it possible to absorb part of the energy necessary to stretch the belt.


HOW IT WORKS IN THE HELMET


The devices described above are located in 4 positions.


Placing the shock absorbers in these 4 positions (2 on each side) allows some of the shock energy to be absorbed in the event of an impact, reducing not only the strain on the user''''s neck but also the force exerted on the chin by the strap. This also decreases the chance of choking on the leash.


THE ADVANTAGES OF THE SYSTEM


The system object of the patent is characterized by its extreme simplicity, both in its design and in its assembly on the hull.


Advantage:


Partial absorption of the energy derived from the oblique impact. thanks to the action of the elastic elements.


Possibility of dosing the absorbed energy thanks to the use of materials with a variable degree of hardness.


Possibility of controlling the elongation of the belt thanks to the ergonomic design of the elastic damper and its measurements.


Simple and error-free assembly (no assembly errors possible).


Almost zero impact on the weight of the helmet.