Ten years in the making, this award-winning new headwear could revolutionise the market
In 1975 the Bell Biker revolutionised the cycle helmet. A tough plastic shell with a liner of compressible expanded-polystyrene foam, it was a vast improvement on clunky repurposed motorbike hard hats or the padded-leather scrum caps that had been in vogue. Since then, remarkably little has changed. Materials have improved and innovations such as MIPS have provided better protection, but the fundamentals have been the same for nearly 50 years. The $844.
A Series A funding round is imminent. Herperger and Davies bring an architect’s approach to marrying function with form; from the waterproof zippable bag that the Ventete comes in to the aggressively monochrome styling, the helmet will certainly score kudos with the everyday carry crowd. “Micromobility is still finding its identity,” says Davies. “So we’ve been pushing forwards to create an aesthetic.
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