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Red Dot on the Forefront

ForeFrontSmith Opitcs’ had received the prestigious Red Dot Award in the Outdoor/Leisure/Sports/Fun category for its new mountain bike helmet, the Forefront. Germany’s Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen last month said the helmet, “set itself apart from all comparable projects thanks to excellent design.”

The Forefront also won the 2014 iF Design Award for innovative design; the GOLD Award in the category of Design & Innovation 2014 by Enduro Mountainbike Magazine; and the Best of Interbike Show Awards last year from Outside magazine and Gear Junkie.

This helmet is designed to provide all-mountain protection with road-race weigh. Instead of EPS, it features an Aerocore liner that provides better ventilation and impact properties and lower weight.

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Smith at the Forefront

smith opticsSmith Optics has expanded into the helmet market for spring 2014, and will bring out three models, including an all-mountain helmet called the Forefront. The entire line up will make its official debut at Interbike next month, but Smith has announced some key details.

The helmet will feature an innovative material called Koroyd, which reportedly has better impact absorption than EPS and also allows ventilation directly through the material via a “tubular core” construction. Continue reading Smith at the Forefront

Impossible is Possible

SmithSmith Optics the latest models in its Pivlock V2 series, which include the Impossibly Black lens and clear NXT photochromic lens, which automatically adapt to varying light conditions. The two NXT lens are even available in a mirror blue lens with white frame for those who don’t like the spy look. The glasses maker is also introducing the latest glasses in its Approach line, which are feature the plant-based Evolve frame material, and are sourced from non-GMO castor plants. The impossible is not possible.

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