Fluid Inside And Fox Racing Launch New Impact Technology for Helmets

Fluid partners with Fox Racing to design flagship helmets

Fluid Inside’s TPU pod technology is engineered to enhance your helmet’s ability to protect your brain by mimicking its protective Cerebral Spinal Fluid (CSF). Their matrix of pods is strategically placed inside a helmet to independently and simultaneously manage all types of rotational and linear acceleration forces. Fluid and Fox partnered together to apply the pod technology to Fox’s V3 Motocross and Rampage Pro Carbon helmets. The Fluid technology looks very promising and the decoupling of your head from the helmet should help alleviate injuries from both high and low impacts and crashes. Looking forward to seeing this applied to other helmets, especially in the Enduro and All Mountain world.

 

BOSTON—02MAY2019— Fluid Inside, a helmet impact technology derived from original peer-reviewed research, released today its rotational and linear impact management system for Motocross helmets with the proprietary launch of partner-brand Fox Racing’s new V3 Motocross Helmet ($499.95 MSRP) at Fox Racing HQ in Irvine, CA.

Fluid’s technology decreases the risk of brain injury by mimicking cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), the brain’s natural protection, to independently and simultaneously manage the linear and rotational energy that scientific research has shown to cause concussions. Research has shown that unless a helmet’s impact-absorbing materials have a shear value as low as CSF they are less effective at managing impact energy to the brain.

Fluid works by accurately decoupling or “floating” the helmet so that each Fluid pod matrix acts like CSF to manage forces acting on soft brain tissue regardless of the unique combination of impact variables.  At the moment of impact, the foam compresses to provide added low linear impact protection. Simultaneously, low-shear fluid is dispersed throughout the pod creating a low-shear plane that permits motion of the helmet relative to the head to provide rotational force protection.

Fluid Inside incorporates a matrix of individual pods that are only 3-4mm thick and consist of a TPU (thermoplastic urethane) membrane that houses an engineered foam and low-viscosity fluid. The foam is saturated with just enough fluid to allow the foam to float freely inside the pod, similarly to how the brain floats in CSF.

The research efforts behind Fluid began with Dr. Blaine Hoshizaki who is the Director of Neurotrauma Impact Science Laboratory (NISL) at the University of Ottawa. Dr. Hoshizaki leads an accomplished team of 18 scientists, researchers, and students who hold an array of Post-Doc, Ph.D. and Masters-level credentials.  In partnership with NISL, Fluid Inside™ technology is backed by more than 100 scientific publications and more than 250 scientific presentations on sport-induced head injuries.

“Fluid Inside technology is the result of scientific research seeking to understand the complexities associated with brain trauma injury in sport,” Dr. Hoshizaki said. “NISL reconstruction methods, data-sets, and published research provide a peer-reviewed scientific platform that enables our brand partners to design safe helmets that surpass the expectations of their sport’s elite athletes and consumers.”

Fluid Inside also proudly launched with Fox Racing the Rampage Pro Carbon Downhill Mountain Bike Helmet on March 28^th, 2019.

Introducing the all-new Rampage Pro Carbon, one of the most technologically advanced helmets on the mountain. Propelled by a legacy of UCI World Cup Downhill championships and performance innovations, the RPC builds off its race-winning pedigree with a new highly-ventilated design and dual rotational management systems. Developed with world-leading scientists and refined by the fastest gravity riders on the planet, it’s ready to dominate the mountain.

• The first MTB helmet with two rotational management systems: Fluid Inside & MVRS
• Fluid Inside ensures optimal linear and rotational impact performance
• Magnetic Visor Release System (MVRS) allows the visor to detach during a crash
• Dual-density Varizorb EPS liner is meant to provide improved impact protection
• CAGE chin bar/eye port is intended to improve energy management in the event of an impact
• MCT (Multi-Composite Technology) shell construction provides an excellent balance of strength & weight
• 3 shell sizes & 4 EPS sizes for the best in class fit
• Mesh vent screens provide airflow while maintaining protection from dirt and debris Removable, washable X-static comfort liner
• Comes in five colors for $499.95

 

Each Fluid helmet application takes into account the respective sport’s safety needs and helmet geometry — as executed with the recent launch of two Fox Racing products.  The technology has also been successfully integrated into ice hockey helmets and ski and road bike helmets with Briko.

 

About Fluid Inside

Founded in 2012 by Dr. Blaine Hoshizaki–who’s among the small handful of global experts on sport-induced head injuries, Fluid Inside helmet technology evolved from NISL research with the intention of transforming brain injuries into rare and inconsequential parts of athletic and leisure activities. This partnership has remained loyal to its mission and dedicated to fostering collaborative alliances that make sports safer for all levels of participants. NISL has formed research partnerships that have resulted in profound advancements with organizations such as Harvard University, St. Michael’s Hospital, University College Dublin, Imperial College, and John Hopkins– Fluid Inside™ is committed to research support to better understand the complexities of brain trauma and to assist efforts that decrease injuries.

 

For more information on Fox Motocross V3, follow this hyperlink. For information on Mountain Bike Rampage Pro Carbon, follow this hyperlink.

For more information on Fluid Inside please visit: https://fluidinside.com/