The helmet manufacturer Catlike is known for extraordinary design. So remembered the previous top model WhisperPlus to the shape of sand dunes. However, since this season, a new helmet has taken the top spot in the Spaniards' range: The Mixino.
//Equipment and practice
The Mixino outwardly reminds of the WhisperPlus, but turns out to be much larger on closer inspection. It also has a more sophisticated locking system and is also lighter with a total weight of 230 grams. Like its brand brother, the Mixino 39 ventilation openings, which are made in the so-called dual-flow technology. This should ensure that the head is well cooled at all times. And indeed he will. Anyone who, like us, competed in summer races this year knows that the temperatures can sometimes be quite anspruchsvoll were. The Mixino However, he always showed himself from his best side. The ventilation worked very well. There was never a feeling of overheating. However, if you like to take off your goggles in high heat to slide them into the helmet openings, you should do so beforehand Mixino try out. Due to the many openings, you should know exactly which openings to slide the temples into.
The MPS eVo system and the in-mold production of the helmet ensure a good fit and optimum safety. This is not necessarily unusual for helmets in this price range. What is special, however, is the excellent fit. So far we in the editorial office have hardly had a more comfortable helmet on our desk and certainly not in use. The seat can be adjusted in fine steps at the back of the head using an adjustment wheel. In addition, the fit can be optimized using two height-adjustable pads attached to the side of the wheel. Who, moreover, with the straps of the WhisperPlus is familiar, who will ultimately revise this am Mixino appreciate. It now takes less than five minutes to bring the straps around the neck and ears into the correct position.
//Conclusion
With the Mixino Catlike has created a helmet that is visually based on the successful model WhisperPlus oriented. However, he can trump this in every respect. If you are looking for a comfortable helmet that is well ventilated and has an unusual design, you should take a look at the Mixino dare.
//Product highlights
- very good fit
- Adjusting the belt system easily and intuitively
- excellent ventilation
//price and web
- EUR 199,95
- www.paul-lange.de