Bell Zephyr Helmet by Gregg Jacobsen at Coroflot.com

Bell Zephyr Helmet

Bell's High end Road Helmet 2014.
Industrial Designer: Hilgard Muller.
My role on this project: Dual Body construction, basic shape and form done by me but stylized by Hilgard. The MIPS injection molded low friction layer and internal plastic components, inner and outer body internal channeling done by me. Polycarbonate cap plan done in conjunction with Hilgard, padding, manufacturing process, several trips to Asia for this one. Everything was done with close collaboration with Hilgard and other team members. I was in charge of testing analysis and testing execution and certification.

Note: dual bodies were adhered together. Dual density was possible as a result in additional to secondary reinforcement caps. This bifurcated system is not the MIPS mechanism like later Bell XR Spherical.

The Bell Zephyr close up front view.

From the rear you see the open nature of the helmet, air able to pass through the body, distinguishing it as a high end road helmet. Attention to detail from the whole team is also visible in this view; fit system, logo strapping etc.

Integrated MIPS means the low friction layer which promotes rotation of the helmet during impact is fitted directly into the fit system gear system. Here also you can see a well thought out padding method and the sweat management; simply adding a tongue of foam onto the brow...seriously, the sweat drips down in from of your sun glasses, not onto the lenses...it really works.

This shot taken in the shop in Scotts Valley CA is on the table of Hilgard Muller. He worked his ID magic over my initial 3D print. From this we white light scanned it and reworked the CAD prior to tooling release.