Xult – A New Full Face Lid From IXS

IXS have announced the new Xult helmet, which they hope will appeal as much to Enduro riders as it will to those riding exclusively downhill, as it’s a bit lighter and more vented than your typical DH lid.

As you’d expect, it’s festooned with acronyms and trademarks, from VORTEX(tm) (an aeration system) to FRP(tm) (a reinforced polymer shell); from EPR(tm) (an emergency release pad system) to X Matter(tm) – which are shock absorbing inserts also used in their knee pads.

It was designed in conjunction with Cedric Gracia (a man who knows a thing or two about accidents – NOT FOR THE SQUEAMISH), who has retired from DH in favour of Enduro, and was after a helmet he could keep on for the climbs whilst allowing him to shred the descents.

Most importantly, though, it looks ace. You can get it in a variety of nifty colours (I like the yellow, black, blue and red one personally), it meets both European EN1078 and US C.P.S.C. standards, it weighs around 1,100g (give or take) and it’ll set you back £249.99.

Here’s a video featuring Mr Gracia explaining all with a lot of arty MTB shots:

More details from Hotlines

Please credit: Ale di Lullo | iXS

Barney Marsh

Barney Marsh takes the word ‘career’ literally, veering wildly across the road of his life, as thoroughly in control as a goldfish on the dashboard of a motorhome. He’s been, with varying degrees of success, a scientist, teacher, shop assistant, binman and, for one memorable day, a hospital laundry worker. These days, he’s a dad, husband, guitarist, and writer, also with varying degrees of success. He sometimes takes photographs. Some of them are acceptable. Occasionally he rides bikes to cast the rest of his life into sharp relief. Or just to ride through puddles. Sometimes he writes about them. Bikes, not puddles. He is a writer of rongs, a stealer of souls and a polisher of turds. He isn’t nearly as clever or as funny as he thinks he is.

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