Fox Mainframe helmet review - MIPS on a budget

The Fox Mainframe helmet is at the budget end of the Fox helmet line up, so keeps features to a minimum yet still packs in MIPS protection.

Brand: Fox
Product: Mainframe MIPS helmet
From: foxracing.com
Price: £79.99
Tested: by Hannah for 2 months

Three things I’d change

More wrapping of the EPS foam with the outer shell
A light mount for night riding would be handy.
Nope, I don’t need anything else really.

Three things I liked

MIPS at this price.
It just fits without any faff.
You get the features you need, but not those you don’t

This Fox Mainframe helmet keeps things simple: the visor is in a fixed position, the fastening is a standard plastic buckle – no magnets, and it makes no claims for having eyewear or goggles stowage. What is does have is MIPS. So your money is going head (and brain) protection rather than any functional accoutrements.

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Review Info

Brand:	Fox
Product:	Mainframe MIPS Helmet
From:	https://foxracing.co.uk/men/mtb/gear/helmets/mainframe/
Price:	£79.99
Tested:	by Hannah for 2 months

Hannah Dobson

Managing Editor

I came to Singletrack having decided there must be more to life than meetings. I like all bikes, but especially unusual ones. More than bikes, I like what bikes do. I think that they link people and places; that cycling creates a connection between us and our environment; bikes create communities; deliver freedom; bring joy; and improve fitness. They're environmentally friendly and create friendly environments. I try to write about all these things in the hope that others might discover the joy of bikes too.