Yes, there is such a thing as a gravel/adventure specific helmet, and yes, you'll want one. If we're talking about the Bell XR Spherical...
, and for an adventure focused-helmet, it seems to fit. While the helmet resides in the ‘road & gravel’ category on Bell’s website, the XR Spherical is hard to categorize–kind of like ‘gravel’.? To me, it needs to be a hybrid of MTB & road. Ideally, it should be lightweight and highly ventilated like the best road helmets, but more protective like a mountain bike helmet, especially in terms of the venting.The Float Fit retention system has four vertical adjustment positions.
I sweat a lot, but the Ionic+ padding with its little tab out front did a great job channeling the sweat away from my eyes and glasses.really seems to shine. It feels nearly as airy as some of my favorite road helmets but with vent holes that are broken up to give more protection. At first, the helmet doesn’t look especially ventilated, but the staggered design of the two MIPS Spherical shells seems to do a great job keeping the air flowing.
I can also say that I was happy to have the extra coverage as we were bushwhacking through the debris left after a recent tornado . With that said, the helmet doesn’t come down on the temples nearly as far as many MTB helmets. It still seems like it would provide excellent protection at the back and sides of the head, just in a way that keeps the helmet comfortable and light.
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