A look inside

Have you ever been backstage at a rock concert? Taken a tour inside Buckingham Palace? Been to a movie set? We will count you as the lucky ones if you’ve done one or all…

While we can’t get you on the set of the new Harry Potter movie, we can offer you a sneak peek at the coolness inside the new line of Bell Sports bike helmets with the True Fit technology. When you stop to think about it, it’s not just a helmet, it’s a brand-new technology… and it *is* pretty cool.

Creating this technology was very important to us; especially when you remember one in three kids wear false fitting helmets. Readers of our blog already know the premise of the Bell Sports True Fit helmet line: A True Fit helmet gives the right fit, right away, every time. So, how is that possible for kids and adults? We are here to unveil some of the inner-workings of this cool technology and take you “backstage”… so to speak.

Back in 2004, the makers of True Fit identified that key challenge – a false fit – for cyclists of all ages, especially kids. Our company set out to ensure that kids can wear helmets with the highest level of protection available, while making it as simple as possible. Our awesome and super-smart Bell designers spent five whopping years developing an innovative helmet design that help keep you safe.

The design is based on a ground-breaking, self-adjusting fit belt to give just the right fit, with fixed straps that offer the correct position every time, and a single adjustment point near the base of the chin. Elastic forms to the Occipital Lobe (Um, what? See picture!!) to create a consistent and level fit, with cool high impact reflectors, and primary retention and fit systems combined for simplicity that are positioned strategically at the base of the straps at the back of the helmet.

Sounds simple right?? Well, now it is! True Fit offers a truly revolutionary design in that no other helmet on the market offers. True Fit takes the guesswork out of whether the helmet is positioned properly.

Well, there you have it. All access backstage passes at Bell True Fit headquarters. We hope to hear how your experience has been. Tell us your story here or in the comments. Happy (and safe) riding.