We all watched in horror as Nicoli Rogatkin fell down a 30-foot cliff during the 2015 Red Bull Rampage, which thankfully he was able to ride away from. Well, in that crash he happened to be wearing a prototype version of the Kali Protectives Shiva 2.0 full face helmet, which was only recently introduced. Available in both carbon and a less expensive Tri-Weave version, the new helmet meets a number of certifications including DOT, CPSC, EN 1078, just to name a few. Boasting improved protection thanks to a number of technologies, a key piece of science is what Kali calls LDL or Low-Density Layer...
No item of kit is more important than the helmet. It is the requisite piece of safety equipment, and it is also one of the most argued about items one can buy - not on the merit of function, but rather fit and appearance. The iterations of brain buckets have come a long way in recent times, with Troy Lee Designs setting the benchmark for aggressive half-shell helmets with the A1 a few years ago now, and brands like 6D reinventing the wheel with their ATB-1 T. So, anytime a new dome cover arrives on the scene, it is scrutinized heavily, compared to what has come before it. Kali Protectives has...