Coming from Orange County, CA, she was looking for a change of scenery and better access to riding. Now retired from racing on the world stage, Anneke now spends her time coaching clients and teaching clinics through her mountain bike coaching company Crank It Up in the Bentonville area. The Great Passion Play is unlike any other mountain bike venue in the world, offering a popular live outdoor performance of the story of Jesus’ life and a Holy Land tour in addition to trails. The 667-acre site contains a 20+ mile mountain bike trail network, with trails from the easy and mellow Genesis trail to advanced jump lines like Atonement.
By now you’ve probably heard that Bentonville, Arkansas is home to quality mountain bike trails, with something for everyone from beginners to expert riders. But Bentonville is just one dog-eared corner of the Arkansas MTB trail story. In collaboration with the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, we have rated bike helmets using the STAR evaluation system. Our impact tests evaluate a helmet’s ability to reduce linear acceleration and rotational velocity of the head resulting from a range of head impacts a cyclist might experience. Helmets with more stars provide a reduction in concussion risk for these impacts compared to helmets with less stars. If you are looking for a helmet to handle commuting duties, there are a ton of options out there and we have a whole guide rounding up the best commuter helmets.
Instead of a dial at the rear of the helmet, there is a dial at the top that pulls against a ring around the inner edge of the helmet. It’s meant to keep your head from pushing forward as you tighten the rear while also making room for long hair. It’s just an extra thing to remember and there’s still not a ton of room for long hair. Although it has a long profile, a size medium weighs in well below the Trek specs at only 260 grams.
Any helmet on our list will work with any kind of bike you want to use. That said, most riders prefer to match the gear they have with the type of riding they are doing. Some of that is about specific features but it’s okay that some of it is just about style. POC is obviously not ashamed to embrace that style element, and the POC Omne Ultra MIPS is unabashedly styled for gravel cycling.
Many of the gnarly, enduro-esque advanced trails were built with the help of Jagged Axe Trail Design, and Passion Play hosts enduro races here regularly. Fortunately for riders living in the snow zones, Arkansas trails are open for riding year round, and there’s plenty to explore. With some good twists and turns right off the top, DH 2 lures you into some flow before sprinkling in some fun kickers and tabletops. Carry your speed over the loose, gravelly singletrack and get ready for the techy little ledges right before the infamous gap. With a ridearound on the right, bikers can warm up to the idea of carrying enough speed for this feature.
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Unfortunately, POC doesn’t seem to have submitted the latest version of the Omne Air, now with MIPS instead of SPIN, to Virginia Tech for testing. It also seems like the Omne Ultra MIPS would be the perfect helmet to have extra high-friction pads to keep sunglasses in place when stowed on the helmet. Super light and fast enough to compete aerodynamically with a full TT helmet genesis bicycles while still retaining excellent breathability. Enter your email for the top stories in mountain biking, plus product picks and deals delivered to your inbox each week. Don’t trust the trail numbers as a scale or an order of difficulty, and pay close attention to trail descriptions. We rode the south hub with Slaughter and Lewter who were happy to show us the highlight reel.
Because the Ventral Air is the base helmet, the two designs are very similar. One of the things that means is that there still is no Virginia Tech testing to report. There is at least one new genesis bike challenge that comes up with the Tempus version though and that is versatility. Along with all the good, you will also want to keep in mind that the Z1 uses a unique adjustment system.