Urge release Archi Enduro R.R helmet
Urge love enduro racing - it's part of what the helmet company is built around. We tested the Urge Archi Enduro helmet last year and loved the fit and fair weight.
Urge love enduro racing – it’s part of what the helmet company is built around. We tested the Urge Archi Enduro helmet last year and loved the fit and fair weight.
The new R.R model has evolved with one goal in mind: a Ready to Race helmet.
“Our belief is that Enduro is the ultimate racing discipline. In its maturity it combines the speed and precision of a top “gravity” racer with tactics and patience to continue at that pace through several longer stages.” Says Urge.
“We used the feedback from years of experience of EWS riders from the Canyon and Rocky – Urge teams, with top riders like Fabien Barel and Flo Nicolai. Our first priority was to satisfy their needs in terms of safety. This was the starting point to create the ultimate enduro racing helmet.”
“We then had to work hard, especially to develop a unique fiber in order to obtain a highly safe helmet while being light enough to be worn during the long racing days. The comfort, fitting, and ventilation were also high on the priority wish list.
The result is here, a design fundamentally driven by the demands of top level enduro racing.
Construction
The outer shell is made from composite material with a unique blend of glass fibre (80%) and natural linen fibre (20%), mixed with a thermosetting resin. This material is laid out to obtain a multi-axial fibre with outstanding benefits that guarantees a better spread and diffusion of the shock waves more on the helmet than on the skull.
Urge’s performances during the crash tests exceeded the legal requirements for the different norms (CE 1078 – CPSC 1205 – AS) and outperform ABS, traditional and carbon fibres shells. Fingers crossed they pass Australian standards as well!
The focus was put on the chin guard in particular to obtain the best ratio between rigidity and necessary distortion to absorb impacts. We loved the wide opening of the chin guard for optimal ventilation.
The structure of the EPS has been designed to complete the unique features of the outer shell. The helmet is lighter than the existing carbon top of the range models.
The visor is made of polyethylene, so it can deform in case of an impact and exceeds the requirements of the norms. It is adjustable and fixed using aluminium screws.
Ventilation
10 vents allow improved ventilation, even at low speed. Ventilation on the front of the helmet is particularly unique, thanks to the design of the chin guard. The wide frontal vents and the cheek pads were redesigned to allow a real air flow around the ears.
Ergonomics
A short cut of the neck aims at making more room at the rear to offer a perfect compatibility when using a backpack, and the inner padding is entirely detachable and washable.
We had an issue with some goggles, and Urge say that they have increased the opening size, to guarantee an optimal field of view, compatible with all goggles on the market, even the wider ones. Lateral “gripping” pads and the ergonomics of the helmet allows for a perfect position of the goggle strap.
Sizes: XS (53-54cm), S(55-56cm), M(57-58cm), L(59-60cm), XL(61-62cm)
Colours: silver/orange/white, white/black, blue/red/white, black/yellow
Test standards: EN 1078, CPSC 1203, ASTM F1952, AS / NZS 2063
Vents: 10
Outer shell: glass fibre (80%)/natural linen fibre (20%)
Weight: 990 gr
Entirely detachable and washable inner padding
Buckle: micrometric
Includes a helmet bag
RRP: $TBD
