What Goes Into Making A Bike Helmet? | Inside The MET Helmets HQ!

Helmets have only become mandatory in professional cycling in the last 30 years, and since then they have evolved to be almost unrecognisable, but how are they designed and tested today, and how safe are they really? Olly has come to the MET HQ in Italy to find out more about how helmet technology has improved over the years, and where it is going!

In association with MET - https://www.met-helmets.com/

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