Sweet Protection

Grimnir 2Vi Mips Helmet

Exactly what you’d expect for the price

Bought the natural carbon version size l/xl as a replacement for my smith nexus. As nice and safe of a helmet the nexus is, it was heavy, ran big, and aesthetically made me look like a light bulb with the physical size. I bought this in hopes of something lighter and lower profile and it excelled in that aspect. It does run a little small as some reviews explain but being in the smaller side of a l/xl size it fit me like a glove and is by far the most comfortable helmet I’ve worn. I was worried about the ventilation as it doesn’t have nearly as much as the smith nexus and I run hot but it vented any hot air just as good as the nexus surprisingly. Overall a 10/10 high end top off line helmet that’s super comfortable and truly justifies the high price tag.

Wrong sizing

Familiarity:

I returned this product before using it

I only write this to emphasize the other reviews. I went off the sizing chart as well my hat size has always been 7 3/8 which falls in the M/L category. To backcountry’s defense it says runs small size up. I unfortunately had to return the item because it doesn’t fit way too small. Helmet looks great sad to send it back. Definitely size up

Mostly good

Familiarity:

I've put it through the wringer

Mostly good. I’ve bopped myself a few times with this on, and I’ve dropped it onto the pavement in the parking lot by accident 2 or 3 times, and it shows no signs of damage. The vents are nice to get some extra circulation and cool things down a bit. The ear flaps are a bit too tight, I have speakers in my flaps and they tend to start chafing my ears after more than 2 hours, so I have to fiddle with the flaps a bit to get them in a position that doesn’t hurt. The boa on the back is a bit flimsy, and it doesn’t hold as reliably as I would like. Overall I’m happy with this helmet, but it could be improved with a few tweaks.

Super light

Nice helmet . The magnetic chin buckles works great. The ear pads are comfortable and have space for audio if you’re into that. The lack of a brim is important to me because I like to pop my goggles up when I’m in line if it’s not to sunny. The adjuster for fit works well . I have Anon M4 goggles and there is no gap. Usually I wear a large but these helmets run a little small so I ordered the L-XL and it fits perfectly with a balaclava. The lack of a huge logo on it is also nice. Didn’t get a goat sticker but I can’t really knock off a star for that.