The Brembo B-Tech helmet,
The helmet Brembo B-Tech has been selected for ADI Design Index 2011, the selection of the best Italian product design for 2011, the world’s first full-face helmet with Automatic Fit Belt fastening, and the field of view of a Jet helmet.
Brembo helmets are designed to enhance safety, comfort and design and present innovations for the target market, above all in the new types of Automatic Fit Belt fastening of the helmet and the form of the visors.
They were developed mainly for the urban use since the city is where over 70% of accidents involving motorcycles happen in Europe (in Italy over 85%).
Two wheels to travel, a single button to do it safely
The idea of the new Automatic Fit Belt fastening stemmed from the observation that many motorcyclists and scooter riders put on and take off their helmets many times a day for short urban journeys, often failing to fasten them correctly, or even leaving them unfastened. To facilitate this extremely important safety operation, Brembo helmets have a continuous strap that ends in a winding device: in this way the motorcyclists simply press a single button and will be able to make the strap adhere perfectly to the chinrest, which blocks automatically in the correct position for measurement and tension, offering perfect safety and comfort. The strap is wider than those existing on the market, 3 cm, and is in silky skin-friendly material, for greater comfort. The new Automatic Fit Belt fastening, with the patent deposited by Brembo and Newmax, was developed by Sabelt – a firm in the Brembo Group -world leader in the design and production of seatbelts, seats and technical apparel for racing.
The visor: less claustrophobic, better visibility
The profile of the full face helmet is designed with a visor, named extra space, asymmetrical in relation to the curve of the shell. The function of this new design is above all to minimize the feeling of claustrophobia that many motorcyclists complain of when wearing the present full face helmets, and appreciably increase the rider’s visual field, a very important factor in road safety. In this way Brembo helmets can boost the use of full face helmets in urban traffic.
Reflector profiles
All the Brembo helmets will have on the rear reflector elements to improve the visibility and therefore the safety of the motorcyclist at night.
For more information about this design please check out: www.vinaccia.it.
