Pikio helmet tops Virginia Tech safety ratings with a new impact system

A bike crash can make the head twist as well as hit the ground, and that twisting can hurt the brain.

Pikio’s Oblik system uses separate foam sections that can move or detach in an impact.

In Virginia Tech’s tests, the helmet scored 4.61, lower than the previous top score of 6.82.

The tests measure risks from both direct and twisting impacts, but lab results do not by themselves show how a helmet performs in real-world crashes.