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Oakley Aro helmet teaser
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FF Boots
Aug 29, 17 14:16
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Just saw a teaser for a new Oakley aero helmet featuring a pretty well known Triathlete

Should be interesting
Boots
Fleet Feet Rochester, NY
Fleet Feet Buffalo, NY
YellowJacket Racing, Rochester, NY
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nealhe
Aug 29, 17 14:35
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Hello FF Boots and All,


..... ?? Pictures or it did not happen ......... :)
Cheers, Neal

+1 mph Faster
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FF Boots
Aug 29, 17 14:36
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check the instagram
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Fleet Feet Rochester, NY
Fleet Feet Buffalo, NY
YellowJacket Racing, Rochester, NY
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nealhe
Aug 29, 17 14:40
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This one?



or this one?


Cheers, Neal

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renorider
Aug 29, 17 15:03
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https://www.instagram.com/...&taken-by=oakley
Eliot
blog thing - strava thing
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GreenPlease
Aug 29, 17 16:15
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Worn by Frodo no less. Wow. I'm assuming it uses a PRIZM road lens (which actually does help with visibility IMO). Fingers crossed it's not an aero brick.
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renorider
Aug 29, 17 16:21
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Well, it's pronounced "aero," so it's gotta be fast, right?! [/pink]
Eliot
blog thing - strava thing
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BrentwoodTriGuy
Aug 29, 17 16:26
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GreenPlease wrote:
Worn by Frodo no less. Wow. I'm assuming it uses a PRIZM road lens (which actually does help with visibility IMO). Fingers crossed it's not an aero brick.

I bought into the hype and got an Aerohead... but couldn't stand to not have my PRIZM lenses, so I sold it and went back to my A2.

The true aero helmet that Frodo used earlier this summer (white/black design, not this aero road helmet) definitely looks like it has a PRIZM lens built in. That would be dope.
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GreenPlease
Aug 29, 17 16:52
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For the last ~18months he's been using the MET Drone helmet.
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BrentwoodTriGuy
Aug 29, 17 16:55
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GreenPlease wrote:
For the last ~18months he's been using the MET Drone helmet.

Not at Ironman Austria...

http://www.triathlete.com/...onman-austria_303196
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GreenPlease
Aug 29, 17 17:24
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Good catch. From the photos, the shape looks a lot like a Giro Selector.
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IamSpartacus
Aug 29, 17 19:38
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Looks like I'll have to sell a kidney for that 😩
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windschatten
Aug 29, 17 21:33
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BrentwoodTriGuy wrote:
GreenPlease wrote:
For the last ~18months he's been using the MET Drone helmet.

Not at Ironman Austria...

http://www.triathlete.com/...onman-austria_303196


That's some trick camouflage paint on that helmet that is effectively used to break up features such as on prototype cars.

When I zoom in and look at the pattern, I think I can see the side vents (same as in the frontal shot ).
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davejustdave
Aug 29, 17 21:57
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coates_hbk wrote:
Looks like I'll have to sell a kidney for that 😩
To be fair, you do have two
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IamSpartacus
Aug 29, 17 22:04
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Sold the other for my project one speed concept ...
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graeme.renard
Aug 30, 17 5:46
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It exists...

https://www.bikerumor.com/...us-new-cycling-kits/

Quite a fan. There is also a more vented version not pictured.
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bx3
Aug 30, 17 6:10
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For anyone else not wanting to leave the thread to view the pics.... you're welcome.

The instagram photo...



Ironman Austria, July 2017 - not exactly the same as the photo from bike rumor (below this one).


Bike Rumor Photo

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GreenPlease
Aug 30, 17 6:42
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If you check out the Bikerumor article you'll see that the helmet has MIPS but no padding in an effort to reduce frontal area. Interesting.
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BryanD
Aug 30, 17 8:40
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http://road.cc/...oad-helmets-eurobike
Make Inside Out Sports your next online tri shop! http://www.insideoutsports.com/
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SBRcanuck
Aug 30, 17 8:44
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$500 US.......stupid...
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BryanD
Aug 30, 17 8:51
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https://www.bikerumor.com/...us-new-cycling-kits/
Make Inside Out Sports your next online tri shop! http://www.insideoutsports.com/
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GreenPlease
Aug 30, 17 9:32
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Unless that camo pattern on Jan's helmet from Austria is straight-up magical, they changed the helmet shape quite a bit. Frankly, I'm skeptical of the shape they settled on but I hope I'm wrong.
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BryanD
Aug 31, 17 10:31
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http://www.bikeradar.com/...ro7-aro5-aro3-50728/



Make Inside Out Sports your next online tri shop! http://www.insideoutsports.com/
Last edited by: BryanD: Aug 31, 17 10:31
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GreenPlease
Aug 31, 17 10:40
Post #24 of 29 (7753 views)
Just a guess and I'd love to be wrong: I suspect that helmet will only test well for a few people. It won't be another Aerohead/A2/P-09/S-Works TT
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kppolich
Sep 1, 17 7:35
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https://instagram.com/p/BYgDerXD2wN/
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