Early this yr, Italy’s Limar launched their new Livigno full-face helmet. The Livigno is a really light-weight, well-ventilated helmet that’s undoubtedly splendid for enduro driving however can be DH-certified for racing or bike park use.
Since Spring I’ve been driving the Livigno within the bike park and on my native trails, and it has left me with little to complain about. It is vitally light-weight, affords an ideal field-of-view and simply retains your head cool sufficient for mid summer season enduro/path driving.
Limar Livigno – Development and Options:
The Livigno encompasses a polycarbonate shell made with In-Mould development and a chin bar constructed from ABS and Polystyrene. The visor can be produced from versatile ABS. The Livigno’s shell is roofed with loads of vents throughout, and inside is a light-weight MIPS Air liner to cut back rotational forces in a crash.
The Livigno contains Limar’s Air Match Evo dial-operated retention system. The system’s rear cradle is top adjustable with 5 positions. Up entrance, the Livigno’s visor affords three top positions. The highest setting is totally out of view however may very well be helpful for stashing goggles in your brow. The underside two positions are seen in your subject of view.
Different development particulars embrace a Fidlock magnetic chin buckle, and a mushy cowl for the chin strap.
Goggle Match:
At first look I used to be a bit involved in regards to the Livigno’s goggle compatibility, as the edges of the face opening aren’t very tall. Nevertheless, it proved to be much less restricted than anticipated. I attempted a number of pairs of goggles with it and located my Smith Squad goggles and 661 Radias match no downside.
Leatt’s 4.0 X-Circulation goggles labored OK, however the helmet’s shell does preserve them off my face barely, which places some extra strain on the nostril. My Leatt Gravity 4.0’s did match however the shell’s sides preserve their wider frames from sitting snugly in opposition to my face. The froth does make contact, so they’re wearable with the Livigno.
There’s no channel or indent within the shell to point the place your goggle strap ought to sit, however your fingers can discover the ridge above the rear vents pretty simply. The goggle strap does sit over the 2 central rear vents, nevertheless it doesn’t considerably scale back airflow.
Trip Impressions – Match:
The form of the Livigno’s shell matches my head nicely, with no strain factors or uncomfortable areas. Proper out of the field I wore the Livigno for just a few hours within the bike park and had no discomfort in any respect.
The Livigno’s inside padding is slim and the cheek pads are on the small aspect, however they supply ample consolation. Limar contains thicker and thinner cheek pads with the helmet, and I’m utilizing the thinner ones. These pads are excellent for me, they’re simply cosy sufficient to carry the helmet in place however not tight on my cheeks.
Limar’s helmet sizing works out nice for me. A medium matches 53-57cm heads and mine is 56cm, so the shell isn’t bigger than needed. On the paths I discovered the match good and safe, with no motion on my head even with out the retention system tremendous cosy.
Air Match Evo Retention System:
I just like the open-face fashion retention methods discovered within the Livigno and another pedal-friendly full-face lids. Adjustable retention methods in full-faces can present a really safe match when appropriately positioned and snugged up.
That mentioned, I did have one challenge with Limar’s Air Match Evo system. It’s height-adjustable to 5 completely different positions, nevertheless it slips out of place very simply. A number of instances I observed it had been unintentionally ran into its highest setting. This may increasingly have occurred whereas placing the helmet down on the trailside, or tossing it in my automotive, however as soon as I bumped the system upwards whereas merely placing the helmet on.
I get the perfect match with the retention system in its center top place, however fortunately even when it will get pushed up the Livigno nonetheless matches my head snugly. Nevertheless, with the system in its highest setting the dial is difficult to entry because it sits nearly beneath the again of the shell.
Discipline Of View and Visor:
The Livigno’s subject of view is superb. The chin bar sits low sufficient to permit nice decrease visibility, so whereas descending within the bike park or climbing my native trails I had no downside seeing sufficient of the path under. Facet visibility is virtually limitless, and even with the visor within the lowest place I didn’t discover it was blocking a lot of my view.
Whereas I discovered the solar would get across the sides of the slim visor on the bike park lifts, it did present a helpful quantity of shade whereas I used to be path driving. I all the time stored the visor in its lowest place, and I wouldn’t seemingly use the 2 larger settings for driving. The best setting does depart loads of room for goggles, if you need them off your face whereas climbing or hanging out.
I’m not a giant fan of the visor’s top adjustment on the Livigno. There may be appreciable play within the prime and backside positions, however the center place holds tight. The visor by no means shook round or made noise whereas I used to be driving, nevertheless it’s a bit tacky that it will possibly transfer round fairly a bit in its excessive/low settings. This additionally makes it initially a bit tough to determine which setting you’re in.
Air flow:
The Livigno simply earns prime marks within the air flow class. I used to be very glad to be sporting it on sizzling summer season days within the bike park, and on my native trails. This helmet is without doubt one of the coolest full-faces I’ve ever worn, with superb air flow from all sides.
In late summer season the Livigno bought the last word path take a look at. I spent 3.5 hours driving trails and taking pictures images, in 33° C (91ºF) of pure sunshine. The Livigno remained impressively comfy all through! On this trip I observed you don’t really feel a whole lot of airflow whereas climbing, however warmth should escape nicely as a result of no a part of my head ever bought significantly sizzling on this helmet.
The one components of the Livigno that make it hotter than an open-faced helmet are the cheek pads, and so they’re not very massive. Apart from precisely the place your cheeks contact the pads, the remainder of the helmet stays fairly cool. The closely cut-out chin bar hardly reduces airflow in any respect, and there’s house contained in the chin bar for air to flow into nicely.
Remaining Notes:
The nicest factor in regards to the Livigno I haven’t but talked about is its impressively low 597g weight. This featherweight full-face is superb for prolonged enduro/path rides. Regardless of me normally sporting open-faced lids exterior of motorbike parks, I by no means bought a sore neck from driving within the Livigno.
One other massive plus was how silent the MIPS Air liner was. With earlier MIPS liners in sure helmets, I’ve observed they produce a whole lot of creaking as you trip, however the Livigno’s MIPS Air system by no means made any noise in any respect.
The magnetic Fidlock chin buckle is fairly straightforward to make use of, and undoubtedly simpler to function with gloves than a small conventional buckle. The material-wrapped chin strap is a pleasant contact – it’s extra cozy than it will be with out!
Limar’s Livigno full-face helmet is out there in Black, Sand, Inexperienced, and Matt Deep Mint (as examined) colours. Sizes medium and huge can be found (every with its personal shell), overlaying heads from 53-61 cm. MSRP is $249.95.
