Early this 12 months, Italy’s Limar launched their new Livigno full-face helmet. The Livigno is a really light-weight, well-ventilated helmet that’s positively ideally suited 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 rather light-weight, provides an excellent field-of-view and simply retains your head cool sufficient for mid summer time enduro/path driving.
Limar Livigno – Building 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 created from versatile ABS. The Livigno’s shell is roofed with loads of vents throughout, and inside is a light-weight MIPS Air liner to scale back rotational forces in a crash.
The Livigno contains Limar’s Air Match Evo dial-operated retention system. The system’s rear cradle is peak adjustable with 5 positions. Up entrance, the Livigno’s visor provides three peak positions. The highest setting is totally out of view however might be helpful for stashing goggles in your brow. The underside two positions are seen in your area of view.
Different development particulars embrace a Fidlock magnetic chin buckle, and a delicate 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. Nonetheless, 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-Circulate 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 towards 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, but it surely doesn’t considerably cut back airflow.
Journey 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 a couple of 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 good for me, they’re simply comfortable 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 vital. On the paths I discovered the match good and safe, with no motion on my head even with out the retention system tremendous comfortable.
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 accurately positioned and snugged up.
That mentioned, I did have one problem with Limar’s Air Match Evo system. It’s height-adjustable to 5 completely different positions, but it surely slips out of place very simply. A number of instances I observed it had been by chance ran into its highest setting. This will 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 most effective match with the retention system in its center peak place, however fortunately even when it will get pushed up the Livigno nonetheless matches my head snugly. Nonetheless, 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 area of view is great. 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 slender 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 doubtless use the 2 increased settings for driving. The very best setting does go away loads of room for goggles, if you’d like them off your face whereas climbing or hanging out.
I’m not a giant fan of the visor’s peak adjustment on the Livigno. There may be appreciable play within the high 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, but it surely’s a bit tacky that it will probably 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 high marks within the air flow class. I used to be very blissful to be sporting it on sizzling summer time days within the bike park, and on my native trails. This helmet is among the coolest full-faces I’ve ever worn, with excellent air flow from all sides.
In late summer time the Livigno acquired the last word path check. 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 journey I observed you don’t really feel lots of airflow whereas climbing, however warmth should escape nicely as a result of no a part of my head ever acquired 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 large. Except for 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.
Ultimate 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 great for prolonged enduro/path rides. Regardless of me often sporting open-faced lids exterior of motorbike parks, I by no means acquired a sore neck from driving within the Livigno.
One other large plus was how silent the MIPS Air liner was. With earlier MIPS liners in sure helmets, I’ve observed they produce lots of creaking as you journey, 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 positively simpler to function with gloves than a small conventional buckle. The material-wrapped chin strap is a pleasant contact – it’s extra comfortable than it could be with out!
Limar’s Livigno full-face helmet is obtainable 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.
