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7 Reviews
Added this to my helmet stable and it didn’t disappoint. Great coverage, not heavy and always looks better on the trail! Thixx so is your sign, grab it!
El_Dusto_10
I'm a huge fan of the POC Tectal. Used it for 5 years without issue. The kortal has replaced it forever. It fits a little different, but seems to fit more people better than the tectal. I have the L/XL and it fits about the same as the Tectal's XL/XXL (just follow the size numbers). It's coverage is similar but slightly better than the tectal. It's a bit thicker in the forehead and back/rear edge areas, but it's not noticeable while riding. It vents at least as well as the tectal, but I have yet to ride in very hot weather. I haven't crashed with it yet, but it has a ton of coverage. But for all that coverage, it doesn't interfere at all while riding. It's the first helmet I've used in a long time where I don't notice it at all. The only minor downside is that the visor is somewhat useless at blocking the sun when it's in the medium or higher positions. But that's okay. It act like a scoop, ramming extra air into the vents. I'll take that trade-off any day of the week. Fantastic helmet. Quality in every aspect, stylish, and I've no doubt it will be extremely protective.
AndrewLeeIsRad
Been riding with the POC Tectal Race Spin for the past 2 years, that also is a great helmet, but the Kortal mips takes the cake! The actual shell feels a little bit bigger than the Tectal, but the added tech makes me feel safer lol. The AVIP color is awesome too, it's a bright high vis orange!!
imcrowe
Very even contact points on my head. It might be the first well fitting helmet I've ever owned. I had read reviews that it was on the heavier side–I didn't feel that at all. All the technology works as well, though, it did take at least 6 tries to get the tracker to sync.
SamAyeAm
I started with the first MTB helmet POC offered with MIPS (trabec?). That helmet fit well, but the MIPS liner didn't play nice with my glasses or wearing a head band to keep sweat out of my eyes. The ventilation wasn't great either. I then got the next generation tectal with the spin. That helmet had great ventilation and did not interfere with glasses or head bands, but it was so low on the brow that the helmet almost sat on my glasses. I also have the POC AVIP octal road helmet for road and gravel rides and the MIPs liner gives me similar fits to the trabec, but less so. I ordered the Kortal solely for the color being close to blaze orange. Living in Maine and riding in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont in the fall can be terrifying as everyone seems to be out trying to hunt turkey, deer, moose, bear, etc. This turned out to be the best ventilated, best fitting, least obtrusive concussion mitigation system helmet I've had. And I'm pretty sure a hunter won't confuse me for a deer, moose, bear, or turkey while I'm wearing this helmet.
Fritz
First things first, I ultimately returned it and went for the Giro Manifest instead! I really wanted to love this helmet, but it's just too bulky. I already have a fairly big head and with this helmet it looked ginormous so not a great combo. It also didn't really wanted to fit properly despite ordering the correct size. So sad...
medmikey
I bought this helmet in the AVIP orange back in May, so I have been able to wear it for several months now. Although it took me a bit to get used to bulkier appearance when comparing it to my previous [other major brand] helmet, it does not feel overly large or bulky. It is lightweight and very comfortable. The new MIPS Integra system is very similar to POC's proprietary SPIN technology with the gel pad liners, which are removable and washable. The bright orange is easily visible, which is nice for hunting season as some of the bike trails in Michigan (where I live) allow for hunting... even saw the guts of a deer once that were left literally on the trail.
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