Egide Atlas Custom

Velospeed are proud to be selling Egide helmets. Probably the finest helmets in the world!

We’ve been selling these helmets for some time now. They are incredible quality and, as you will see below, craftsman made with pride and from the best materials. Now, you can create your own design! PLEASE NOTE – Orders take up to 4 weeks

EGIDE’s ambition is to make urban cycle helmets and riding helmets which are true fashion accessories. Over and above their functional purpose, they are intended to add a touch of elegance to your urban and sporting activities

With its combination of “vintage” aesthetics and “high-tech”, the EGIDE helmet is in keeping with the times and also manages to be timeless, by transcending passing trends. Inspired by helmets from various eras and by several martial and sporting activities, its design is based on intricate and complex workmanship but ultimately leads to an object of the greatest simplicity; “the supreme sophistication” cited by Leonardo de Vinci. We can state, without any hesitation, that EGIDE helmets are among the most accomplished on the market, due both to their design and the quality of their finishing touches.

Timeless beauty

EGIDE’s ambition is to make urban cycle helmets and riding helmets which are true fashion accessories. Over and above their functional purpose, they are intended to add a touch of elegance to your urban and sporting activities

With its combination of “vintage” aesthetics and “high-tech”, the EGIDE helmet is in keeping with the times and also manages to be timeless, by transcending passing trends. Inspired by helmets from various eras and by several martial and sporting activities, its design is based on intricate and complex workmanship but ultimately leads to an object of the greatest simplicity; “the supreme sophistication” cited by Leonardo de Vinci. We can state, without any hesitation, that EGIDE helmets are among the most accomplished on the market, due both to their design and the quality of their finishing touches.

These helmets have to be simply the best made and most beautiful available anywhere.

Manufacturing

No less than ten stages are involved in the manufacture of EGIDE helmets, whether made from leather or high-tech materials, and whether for cycling or horse-riding. Each of these stages is carried out by hand in France, in Nantes and Cholet.

Selection and treatment of the leather

The full-grain leathers for EGIDE helmets are chosen at the most renowned tanneries.
They are then treated as a mass, which ensures that they will withstand the extremes of rain, UV rays and surface aggressions.

Carbon / Kevlar / Linen: selection and treatment

EGIDE has selected carbon, Kevlar and linen as its high-tech materials of choice. Used in the aeronautical industry, for bullet-proof vests and other protective coatings, these materials ensure that the helmets are robust, light and safe. The surface is then covered with an anti-scratch varnish.

Leather-cutting

At the next stage of manufacture: the leathers are cut by hand, to ensure that only those parts which contain no imperfections are identified and selected for use by the skilled leather craftsman.

Carbon / Kevlar / Linen: cutting

As with the leather, our high-tech materials are cut by hand, but this time using a die-cutting punch, and in accordance with strict draping plans. The craftsman’s experienced eye ensures that there are no defects in the pieces which are chosen.

Leather stitching

The seams and the stitching are done by hand, using a special thread, which is chosen for its high resistance to rain, UV rays and surface abrasions.

Bonding and fitting

After preparing the surfaces, adhesive is applied to the crown and the leather is then fitted on the crown. It then needs to be inspected, once dry.

Assembly

The component parts added at this stage are each individually inspected and weighed. The chin-strap and small air-holes are then set, the protective foam is glued on and the visor installed.

Branding

The helmet and chin-strap are hot-stamped with the EGIDE logo, which completes the manufacture of this meticulous finishing process.

Certification and compliance

Once the manufacture is completed, each helmet is subjected to the European standards: shock-absorption, chin-strap retention and compression tests are performed,… These tests are carried out at extreme temperatures (from– 20° to +50°). Random follow-up tests are carried out in collaboration with an accredited French laboratory.

Inspection / Shipping

Last stage: each helmet is inspected one final time. All the helmets are numbered so that each product can be traced. We then carefully pack and deliver them, together with an owner’s guidebook, in a protective, fabric bag.

Size Guide

So that each helmet is perfectly adapted to the head size of each rider, EGIDE has created several sizes of inner linings.

How to measure your head size ?

Place a flexible measuring tape around your head, running round the middle of your forehead and at a height of 1cm above your ears.

Size equivalence

HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE	SIZE
54 CM	S
55 CM	S/M
56 CM	M
57 CM	M/L
58 CM	L
59 CM	XL
60 CM	XL/XXL
61 CM	XXL

Brochure

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