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For more than 30 years,
LAS
has made protective sports helmets to a very high
quality standard. 30 years have shown exceptional
results in terms of safety, design and innovation.
LAS
was founded in 1974 in Pedrengo in the Northern Italian
province of Bergamo. The acclaimed leader of the helmet
sector, today LAS
continues to design, manufacture and distribute top
quality helmets throughout the world; all rigorously
tested before going to the market. Thanks to the great
experience acquired in various sports sectors and to
world distribution of their products,
LAS
is considered a reference point in the head injury
protection market.
Before being put on
sale, LAS cycling helmets undergo a series of
homologation tests that identifies minimum safety
requirements. LAS helmets comply with the technical
regulations required by many nations at world level.
CE EN 1078 for the
European Union
CPSC and ASTM F 1447 for the USA
AS/NSZ 2063 for Australia and New Zealand.
Each one of these standards requires several impact
test: dropping the helmet from various heights onto
different types of surface (flat, curved, angled, etc).
Sides, front, back and upper parts of the helmet are
also impact tested.
All production stages
are important as regards the quality and safety of a
helmet. There is polystyrene protection inside a cycling
helmet and a hard shell outside and these two pieces
must be fused together. It is this melding process that
makes the helmet so strong. The fabric of the chin strap
is also important as is the resistance of the fastening
clips and the adjustable system, which must not slacken
with use, in this case, the helmet must not come off
during a possible fall.
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