Smith Forefront 3 MIPS

Smith Forefront 3 MIPS Helmet

An exceptionally well-fitting and stylish enduro / trail helmet
When maximum protection is the top priority.
The perfect match for Smith Optics goggles

This next-generation, award-winning Smith Forefront 3 helmet protects your head (from both the front and sides).
Thanks to MIPS and full Koroyd® protection in the most important areas of the helmet, riders can ride with confidence and a sense of safety on the trails. Large ventilation ports and 25% better airflow keep your head cool throughout the entire ride. You can also easily store your goggles in the dedicated place on the helmet during your ride.

Protection

• The Zonal Koroyd® honeycomb shell is lightweight, energy-absorbing, and ventilated impact protection
• The integrated honeycomb creates a safety cage around the helmet, strengthening it and increasing its impact resistance
• MIPS shell
• CPSC, CE EN 1078, and AS/NZS2063 certified

Fit / Integration

• Designed to fit perfectly with goggles
• The helmet's AirEvac™ ventilation system helps keep goggles from fogging up
• Smith Flexible Fit BOA adjustment ensures a perfect fit

Features

• 20 air intake ports provide continuous airflow
• Adjustable visor, 3 positions
• Lightweight MIPS shell
• Compatible with a light and camera mount (sold separately)

Sizes:
S 51-55cm
M 55-59cm
L 59-62cm

Forefront 3 MIPS Helmet

Whether you're riding smooth singletrack trails or challenging technical descents, the Smith Forefront 3 mountain bike helmet offers more protection than ever before. A fully internal, injection-molded safety cage, extended rear protection, and an Mips® safety system integrated directly into the helmet's padding ensure both better protection and comfort.

Ventilation ports that improve airflow (25% more ventilation), a micro-adjustable BOA® adjustment system, and full KOROYD® protection make the helmet both safe and extremely comfortable. When you start to sweat on the climbs or prepare for a descent, 20 ventilation ports and AirEvac™ ventilation help keep your goggles fog-free.

The adjustable visor makes it easy to store your goggles between laps, and sunglasses can be safely tucked into the front or back of the helmet for storage.

Protection

• Full Koroyd® coverage provides lightweight, energy-absorbing, and well-ventilated impact protection.

• MIPS® Air Node safety system is integrated directly into the helmet's padding and reduces the rotational forces on the head caused by angled impacts.

• A fully built-in safety cage (roll cage) distributes impact forces evenly to achieve maximum protection.

• Certifications: CPSC, CE EN 1078, and AS/NZS2063.

Fit and Compatibility

• Smith Flexible Fit System with BOA® adjustment ensures a perfect and adjustable fit.

• Designed for seamless compatibility with Smith sports glasses and goggles – for maximum comfort, ventilation, and storage options.

• AirEvac™ ventilation system prevents lenses from fogging by directing hot air out of the helmet.

Features

• 20 fixed ventilation ports ensure even airflow.

• Three-position adjustable visor, lightweight and low-profile single-layer strap.

• Storage channels for sunglasses in the front and back.

• Compatible with camera and light mounts.

Included in the Package

• Smith helmet bag with drawstring.

TOP-TIER PROTECTION FOR THE FUTURE

Koroyd® offers better energy attenuation, design flexibility, and more efficient ventilation than traditional helmet materials. Its cylinders form a uniformly collapsing "crumple zone" in an impact, which absorbs force effectively and lightly.

Koroyd® cylinders do not work like a spring that stores and releases energy, but rather crush and convert kinetic energy, making them a true energy absorber. This gives your head better protection in an impact situation.

State-of-the-Art Impact Absorption

When an impact occurs, Koroyd tubes collapse immediately and evenly, absorbing the impact in a controlled manner and reducing the energy transferred to the head.

Full Breathability and Cooling

Air circulates freely through the open structure and heat can escape, which ensures effective cooling even during the toughest rides.

Extreme Lightness and Comfort

Tubes made from some of the world's thinnest walls form a structure that is 95% air – this reduces weight and improves comfort without compromising safety.

MIPS®

MIPS® – Extra Brain Protection in the Helmet

MIPS® (Multi-directional Impact Protection System) is a brain protection system designed to reduce the rotational motion on the head caused by angled impacts. It is placed inside the helmet, usually between the comfort pads and the EPS foam (impact-absorbing foam).

Angled impacts can cause rotational motion on the brain, which increases the risk of mild and severe brain injuries. The MIPS® system reduces this motion by directing and dispersing impact forces that would otherwise be directed straight at the brain.

How Does MIPS® Work?

At the core of the MIPS® system is a low-friction layer that allows the head to move 10–15 mm in different directions inside the helmet at the moment of impact. This motion reduces the rotational motion on the brain and makes the helmet safer.

Stress on Brain Tissue

The rotational motion caused by an angled impact can cause brain tissue stretching and tearing, which is visible in laboratory tests. The effect of the MIPS® system has been measured with test dummies exposed to angled impacts in a MIPS laboratory in Sweden.

The same helmet model – without MIPS® and with MIPS® – shows a clear difference: MIPS® significantly reduces stress on the brain.

Tested for Real-World Situations

Most brain injuries are caused by angled impacts, but traditional helmet tests are performed with vertical drops, which do not match realistic accidents. MIPS® has developed its own testing equipment that simulates angled impacts – like those that occur in cycling accidents.