Bluegrass Vanguard Core Edition full face helmet in review – Real full face feeling with top ventilation?

Is this the one helmet for everything? With the new Vanguard Core Edition, Bluegrass are introducing a new lightweight full face helmet that only weighs 790g. Despite the moderate weight, it’s supposed to offer enough protection for rowdy DH laps, while at the same time ensuring excellent ventilation for tough enduro stages. We put it to the test on the scenic trails around Lake Como.

Bluegrass is an Italian manufacturer that produces helmets, protectors and gloves for gravity-oriented mountain biking. The brand is a subsidiary of MET, which is mainly known for its road bike helmets. MET is a northern-Italian family business based near Lake Como. In the mountain bike world, they’re mainly known for their Parachute helmet, which was one of the first convertible helmets to make it on the market, allowing you to switch from half shell to full face at the twist of a hand. With the Vanguard, Bluegrass are now launching their first ever lightweight full face helmet, which relies on a fixed chin bar, thus lining up alongside Bluegrass’s downhill helmet, the Legit. With its high level of protection and generous ventilation, it’s aimed at racers, freeriders and leisure riders alike.

Read the whole review in our sister magazine ENDURO.

Words: Simon Kohler Photos: Ulysse Daessle / MET