Product Review: Bontrager Oracle.

In preparation for RAGBRAI, I have begun

testing the 2012 Bontrager Oracle helmet.

The Oracle is a new offering from Bontrager

as well as it's first appearance in the high-end

road helmet category. The Oracle is currently

used exclusively by the LEOPARD TREK road

team and the example I will be wearing is an

early prototype with "Belgacom" decals

(Before the team was officially titled

LEOPARD TREK, it went by that designation).

The color is also slightly off the finalized

LEOPARD TREK color way, but the graphic

scheme is right on. Functionally, the helmet

is significantly lighter than the Trek Circuit that

it replaces. It has noticeably more airflow through

the larger vents as well. Fit is a huge improvement

with the form sitting lower on the head giving a

"safer" impression to the rider. Aesthetically, I

think that the pictures speak for themselves. The

helmet is straight out of the future.

I feel like a velociraptor when I wear it and that

is really all you need to know.