Navigating trails strewn with roots and rocks can get pretty tricky. A full-face helmet provides the optimum protection in this situation, with a robust chin strap that protects the head both from below and on the side lest the journey come to an abrupt end when the rider is pitched over the handlebars. Ideally that wouldn’t happen. If it doesn’t, the ROCA is simply just comfortable to wear thanks to the lightweight inmold construction and fixed visor that provides protection from the sun, mud and rocks.

Lightweight, well-ventilated Enduro Fullface Helmet: the ROCA by Alpina

Four helmet sizes, each with an included pad set, ensure that the ROCA fits every rider. And the Fidlock chin lock ensures that the ROCA remains reliably on the head when shredding – and also during hang outs. Thanks to the optimal arrangement of the ventilation openings, you won’t sweat easily even in hot temperatures or when you’re exerting yourself a lot.

With its shatterproof and thermally bonded Ceramic Shell and Hi-EPS impact protection, it protects your head from injury during falls.

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In search of an enduro full-face helmet, my choice finally fell on the Alpina ROCA. The helmet offers with the lightweight Inmold construction, the fixed shield with extra space for an action cam and the robust chin bar a lot of comfort and safety on rough enduro trails. The helmet I tested weighs only 820 g in size 56-58 and the large vents mean you always keep a cool head even on longer tours. One of the best features of the helmet is the magnetic Fidlock chin closure. This can be opened and closed even with gloves in no time. With the large field of view you keep the next berm firmly in view and the goggle sits securely and comfortably. Alpina offers the helmet in four different sizes and two different colors, so that every pot finds its lid. For my elongated head shape fits the ROCA perfectly. He is super comfortable and conveys a high degree of safety. However, the bike helmet does not sit quite so well with some colleagues with a round head shape. The ROCA from Alpina does not have to hide from other lightweight full-face helmets of the competition, also because of its excellent price-performance ratio. He has convinced me in any case – so in this sense: #bisbaldimwald.

Daniel, content manager

Features – ROCA

Antibacterial interior
Airflow Venting: directs cooling air along the head
Ceramic Shell: break and scratch resistant, UV stable and antistatic
Edge Protect: increases the durability of the helmet by covering the edges
Hi-EPS: small air chambers absorb forces in an impact to protect the head
Weight: approx. 835 g
Certification: EN 1078

Technologies

ANTIBACTERIAL INTERIOR
The padding material prevents the formation of germs and odors when sweating. The helmet pads are dermatologically tested and are characterized by excellent skin compatibility. They can be easily removed and washed at a maximum of 40 °.

AIR FLOW VENTING
Alpina developers spend a lot of time and energy to constantly improve the ventilation of our bike helmets. By wind tunnel tested arrangement of the vents, our engineers create a “Venturi” effect inside the helmet, which cools the head, leads to less sweat and higher performance.

EDGE PROTECT
Edge Protect is a processing method that ensures Inmold helmets have no sharp edges. This mitigates the risk of injury in two ways: on the one hand, it protects the hands when handling the helmet, and on the other hand, in the event of an impact, the neck and shoulder area remain protected from scratches when in contact with the lower edge of the helmet.

CERAMIC SHELL
All Inmold-manufactured helmets from Alpina, receive this shatterproof and scratch-resistant polycarbonate shell. The blank is stretched under high heat to the shape of the later helmet and pressed with high pressure on its Hi-EPS body. The material is characterized by several qualities at the same time: It is break- and scratch-resistant, UV-stable as well as antistatic.

HI-EPS
The inner shell of every Alpina helmet is made of Hi-EPS (“High Expanded Polystyrene”). It consists of microscopic air chambers, which optimally absorb the forces acting during an impact. Despite optimum protection, HI-EPS ensures extra-thin wall thicknesses and narrow helmet shapes.

INMOLD
In the Inmold production process, the helmet upper shell made of polycarbonate is “baked” together with the EPS granulate of the helmet body under high heat and strong pressure. This creates an extensive and inseparable bond between the upper and lower shells. Advantage: The helmet is very light and at the same time extremely stable.