Helmet visors are back! POC’s new Procen Air is a LOT faster than its other road helmets, and it helps you hear better too

Helmets with built in visors aren’t new tech, though since the Giro Air Attack in 2017, no brand has really tried to fill this particular niche, confining the visor to the track and in time trials. 

Recently though it seems the road helmet visor is having something of a renaissance. Oakley recently released its ARO7 road helmet, complete with Prizm Road magnetic visor, and POC is hot on its heels with its new Procen Air, released today.

It’s no great secret, as we’ve seen it in use as early in the season as the Tour Down Under, but we can now give you all the juicy details on what is already a helmet that has split opinion, both in the office and in the comments section.

Time trial tech