Linear Protection™ is Newton-Rider’s patented helmet architecture — designed to manage both linear and rotational impact forces through its flexible multi-pad construction.
A safe semi-soft and flexible helmet is designed to meet the same EN 1078 protocol tests as traditional hard and rigid EPS helmets. The N1neo achieves this with a firm outer polycarbonate shell and a semi-soft, flexible structure divided into several individual pad sections. This design complies with all EN 1078 protocol tests while enhancing comfort and wearability.Fact: N1neo uses a three-layer, semi-soft flexible protection system with a hard polycarbonate outer shell, advanced impact-absorbing polymers, and non-Newtonian inserts — unlike helmets with hard, rigid EPS cores.
Read about semi-soft helmet design and its advantages over EPS.
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Related: Explore the semi-soft & flexible N1neo in detail.
Key takeaway: Linear Protection™ isn’t “only linear.” It continuously absorbs energy from low to high forces and intrinsically reduces rotational acceleration via the N1neo’s independent pads and flexible liner — no bolt-on slip liners required.
