ABUS' MoDrop QUIN MTB helmet features a crash detection sensor and app that will tell your friends if you crash, and where to find you.
This year I was able to try some high-tech cycling products, and one I was particularly stoked about was the ABUS MoDrop QUIN smart helmet. As a guy who rides solo often, the idea of a helmet notifying your friends when you crash sounded like a great idea.
The MoDrop sticks with a basic chin buckle and the straps have Y-shaped dividers that are easy to adjust. ABUS says their Goggfit device allows you to stash goggles on the helmet, but the word ‘device’ is a bit misleading… they mean you can lift the visor quite high up and put goggles on your forehead. I will say, the visor’s cut-away sides do accommodate goggle straps quite well.
The one advantage to the shallower shell is that the MoDrop easily accommodates my fairly large POC Crave sunglasses. I also tried three pairs of goggles and it had ample room for all of them. A countdown feature allows a rider to stop the emergency notifications if you crash, but don’t feel you need help. Of course to use the QUIN sensor you must be riding in an area with cellular coverage, and have data available on your phone. The emergency notifications do work without a subscription to the QUIN for ABUS app.
I’m not the most tech-savvy person, but I think ABUS could have made the ‘start recording’ button easier to find in the app. At first I didn’t see a start button on the app’s main screen, so I assumed the helmet would record my rides automatically based on movement.
I figured a good whack on a padded piece of furniture would set off the QUIN sensor without damaging the MoDrop’s shell, and it worked! My first two hits were too gentle, and the helmet alerted me with a ‘drop notification’, assuming it had fallen or perhaps had something fall on it. The alert suggested I make sure my helmet hadn’t suffered any damage.
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