Kask adds “Asian Fit” Mojito XL road bike helmets for larger heads

They should make a size small too, then they’d actually have a whole sizing lineup.

@Pable Escobar I am an Asian living in Taiwan. The Asians do have a different head shape which is rounder and flatter in the back when comparing to the Caucasian head. It’s good to see more “Asian fits” are available.

Hockey fit! I think you’re onto something there @gringo. Genius! I will be asking for an ‘Anglo Irish, ginger, mid 40’s fit’ currently I’m using an icecream bucket! Fits perfect.

I could have used this last year shopping for a friend and his surprisingly large and round head

nbd.

Several shoe brands offer “Asian fit” lasts, as well. If the unifying description of a particular design is continental in nature, is it so terrible? Having fit hundreds of helmets, I can tell you that “Asian fit” does exist for good reason.

@dockboy
I think you are missing the point here. There is nothing wrong with Kask or any other company addressing the needs of a certain demographic. In this case they are filling the need for larger rounder helmets for people with large/round heads. This may be a demographic that is predominantly in Asia, but there is nothing Asian about having a large/round head. Being Asian does not mean you have a large round head any more than having a large/round head makes you Asian. The use of “Asian fit” stereotypes Asian individuals as it assumes they all have the same type of body.

Let me give an example how this same mentality is clearly racist when applied to other races/ethnicity. In America, Mexican and African American individuals have been statistically proven to have higher rates of obesity. (Just hit the google and see all the government funded studies etc.) Makers of clothing undoubtedly see this trend and will produce larger sizes for this demographic. Clothing is labeled s/m/l/xl etc. Imagine if they renamed xxl “Mexican fit”, it certainly exists for a good reason, Mexican Americans are more likely to be obese, yet that is completely racist.

tl/dr: The “Asian fit” terminology is completely racist. There is nothing “Asian” about a helmet designed for larger/rounder heads and if this type of labeling was applied to other races, everyone would be freaking out.

To those who have taken offence by Kask’s description, please relax. Many Asians like me have a certain head shape and find most helmets made for the western markets to be uncomfortable. Those helmets, in turn, are made in a shape that is intended to fit a majority of people in the western market. Is that racial profiling?

The PC brigade get their knickers in a knot very easily whilst in this instance the alleged victims like me find it a helpful, easily understood description.

A question for those who have taken offence: how do you characterise those helmet brands who do not offer models that fit heads with a shape prevalent amongst Asians? You haven’t yet proposed an alternative, ‘PC’ description, but if you are leaning towards ’round’ or some such word that describes a geometric shape, I should mention that it may not be prudent to assume that Asian consumers actually know why western brand helmets don’t fit or how their heads are shaped.

Kask, well done. Now, could you please consider offering an Asian fit version of the Infinity?

I have round head and it’s hard to find a good fitting helmet.
Would love to try the Mojito XL when it is available.
I like the protone very much as well. I was able to put on the L size protone but the strap is tight under my ears and rubbing them. I was worry that it might cause abrasion on long ride and didn’t purchase it.
I wish Kask will make protone XL as well. 🙂