Troy Lee Designs D3 Carbon MIPS Reviews

Review score: 9.3/10 – Updated October, 2024

Latest Price: £420 (RRP: £420)

Take a look now to discover what makes Troy Lee Designs D3 Carbon MIPS worthy of a review score of 9.3 out of 10.

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Troy Lee Designs D3 Carbon MIPS features

Quality

Quality is without doubt one of the most important factors that we consider when buying bikes, parts, accessories or clothing. As you’d imagine it’s especially important when buying Helmets. Let’s take at a look at the sort of things you can look at when trying to ascertain the quality of Troy Lee Designs D3 Carbon MIPS.

The first thing is material. Looking at what Troy Lee Designs D3 Carbon MIPS is made of will give you a really good idea of the quality overall. Take a look at the specs above and you should be able to see the material. It’s then up to you to decide if it meets your expectation.

Similarly you’ll also want to spend some time looking at the features too. Again the table above, listing the features will give you a really good overview. However you should think about the sort of features that you’d expect when buying new Helmets. It’s worth writing a list of the “must-have” features so that you don’t end up compromising and missing some important features, or alternatively end up buying an unnecessarily high specced product.

There’s also a lot of merit in checking out the brand of the product and looking at the various brands that are selling Helmets. Brands like Troy Lee Designs are of courses extremely well respected in the cycling community so you know you’re getting a fantastic product with them. But if you’re undecided on your product you should write up a list of brands that you’d be happy to buy. It’s a great way of filtering and narrowing down the number of products when you’re searching.

Next up you’ll want to think about the price and use that as a guide to set your expectations of the quality. If you’re buying the cheapest of the options in the Helmets category you should probably expect it to not be of as good quality as the most expensive. It sounds obvious of course. But this is where you can get a bit clever and use your combination of features, specs, materials and other factors to work together to get a really good quality product at the best price. We often draw up a list of “must-haves” and use these as filters when shopping online so that you’re only seeing products that meet your criteria. You can then sort by Price>Low to get the best deals.

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Comparing Prices

Price, as you would imagine, is the most popular reason for someone buying one product over another. It is the single most important factor in choosing the majority of products we buy. The same goes for Helmets.

It’s at this stage of the buying process, when you’re looking at different options, that you should set a budget. Do some research to understand how much roughly you can expect to pay for the sort of level of product that you’re looking for. Then match that to your own personal circumstance and how much you can afford to spend. This will really help you in narrowing down the right product for you.

Price of Troy Lee Designs D3 Carbon MIPS

So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of Troy Lee Designs D3 Carbon MIPS.

We run regular scans across the web to find the best prices for the products that we review, from a range of cycling retailers. The best price we managed to find Troy Lee Designs D3 Carbon MIPS was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £420 in our latest search.

Based on this price we’ve scored it 8.8 out of 10 for price.

Average price of Helmets

Next we wanted to look at how much you can expect to pay, on average, for Helmets.

We found 335 in the Helmets category over at Chain Reaction Cycles. We looked at the average price of the products within this category and found the average is £122.41, making it above average at £420.

It’s sometimes helpful to look at how much the prices can vary. Especially when setting yourself a budget, or when trying to understand just how much you could spend on Helmets. We found that the most expensive product currently available was £500.00, whilst the cheapest we managed to find was £1.99.

With 335 products available we worked out that 5 cost more than Troy Lee Designs D3 Carbon MIPS and 329 were cheaper.

Cost of Troy Lee Designs products

At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 213 products from Troy Lee Designs, of which 28 were in the Helmets category.

For now though we’re looking at Troy Lee Designs branded products in all categories. The average price of these products was £75.08 making this product above average.

You’ll also be interested to know that the cheapest Troy Lee Designs product we found was £10.00 and the highest price we could find from them was £500.00.

Of the 213 from Troy Lee Designs, 5 were more expensive than Troy Lee Designs D3 Carbon MIPS and 207 were cheaper.

How much are Troy Lee Designs Helmets?

We then wanted to get a bit more specific and only look at Troy Lee Designs products that are listed in the Helmets category.

The average price of the 28 products that match this search was £271.75, with the cheapest coming in at £70.00 and highest price was £500.00. With the average being £271.75, Troy Lee Designs D3 Carbon MIPS comes in above average.

5 products that meet this search were more expensive than Troy Lee Designs D3 Carbon MIPS and 22 were cheaper.

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Troy Lee Designs D3 Carbon MIPS Reviews

Reading reviews is an amazing way of getting a good feel for a product without actually being able to try it or see it first.

There are two different types of reviews, and we also recommend reading both.

1. Expert reviews – In the cycle industry there are loads of really reliable trusted resources for expert reviews. For example if you’re looking to buy a new bike, BikeRadar Bike Reviews are great.

2. Customer reviews – these are probably your best resource for information. There’s no finances or influence involved, they’re purely just honest reviews from customers that have bought and used the product. The reason we love customer reviews so much is because no matter if their view is good or bad, there’s a very good chance that it will be honest and unbiased.

Our best advice is to head over to Chain Reaction Cycles and read the Troy Lee Designs D3 Carbon MIPS reviews there.

Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for Troy Lee Designs D3 Carbon MIPS, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 9.8 out of 10. The average review score for all products in the Helmets category at Chain Reaction Cycles is 4.4 out of 5.

Owner reviews, as we say, are one of the most important pieces of research that we can do before we buy. So, with that in mind, if you do go on to buy Troy Lee Designs D3 Carbon MIPS or another similar product, like Kask Utopia Team Ineos Helmet 2019 reviews or Kask Protone Team Ineos 2019 reviews we’d love you to leave a review in the comments below. It will really help future buyers just like you, when they’re looking to buy Helmets.

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Brand

As we said in the pricing part of the review, brand is a really important consideration, but especially so when looking to buy Helmets. But as you’re probably already aware, you’re on to a great choice if you do go with Troy Lee Designs, as they’re a fantastic brand, making amazing products.

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YouTube Video of Troy Lee Designs D3 Carbon MIPS

Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for Troy Lee Designs D3 Carbon MIPS reviews.

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Summary

Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of Troy Lee Designs D3 Carbon MIPS. We’d say that as long as it fits your budget and meets your expectations in terms of features/spec…it’s a really strong contender. That’s why we’ve scored it a massive 9.3/10 overall.

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Further product details

• Product ID 1: 25010982837
• Product ID 2: 740496UK
• Brand: Troy Lee Designs
• Model number: TLD195663026
• RRP: £420
• EAN: 887202264702
• Description: Troy Lee Designs D3 Carbon MIPS (Jet)It wasn’ t easy to improve upon the class-leading design and function of the D2 helmet, but TLD made it happen. By integrating next-level safety devices and making functional improvements, they raised the bar for head protection in the genre with the D3.MIPS stands for Multi-directional Impact Protection System, it is a revolutionary technology that lets the helmet slide relative to the head, adding more protection against rotational violence to the brain caused by angled impacts.What is MIPS? MIPS is a Brain Protection SystemRotational motion can cause brain injuriesThe low friction layer allows a sliding movement of 10-15 mm, in all directions, reducing rotational motion to the brain during impactMIPS adds protectionNEW features and improvements:NEW head form shape to improve fit and feel of the helmet, which increased EPS to frontal crash zonesNEW 3D cheek pads; updated shape and contour to better fit the jaw/facial area, an extended pad that results in a more secure fitNEW Front trim smoothed edges, for a more precision look over the sharper edges of the previous modelRiders like Sam Hill, Aaron Gwin, Steve Peat, Brandon Semenuk and Cam Zink refuse to wear anything else when they pedal. With styles and colours to fit any personality, the only question is: Which one is for you?Features:Hand laid pre-preg carbon/composite/MCT weave blend for superior shell construction and weight reductionTop layer UD (unidirectional) carbon weave provides strength and styleHigh modulus Kevlar reinforced high impact zones for increased strength and rigidityNylon reinforcement polymer in key high-wear and impact zonesTechnologically advanced aerospace carbon/composite shell constructionMIPS brain protection system, reduces rotational forces to the brainDigital wind tunnel-tested, aerodynamic shell designRevolutionary injection-moulded air intake system20 high-flow intake and exhaust ports for maximum ventilationAdded EPS and new head form shape for improved impact performanceFull incremental sizing for greater range of fitmentDeep EPS channelling for optimal airflowStrategically placed interior chin bar shock pads for comfort and durabilityRemovable, washable padded liner with Coolmaxand Dri-lexmoisture wicking materialsContoured 3D cheek pads fit anatomicallyQuick-release cheek pads for emergency helmet removalPurpose-built internal cavities for audio integrationTitanium hardware for reduced weightIncludes 2 lightweight, streamlined visors and a helmet bagNot intended for use with motorised vehiclesExceeds bicycle certifications: CPSC 1203, CE EN 1078:2002+A1:2012 ASTM F1952-15, ASTM F2032-15, ASTM F2040-11Buy Troy Lee Designs Protection from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
• Full Category: Protection > Helmets
• Size: XXL
• Unisex
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• Adult

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As you’d imagine there are so many options out there when buying Helmets. 335 in fact.

A few of our other favourites that we spotted when researching Troy Lee Designs D3 Carbon MIPS included,
Leatt DBX 4.0 V19.3 Helmet reviews, Leatt DBX 3.0 Enduro Chin Bar reviews, or we really liked the look of Leatt DBX 3.0 DH V20.1 Visor reviews as another alternative.