Carrera showcased its new collections of cycling helmets and glasses at the 2013 Eurobike show last weekend.
Carrera, the iconic international fashion eyewear brand owned by the Safilo Group, has had a great passion for sports since it was founded by Wilhelm Anger in 1956, and its racing spirit is deeply rooted in its DNA.
The brand launched its first collection of cycling helmets and glasses in 1990 and since then has continued to showcase exciting new products, combining a real passion for cycling with innovation, two pillars on which Carrera’s philosophy is based.
Combining avant-garde design, cutting-edge technology and commitment to quality and style in its cycling collections, Carrera meets the diverse needs of even the most demanding bike enthusiasts. Cycling has become increasingly popular, attracting a variety of people with different interests and goals, ranging from athletes who rack up impressive miles, to people who simply hop on their bikes to go for a ride in the countryside or use their bikes as a means of transportation in the city.
Helmets:
FOLDABLE HELMET GTE (Grand Tour Edition)
Carrera celebrates the Grand Tours with this exclusive Special Edition Foldable Helmet.
The brand’s Foldable Helmet – a revolution in city bike protection – is now available with new graphics, featuring the Italian, French and Spanish flags: a unique accessory dedicated to bike aficionados. But there’s more to come: inspired by the passion and courage of the world’s best cyclists, the brand’s innovative helmet also comes in the colors of the rainbow jersey, the distinctive jersey worn by the greatest champions of all time.
The Grand Tour Edition Foldable Helmet is available in a variety of new versions: Italia, France, Espana and Mundial.
NITRO
A revolution in Pro helmets.
Thanks to its innovative Air Lock System, an active integrated ventilation system that provides superior performance when combined with Carrera glasses, this helmet is the ideal choice for riders who always push it to the limit. It is Nitrois lined in Thermo Cool, an exclusive material that allows for automatic inner temperature control, ensuring maximum comfort.
AIR LOCK SYSTEM
Drawing on its great experience in winter sports gear, Carrera is shaking up the world of cycling! The innovative Air Lock active ventilation system is a first for the road cycling industry. It has vents that can be opened or closed. Closing them allows for superior aerodynamic performance without robbing the helmet of airflow, so that athletes can gain some precious seconds. Opening the vents, instead, allows air to flow inside the helmet’s large channels, enhancing ventilation and temperature control.
Nitro is available in matte black, matte white, white-gloss red, matte graphite, gloss red and gloss yellow.
EDGE LADY
Carrera presents a new women’s version of the Edge, the unique freeride helmet that was launched last year.
Carrera’s new freeride helmet provides more coverage for the neck area and features the largest vents in its class to maximize ventilation at low speeds. With the helmet’s “Flex Control System”, you can find the proper vertical as well as horizontal positioning, for a perfect fit.
Specially designed for off-road cycling enthusiasts, the new women’s version of the Edge offers maximum comfort and the utmost protection, all wrapped up in a truly aggressive? looking package featuring young and appealing colors.
EDGE LADY comes in grey-light blue and white-purple.
Eyewear:
Sunglasses: a unique, truly distinctive style that looks to the past.
CARRERA CRAZE
A young personality and bright colors: Carrera Craze sunglasses set – rather than follow – fashion trends. Every model perfectly reflects Carrera’s stylistic heritage, with iconic details that come from the heart of the brand’s archives but are revisited with a contemporary twist, for an original, timeless style. These sunglasses have a large shape and a young, feminine allure, enhanced by the all-over “Victory C® Logo” on the inside of the geometric-shaped temples. They come in trendy, lively hues: ideal for cycling aficionados who want to look stylish riding their bike.
CARRERA 6008
The CARRERA 6008 sunglasses are a contemporary take on a historic model, revisited with a glamorous flair: their classic, smooth shape reflects the brand’s timeless attitude and universal appeal, while a perfect combination of rubber and metal details makes this model truly unique.
The sunglasses come in colors that can be perfectly paired with the brand’s PREMIUM EDITION FOLDABLE HELMET: dark Havana front with black temples, light Havana front with white temples, black front with brown temples.
Technical eyewear: a combination of advanced technology and avant-garde design.
C-TF02
The C-TF02 glasses meet the needs of the most demanding sports lovers. The MPS² fit system has an adjustable nose bridge for proper vertical as well as horizontal positioning, ensuring a perfect fit for anyone.
The adjustable temple tips in Megol, a hypoallergenic material that ensures maximum stability, helps keep the glasses firmly in place as it becomes tacky with warmth and moisture, so glasses don’t slip. Switching out the lenses is fast and easy, thanks to a unique quick release interchangeable lens mechanism. This model comes with multiple lens options, covering the entire range of transmittance rates.
The C-TF02 glasses are available in matte transparent white, matte black, matte red, transparent black, satin
light blue and satin transparent blue, as well as with polarized lenses.
R&B X-Lite
The R&B X-Lite glasses provide utmost comfort, combined with an extremely wide field of vision, superior ventilation and interchangeable lenses. This model has a quick release interchangeable lens mechanism called “Fast & Easy”, and comes with an additional set of colored lenses for different light conditions: just put in a new lens set and go!
R&B X-Lite is available in transparent satin, black, matte satin white, transparent satin black, light blue and
matte red.
The quality of CARRERA helmets and technical eyewear is guaranteed by the experience and expertise of the Safilo Group.
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