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L.A.S. was created in 1974 and operates in
Pedrengo, northern Italy.
Since 37 years in L.A.S we exclusively produce
protective helmets and with good right we can
define ourselves as one of the leaders in this
compartment.
Some of the most famous cycling teams like Acqua
e Sapone, Landbouwkrediet, Wirlpool Author,
Centro Ciclismo de Loulé, Jo Piels, Team Moscow,
Red Sun Team, Dds triathlon, team Olympia, team
Axevo Haibike, team Fiemme Oro triathlon and
many others in this season, and also many
prestigious athletes like Stefano Garzelli,
Fabrizio Macchi, Marzio Deho’ and Mirko
Celestino reserve us the honor of wearing our
helmets.
We project, create and distribute high quality
helmets always tested before the launch on the
market through our contacts in Italy, America,
United Kingdom and Australia. Our helmets in
fact accomplish to all the worldwide Nations
standard quality requirements.
Anyone of these standards submit our products to
several impact tests: helmet fall test from
different heights and hitting different surface
shapes (flat, angular, semi-spherical, etc.).
Helmets under the tests are submitted to
inducted conditions from -20°C up to +50°C, in
water, with U.V. artificial aging at standard
temperatures and, finally, the strongest impact
tests with dummy-heads referred to the frontal,
back, lateral and upper side of the shell.
Our mission is to satisfy all the needs in
safety, style, colour range and quality and to
supply an accurate and efficient service to our
Customers.
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PASSION is the secret giving us the power to
study and create every single item.
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PASSION is the word driving our steps and
allowing us to do our outmost.
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PASSION is the word we will keep in our mind
to offer our Customers the best service.
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Before being put on
sale, LAS cycling
helmets undergo a
series of
certification tests
that identify
minimum safety
requirements. LAS
helmets comply with
the technical
regulations required
by many nations at
world level.
These regulations
are:
CE EN 1078 for the
European Union
CPSC and ASTM F 1447
for the USA
AS/NSZ 2063 for
Australia and New
Zealand
Each one of these
standards requires
several impact
tests: dropping the
helmet from various
heights onto
different types of
surface (flat,
angled, curved,
etc.). A magnesium
dummy head is placed
inside the helmet
and connected to the
accelerometers. The
dummy head is used
to simulate a real
human head, ranging
from a small child’s
one to a larger
adult’s.
The helmets
subjected to testing
are "conditioned" as
follows:
To heat:+50°C
To cold:-20°C
In water
To ambient
temperature
With artificial
ageing by U.V. lamp
The sides, front,
back and upper parts
of the helmet are
impact tested and
the deceleration
experienced by the
dummy head is
measured each time.
The values
registered must not
exceed the set
limits, established
scientifically by
medical commissions.
Tests of the helmet
being torn off the
head and the
resistance of the
strap are also
simulated. |
