When was SpeedFlex created?

The SpeedFlex helmet

SpeedFlex helmet

The SpeedFlex helmet features a bold new look with a cool, aggressive streamlined shell design. The stainless steel facemask offers better field vision for the player while the padding materials inside the helmet help to absorb impact energy while retaining position and purpose over extended durations of play.

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from Riddell burst onto the scene in 2014. Its safety features and unique design were a big hit among the initial players that made the switch. For more information on the SpeedFlex, go here.

Who invented the SpeedFlex helmet?

Riddell used its "InSite Impact Response System" in developing SpeedFlex. It's the first helmet built from the ground up thanks to the company's latest head-impact monitoring technology.

What year did the Riddell Speed helmet come out?

Just as the nation's top colleges and NFL teams were taking the field for the 2008 season, the Riddell Revolution Speed helmet was making its debut on football fields across the country.

Is a SpeedFlex or F7 better?

Testing: In both the Virginia Tech Helmet Study and the NFLPA's Helmet Laboratory Test, the Schutt F7 outperformed the Riddell SpeedFlex. The F7 was the second highest rated helmet in Virginia Tech's study, scoring 2.54. Only three helmets (Vicis Zero 1, Xenith X2E+) broke 3 on the test.

Who owns SpeedFlex?

Speedflex Management Team

Speedflex has 1 executive. Speedflex's current Founder, Owner is Jim Silliman.

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What is the heaviest football helmet?

Carbon's Diamond technology has tested incredibly well during its very short lifetime; all the perks of the original SpeedFlex with even further improved technology! Cons – The SpeedFlex Diamond is heavy, heavy, heavy. Coming in at 5 pounds or more, the Diamond is undoubtedly the heaviest helmet on this list.

What's the safest football helmet?

Riddell's SpeedFlex Helmets feature all the technological innovations designed to make it the company's safest football helmet 2022.

What helmet does Patrick Mahomes?

Mahomes is known for wearing his trusty Vicis 01 helmet.

When did the Riddell SpeedFlex?

– August 26, 2014 – The future of football helmets has arrived. Riddell today officially introduced the SpeedFlex, a new helmet that reduces impact force transfer to the athlete by selectively adding flexibility to key helmet components.

When was the F7 helmet made?

The F7 may remind fans of the Riddell SpeedFlex, the helmet with the now-familiar flex panel in its crown area, which was released in the spring of 2014.

What is the newest SpeedFlex?

What NFL players wear SpeedFlex?

Three of the most dynamic players in the NFL, Saquon Barkley, Ezekiel Elliott and Christian McCaffrey, all wear the Riddell Speedflex.

Who started Riddell?

Making Helmets and Shoes, 1927-79. The company was founded in 1927 by John T. Riddell, coach of the Evanston, Illinois high school football team.

When was the Schutt F7 made?

The F7 may remind fans of the Riddell SpeedFlex, the helmet with the now-familiar flex panel in its crown area, which was released in the spring of 2014. "The difference is that their flex panel is still connected to the helmet shell," said Schutt promotions manager Tim Hornak.

How heavy is a SpeedFlex?

The SpeedFlex is the slightly heavier helmet, checking in at just under 3.5 pounds, while the VTD II weighs in at 2.9 pounds. Both weights don't include facemasks.

What helmet does OBJ wear?

OBJ has favored the Riddell Speed helmets for most of his career. He was seen in one at LSU, to the Giants, and now with the Browns. This year, his facemask is a CU-S2BD-SW, similar to the S2BD he wore in college.

How heavy is a F7?

Vengeance F7

The LTD features a newly re-engineered shell design, an enhanced fitting system and new anti-friction, low-profile faceguards with all new attachment points. With a titanium faceguard, the F7 LTD weighs just 4.4 pounds!

How much is a diamond SpeedFlex?

Riddell Speedflex DIAMOND – $514.99.

Is a lighter helmet safer?

Lighter coloured helmets are more visible to other motorists. Replace a helmet that has been damaged, and avoid buying a used one. A used helmet may have been involved in a crash and could be damaged in ways that are not obvious.

What football helmet is the lightest?

At 4.0 lbs, X2E+ is the lightest weight helmet that is still top-performing on the NFL helmet test. Single Stage Shocks (Xenith's original technological innovation) adapt to the level of force applied to provide protection from a wide range of hits.

Where are Riddell helmets made?

Made in Ohio

Riddell employees have been making helmets in the Buckeye State by hand since the 90s. For several years, the Riddell manufacturing plant was based on Sugar Lane in Elyria. The 220,000-square-foot plant housed a couple hundred employees.