ML and its gear partners have selected seven sweet summer hats, helmets & sunnies here in alpha order.

Bollé Chimera

The new CHIMERA is a retro-futuristic frame designed for the city as much as for the great wide open. The wrap lens—available in Volt+, their revolutionary high-contrast technology—provides extra protection and a wide field of view. Comfort and stability are ensured by Bolle’s high performance features such as the Thermogrip rubber on the temple tips and nose pads. www.bolle.com

Bolle CHIMERA Sunglasses silver — photo: Bolle

Lens Tech

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Bollé’s Volt+ is the first sunglass lens ever created using Artificial Intelligence. Bollé tested over 20 million combinations to develop a patented solution which delivers a richer colour experience than is humanly possible. Volt+ offers 30% superior colour enhancement to help you see colours you’ve never perceived before while maintaining white balance. In addition to enhancing all colours, Volt+ offers high contrast vision, improved depth perception and high performance polarization.

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BUFF Adventure Bucket Hat

The ADVENTURE BUCKET HAT is a technical summer topper with a timeless trekking style that offers protection against the sun and light rain while also providing all-day comfort and breathability. We especially like the convenient self-storage pocket to easily pack the hat away when not in use. www.buff.com

Portable, Durable Sun Protection

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Buff proves that you can improve a classic. The Adventure Bucket’s practical, ultralight design, water-repellency and self-storing pocket set it apart from the crowd.

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Fox V1 Karrera Helmet

The FOX V1 KARRERA HELMET delivers elevated features, safety, and comfort to everyday dirt-bike riders, making it one of the most competitive motocross helmets out there. Marrying safety, fit, and feel, the V1 is a value helmet with a performance mindset. Designed with MIPS (Multi-directional Impact Protection System) technology—proven to reduce rotational forces on impact—and a visor designed to release in the event of a crash, the V1 gives you peace of mind on every ride.

Best Comfort + Moisture Management

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The V1 puts your comfort front and center and is designed with best-in-class airflow for improved comfort and moisture management. With six specific shell and EPS sizes, it has a more true-to-size fit and feel. The V1 comes complete with a removable and washable liner and cheek pads for comfort after repeated uses.

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gogglesoc sunnysoc

The new SUNNYSOC is a protective eyewear pouch made from recycled plastic bottles. Much more convenient than the bulky hard case and more protective than the drawstring bag, sunnysoc will soon become your numero uno adventure buddy. Includes built-in lens cloth and carabiner. www.gogglesoc.com

MOUNTAINS SUNNYSOC — photo: camplifestyle.ca

Recycled Materials

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gogglesoc makes all its eyewear accessories out of rPET, a fabric made from recycled plastic bottles. gogglesoc also fashions their merch displays using recycled chopsticks!

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ML Trucker Cap

ML’s classic TRUCKER CAP boasts a resilient fabric blend (47% cotton, 28% nylon, 25% polyester). Plus, the mesh lets heat escape on scorcher days while also keeping all but the smallest insects off your tender scalp. Bonus tip: you can wash the cap in the dishwasher if it gets too kicked in. Choose from All-Black, All-Olive, or Black-White with the ML Circle, Mountain Metal or limited edition Ravens Flight (pictured) embroidery. www.shop.mountainlifemedia.ca

ML 5 panel trucker cap black white front — Photo: mountain life media

Timeless Style

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ML’s Trucker Cap will never go out of style because being a bad mothatrucker will always be cool.

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Shred Brain Box Noshock MTB Helmet

The Brain Box Noshock is for DH, freeride, or enduro riders who need a full-face lid in a design that’s lightweight, with technology designed to protect from both linear and multi-directional forces. The Rotational Energy System (RES)—the lightest and thinnest solution for addressing the forces at work during any crash—is paired with the honeycomb-cone-structured SLYTECH foam to create an ultra-protective synergy. www.shredoptics.com

Shred Brainbox Noshock helmet copy — photo: shred

Safety Features

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Shred’s patent-pending technology manages the effects of rotational accelerations to the head on impact by allowing a relative movement between the helmet and the head through the use of ultra-thin, multi-directional absorption units made with an elastic layer. Also: SLYTECH is a patented honeycomb foam cone structure to allow impact energy to dissipate in multiple directions for optimal safety.

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SPY+ Rebar

Unlike your average high-end sunnies, the SPY+ REBAR boasts a Z87.2+ ANSI rating—certified for lens retention and high-mass impact resistance. The Rebar is far from your average safety sunglass because it’s very lightweight and features SPY+’s revolutionary therapeutic HAPPY Lens Tech, scientifically tuned to boost mood and alertness while enhancing color and contrast, providing a truly life-changing visual experience. www.spyoptic.com

Happy Lens Tech

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Unlike other color-enhancing lenses, which block the good as well as the bad, our revolutionary patented Happy lens tech lets in the good rays that help boost your mood and alertness and optimize colour.

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