. the topic of this article may not meet wikipedia s notability guidelines for companies and organizations . please help to establish notability by citing reliable secondary sources that are independent of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond its mere trivial mention . if notability can not be established the article is likely to be merged redirected or deleted . find sources giro company news newspapers books scholar jstor free images june 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message a major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with its subject . it may require cleanup to comply with wikipedia s content policies particularly neutral point of view . please discuss further on the talk page . april 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message giro is a subsidiary of vista outdoor . it manufactures helmets apparel shoes softgoods for cycling and goggles for skiing and snowboarding . the company was founded in 1985 by jim gentes and is headquartered in the scotts valley california area . giro is a former division of brg sports . 1 contents 1 products 1.1 contact 1.2 montaro 2 marketing 3 references 4 external links products edit contact edit the contact is a pair of ski goggles with metallic pink color and a swappable injection molded zeiss lens . the lens is magnetically attached and secured with a release button . 2 montaro edit the monaro is a multi directional impact protection system mips mountain biking helmet . mips is a thin plastic sheet encased in the helmet that is designed to protect the brain by mitigating rotational forces during a side impact . giro uses mips technology under license from the company of the same name . mips was initially developed by the royal institute of technology and the karolinska institute in sweden . 3 4 marketing edit giro sponsor the ginduro festival . 5 references edit griffin erin 25 february 2016 . yahoo finance . united states http finance.yahoo.com news brg 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