the invisible Helmet.

nicklouse

http://vimeo.com/43038579

what are your thoughts?

http://www.hovding.com/en/hovding/

dhope

Very clever indeed. Assuming the testing backs up any safety claims then they deserve to make a lot of money out of it, and I'd happily have one.
Once the price drops below £400 Maybe at £100. And probably £50 for mass market appeal. Still, great idea.

Twostage

I'd worked out the price differently. 4,000 sek at 8 seks to the euro is about £160 isn't it ?

dhope

Twostage wrote:

I'd worked out the price differently. 4,000 sek at 8 seks to the euro is about £160 isn't it ?

If only. 500 EUR is not £160, I'd commute from the Alps if it were

nicklouse

currently 380 quidish.

Twostage

dhope wrote:

Twostage wrote:

I'd worked out the price differently. 4,000 sek at 8 seks to the euro is about £160 isn't it ?

If only. 500 EUR is not £160, I'd commute from the Alps if it were

Yep, too much wine for the maths section of my brain. :oops:

roger_merriman

Looks like it has greater coverage ie much closer to full face than normal XC/roadie helmet, and looks like it blows out to much bigger size, which in terms of slowing impacts down is a good thing.

Not sure about the market TBH.

roadie well they want to look like Fromedog/wiggo
MTBers the design isn't likely to work well there, ie either overreacting or not triggering.
hybrid ladies - blokes on hybrids are unlikely to spend that much.

Kieran_Burns

bit of a large collar around the neck though.. how comfortable is that during the summer?

roger_merriman

Kieran_Burns wrote:

bit of a large collar around the neck though.. how comfortable is that during the summer?

I guess it depend how heavy it is as well?

mudcow007

i likes it

i dunno if i would buy one though that material around the neck looks like an old pair of jim jams

jonny_trousers

Clever idea, but pointless, as haven't the helmet deniers convinced us that there's no such thing as head trauma from cycling accidents