I like the innovation. Would probably use one for commuting too, but probably not for XC or DH MTB.
Do we really need a helmet that will have a RRP of over $1000 that you need to make sure it's batteries are charged? ( and serviced every year like a liferaft probably)
I think the obstacles of it being useless if the battery fails, safety authority red tape regarding maintenance, the fact that it's useless if it doesn't deploy, and selling enough to make them cheap enough will mean this item won't be successfull and if they had employed a man to be the boss he would have forseen this Instead of chicks worried about how the helmet makes them look.
Select to expand quotemyusernam said..
Do we really need a helmet that will have a RRP of over $1000 that you need to make sure it's batteries are charged? ( and serviced every year like a liferaft probably)
I think the obstacles of it being useless if the battery fails, safety authority red tape regarding maintenance, the fact that it's useless if it doesn't deploy, and selling enough to make them cheap enough will mean this item won't be successfull and if they had employed a man to be the boss he would have forseen this Instead of chicks worried about how the helmet makes them look.
I'm with you. Bike helmets are dorky..........there....it's a given.
This is so hipster chicks in cold climates can ride their bikes at 6kph and not get helmet hair while pretending they're really only wearing a scarf. For anyone else it's nonsense.
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This is so hipster chicks in cold climates can ride their bikes at 6kph and not get helmet hair while pretending they're really only wearing a scarf. For anyone else it's nonsense.
I think you just wrote their catchphrase for them: so jaevlig stupid it's cool.
PS. Helmets not mandatory in most of Europe....
Strapping an explosive device around ones neck doesn't seem to be a good idea to me...but I could be wrong.
I reckon it's great innovation, I'm sure the price and size will be reduced in time.
I expect there was a lot of negative comments directed at car airbags too when they were first released.
why don't they make one that fits on your waist like a belt and shoots both ways and totally covers you like one of those huge balls..
It has sooo many faults...how does it stop magpie attacks ?
On the Vimeo site that had the clip on the "neck air helmet" for cycle riders was another short clip about "clean pigs" - seemed pretty interesting and if the outcome was as the presenter hoped it sure could be an interesting start to controlling diabetes...anyone know any more about the idea?
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why don't they make one that fits on your waist like a belt and shoots both ways and totally covers you like one of those huge balls..
It has sooo many faults...how does it stop magpie attacks ?
What a great idea. They should target the Aussie market with these, instead of cyclists they could make em for regular drunks coming home from nightclubs. It would stop heaps of em from getting killed when they are hit by cars, get in fist fights, or just fall down stairs.
For magpies, it wouldn't be too hard to make a jewish looking skull cap - heaps of Magpies in Caulfield. The technology is here now!
