Comments on: Video: The Invisible Bike Helmet

By: Josh Pickering

Josh Pickering — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 05:53:40 +0000

They do say it is for urban cycling… I can imagine it would end badly if you fly down some single-track with the thing! I can just see it popping out as I head down a big drop-off.

By: Warren G

Warren G — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 09:54:19 +0000

Pierre, i don’t think that is a fair comparison: to me this looks like a neck mounted air bag more than what that product describes. M@ I agree with you: how the hell does it know correctly what is going on? do you think it works off a sudden shock, and then if so what about slow impacts?

lots of q’s…

By: Pierre

Pierre — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 11:09:30 +0000

Very cool. Snowboarding has been using the same idea for a while – not so much for impact protection, but rather for floating on top on a avalanche with an airbag backpack. This is in production already, check it out

http://www.backcountryaccess.com/product/float-30/

By: M@

M@ — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 08:56:57 +0000

Great idea, but whats to stop that thing popping when you drop off a pavement or high five your friend?

By: Warren G

Warren G — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 08:18:51 +0000

Amazing! If it didn’t say GE at the beginning I would have thought it a spoof.