Cycling helmets are a must in many countries. Like in the case of motorbike riders, cyclist helmets are life savers too. The tragedy is that they are not user friendly. Rather, they do not fit well. An ill-fitting helmet means definitely means less protection. You have to keep trying on the different sizes for that right size.

Here is where the Regenerative Helmet works. It overcomes the fitting issue with its hard outer shell and inner flexible segments that allow the helmet to sit, fitting better on your head. Its liner uses dual density multi-impact foam to provide impact protection for both low and high speed accidents.

Designed by Blake Witherow, student designer at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology at Australia, the useful piece of cycling gear has been shortlisted in the Australian Design Awards – James Dyson Award 2010.
Witherow spent five months researching new materials and design methods to provide greater safety to cyclists. He has said that current bicycle helmets had many deficiencies, such as aggressive styling, prompting him to work on the piece.

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Those fans of athletics will be quite gung-ho about hearing what we have to say about an all new skating product called Wheel-skates. This original and novel idea combines the workings of two sports – skiing and cycling – to create a new genre of its own. Apparently, 5.5 pounds of carbon fiber has been used to craft the knee-length fine quality wheel (which about half or less than the amount of carbon used in road bike wheels) for your foot to be trapped in such that it remains suspended a little below the axle.

Expected to hit only by June next year, the Wheel-Skates remind one of a chariot. The ergonomic design and the latest engineering technology helps it gain momentum with less effort while maintaining a greater bit of stability and sturdier maneuverability. These qualities make it just right for the slightly rough terrains and grassy slopes.

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The Pashley Guv’nor (ignore the dreadful name), handpicked by company to “indicate the revival of our great English bicycle heritage” is a strikingly sleek recreation of company’s ages-old Path Racer Model from the 1930’s. The elegant appeal of the model features a hand-crafted Reynolds 531 diamond frame (in 20.5, 22.5 and 24.5-inch sizes), undisturbed style forks, Brooks B17 Titanium saddle, drop North Road handlebars with fleece grips, a single speed rear wheel, 28-inch gold lined black alloy rims and the tyres on its front and back are very light. Affordable only for uber-rich, the £795 price tag can only convince the rich-you as extravagance doesn’t consider spill over of few extra $$$ but can’t compromise at opulence.
Via BoingBoing/ RetroToGo