A new product might be hitting a store near you, if this ever gets manufactured on a large scale. In short, the Speed Vest it a biking vest that shows the motorcycle’s speed on the back of the rider, in lighted numbers, while aiming to is improve rider conspicuity while legitimizing bicycle speeds on the roadway.
The system has three parts: a wheel speed sensor, a wearable numeric display made from electro-luminescent wire and a small computer that controls everything. Its ingenuity won it the first prize in the Hub Bike Shop’s Bike Gadget Contest in Minneapolis, MN and was scheduled to undergo some speed tests. Who know, we might actually see it in action in the future.
For full details and more pictures, check out the mykle system labs blog.
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