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Olympic cycling champion Callum Skinner launches 'rear view glasses'
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Olympic champion Callum Skinner and physicist Alex Macdonald have today announced the launch of the Kickstarter campaign for a new cycling safety product it is claimed aids awareness when on the road. The company called HindSight is pushing what it calls "rear view cycling glasses", which is sunglasses with a mirror section. It is claimed the glasses are a "game-changer" for urban commuters and performance cycling enthusiasts and professional triathletes and cyclists. HindSight, which was presented at the Scottish Edge Awards hosted by entrepreneur and BBC Dragon’s Den star Theo Paphitis in December 2019, is now aiming to secure £30,000 of additional funding via the Kickstarter campaign. The start-up works on the principle that backers can choose to support the product and provide funding to help HindSight establish itself and set up the supply chain in exchange for the product after the company puts in its first batch order. This will allow the entrepreneurial duo to begin the next stage of development – and launch the product to the wider consumer market. Alex MacDonald, HindSight chief executive officer, said: “The birth of HindSight came from a situation with which many urban cyclists will be able to relate, having one near miss too many with road traffic." Mr Skinner, HindSight co-founder and ambassador, and Rio 2016 Olympic champion, said: “Managing aerodynamic profile is essential for any elite cyclist, and, by turning back to look over your shoulder, you can easily lose efficiencies to your speed and performance." The cyclist, who was born in Glasgow but moved to Edinburgh when he was 12, also said: "At the edge of the lenses, there’s a slight angle with a transparent mirror, which essentially extends your periphery, allowing you to see behind.” https://www.heraldscotland.com/busin...ofit-decrease/ |
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Olympic cycling champion Callum Skinner launches 'rear viewglasses'
On 11/05/2020 15:19, Simon Mason wrote:
QUOTE: Olympic champion Callum Skinner and physicist Alex Macdonald have today announced the launch of the Kickstarter campaign for a new cycling safety product it is claimed aids awareness when on the road. The company called HindSight is pushing what it calls "rear view cycling glasses", which is sunglasses with a mirror section. It is claimed the glasses are a "game-changer" for urban commuters and performance cycling enthusiasts and professional triathletes and cyclists. HindSight, which was presented at the Scottish Edge Awards hosted by entrepreneur and BBC Dragon’s Den star Theo Paphitis in December 2019, is now aiming to secure £30,000 of additional funding via the Kickstarter campaign. The start-up works on the principle that backers can choose to support the product and provide funding to help HindSight establish itself and set up the supply chain in exchange for the product after the company puts in its first batch order. This will allow the entrepreneurial duo to begin the next stage of development – and launch the product to the wider consumer market. Alex MacDonald, HindSight chief executive officer, said: “The birth of HindSight came from a situation with which many urban cyclists will be able to relate, having one near miss too many with road traffic." Mr Skinner, HindSight co-founder and ambassador, and Rio 2016 Olympic champion, said: “Managing aerodynamic profile is essential for any elite cyclist, and, by turning back to look over your shoulder, you can easily lose efficiencies to your speed and performance." The cyclist, who was born in Glasgow but moved to Edinburgh when he was 12, also said: "At the edge of the lenses, there’s a slight angle with a transparent mirror, which essentially extends your periphery, allowing you to see behind.” https://www.heraldscotland.com/busin...ofit-decrease/ It isn't new. You used to be able to send away for these "rear view glasses" by mail order from adverts in the back pages of various comics at the turn of the 1950s/1960s. The device was known as the "Seebackroscope". See: https://tinyurl.com/ycngmybb |
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Olympic cycling champion Callum Skinner launches 'rear view glasses'
On Monday, May 11, 2020 at 3:19:41 PM UTC+1, Simon Mason wrote:
QUOTE: Olympic champion Callum Skinner and physicist Alex Macdonald have today announced the launch of the Kickstarter campaign for a new cycling safety product it is claimed aids awareness when on the road. The company called HindSight is pushing what it calls "rear view cycling glasses", which is sunglasses with a mirror section. You are better off with a rear facing camera that saves evidence of poor driving and illegal close passings. |
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Olympic cycling champion Callum Skinner launches 'rear viewglasses'
On 12/05/2020 11:57, Simon Mason wrote:
On Monday, May 11, 2020 at 3:19:41 PM UTC+1, Simon Mason wrote: QUOTE: Olympic champion Callum Skinner and physicist Alex Macdonald have today announced the launch of the Kickstarter campaign for a new cycling safety product it is claimed aids awareness when on the road. The company called HindSight is pushing what it calls "rear view cycling glasses", which is sunglasses with a mirror section. You are better off with a rear facing camera that saves evidence of poor driving and illegal close passings. You are actually better off with mirrors, so that you can know what is happening behind you and be in a position to react appropriately to it. |
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Olympic cycling champion Callum Skinner launches 'rear viewglasses'
On 13/05/2020 04:02, JNugent wrote:
On 12/05/2020 11:57, Simon Mason wrote: On Monday, May 11, 2020 at 3:19:41 PM UTC+1, Simon Mason wrote: QUOTE: * Olympic champion Callum Skinner and physicist Alex Macdonald have today announced the launch of the Kickstarter campaign for a new cycling safety product it is claimed aids awareness when on the road. The company called HindSight is pushing what it calls "rear view cycling glasses", which is sunglasses with a mirror section. You are better off with a rear facing camera that saves evidence of poor driving and illegal close passings. You are actually better off with mirrors, so that you can know what is happening behind you and be in a position to react appropriately to it. I seem to manage fine by what I don't wear. I don't wear ear plugs, headphones etc. |
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Olympic cycling champion Callum Skinner launches 'rear view glasses'
On 13/05/2020 10:35, Peter Keller wrote:
On 13/05/2020 04:02, JNugent wrote: On 12/05/2020 11:57, Simon Mason wrote: On Monday, May 11, 2020 at 3:19:41 PM UTC+1, Simon Mason wrote: QUOTE: * Olympic champion Callum Skinner and physicist Alex Macdonald have today announced the launch of the Kickstarter campaign for a new cycling safety product it is claimed aids awareness when on the road. The company called HindSight is pushing what it calls "rear view cycling glasses", which is sunglasses with a mirror section. You are better off with a rear facing camera that saves evidence of poor driving and illegal close passings. You are actually better off with mirrors, so that you can know what is happening behind you and be in a position to react appropriately to it. I seem to manage fine by what I don't wear. I don't wear ear plugs, headphones etc. Good. A mirror would still help. Remember that fashion in the mid-sixties for Lambrettas and Vespas to be fitted with about twenty mirrors each? https://c8.alamy.com/comp/TRTM5C/modern-day-scooter-in-old-style-mods-rockers-detail-TRTM5C.jpg Perfectly SFW. |
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Olympic cycling champion Callum Skinner launches 'rear view glasses'
On Tuesday, May 12, 2020 at 11:57:20 AM UTC+1, Simon Mason wrote:
On Monday, May 11, 2020 at 3:19:41 PM UTC+1, Simon Mason wrote: QUOTE: Olympic champion Callum Skinner and physicist Alex Macdonald have today announced the launch of the Kickstarter campaign for a new cycling safety product it is claimed aids awareness when on the road. The company called HindSight is pushing what it calls "rear view cycling glasses", which is sunglasses with a mirror section. You are better off with a rear facing camera that saves evidence of poor driving and illegal close passings. Radar rear lights. https://buy.garmin.com/en-GB/GB/p/69...ement,%2013423 |
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Olympic cycling champion Callum Skinner launches 'rear view glasses'
On Tuesday, 12 May 2020 17:02:37 UTC+1, JNugent wrote:
On 12/05/2020 11:57, Simon Mason wrote: On Monday, May 11, 2020 at 3:19:41 PM UTC+1, Simon Mason wrote: QUOTE: Olympic champion Callum Skinner and physicist Alex Macdonald have today announced the launch of the Kickstarter campaign for a new cycling safety product it is claimed aids awareness when on the road. The company called HindSight is pushing what it calls "rear view cycling glasses", which is sunglasses with a mirror section. You are better off with a rear facing camera that saves evidence of poor driving and illegal close passings. You are actually better off with mirrors, so that you can know what is happening behind you and be in a position to react appropriately to it. Which pedal cycle mirror would you recommend? I have tried several of them over the years and never found one that works. |
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Olympic cycling champion Callum Skinner launches 'rear viewglasses'
On 13/05/2020 19:34, Mike Collins wrote:
On Tuesday, 12 May 2020 17:02:37 UTC+1, JNugent wrote: On 12/05/2020 11:57, Simon Mason wrote: On Monday, May 11, 2020 at 3:19:41 PM UTC+1, Simon Mason wrote: QUOTE: Olympic champion Callum Skinner and physicist Alex Macdonald have today announced the launch of the Kickstarter campaign for a new cycling safety product it is claimed aids awareness when on the road. The company called HindSight is pushing what it calls "rear view cycling glasses", which is sunglasses with a mirror section. You are better off with a rear facing camera that saves evidence of poor driving and illegal close passings. You are actually better off with mirrors, so that you can know what is happening behind you and be in a position to react appropriately to it. Which pedal cycle mirror would you recommend? I have tried several of them over the years and never found one that works. Any that will grip the handlebar when sufficiently tightened and has a stalk long enough to allow the glass to be positioned so as to afford a wide enough view of the road behind. Motorcyclists and scooter riders don't seem to have any difficulty finding them, so perhaps you culd visit a store specialising in motor-cycle parts and accessories. They aren't free, mind. That might be a problem, I expect. |
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Olympic cycling champion Callum Skinner launches 'rear view glasses'
On Thursday, 14 May 2020 02:06:11 UTC+1, JNugent wrote:
On 13/05/2020 19:34, Mike Collins wrote: On Tuesday, 12 May 2020 17:02:37 UTC+1, JNugent wrote: On 12/05/2020 11:57, Simon Mason wrote: On Monday, May 11, 2020 at 3:19:41 PM UTC+1, Simon Mason wrote: QUOTE: Olympic champion Callum Skinner and physicist Alex Macdonald have today announced the launch of the Kickstarter campaign for a new cycling safety product it is claimed aids awareness when on the road. The company called HindSight is pushing what it calls "rear view cycling glasses", which is sunglasses with a mirror section. You are better off with a rear facing camera that saves evidence of poor driving and illegal close passings. You are actually better off with mirrors, so that you can know what is happening behind you and be in a position to react appropriately to it. Which pedal cycle mirror would you recommend? I have tried several of them over the years and never found one that works. Any that will grip the handlebar when sufficiently tightened and has a stalk long enough to allow the glass to be positioned so as to afford a wide enough view of the road behind. Motorcyclists and scooter riders don't seem to have any difficulty finding them, so perhaps you culd visit a store specialising in motor-cycle parts and accessories. They aren't free, mind. That might be a problem, I expect. I have BOUGHT several pedal cycle mirrors over the 30 years I have been a cycle commuter and never found one that worked. This includes handlebar mounted, bar end mounted, frame mounted and even the helmet with the built in mirror (Revue?). What mirror do you use on your pedal cycle? |
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