{"id":133126,"date":"2016-01-21T17:32:34","date_gmt":"2016-01-21T15:32:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/?p=133126"},"modified":"2016-01-21T17:33:16","modified_gmt":"2016-01-21T15:33:16","slug":"most-ambitious-crowd-funded-cycling-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2016\/01\/21\/most-ambitious-crowd-funded-cycling-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Most Ambitious Crowd Funded Cycling Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The trend for crowd funding has opened up a whole world of possibilities for ambitious cyclists with brilliant ideas.\u00a0 Now, thanks to the likes of Kickstarter, anything is possible and here\u2019s how cyclists are getting creative and make history.<\/strong><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Haize<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/01\/HAIZE-7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-133133\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/01\/HAIZE-7-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"Small and perfectly formed, HAIZE is the minimalist bike navigation system for the urban cyclist that aims to make journeys easier and safer all in one go.\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Small and perfectly formed, HAIZE is the minimalist bike navigation system for the urban cyclist that aims to make journeys easier and safer all in one go.\u00a0 The project was launched on Kickstarter in 2015 and within 24 hours had 30% of its required funding.\u00a0 By 9<sup>th<\/sup> December it had reached its target of \u00a363,000 and has kicked off 2016 by going into production.\u00a0 Watch this space cyclists!<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Blaze Laserlight<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/01\/laserlight5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-133132\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/01\/laserlight5-600x323.jpg\" alt=\"Blaze laserlight is designed to tackle one of the major causes of fatalities on bicycles; not being seen by vehicles. \" width=\"600\" height=\"323\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It seems that safety is the name of the game amongst the cycling industry\u2019s innovators, because next on our list is Emily Brooke\u2019s laser light, designed to tackle one of the major causes of fatalities on bicycles; not being seen by vehicles. Funding started way back in 2012 when Emily sought \u00a325,000.\u00a0 She exceeded expectations by 200%, raising a whopping \u00a355,000, and by the start of last year the Blaze Laserlight was raring to go.\u00a0 So we can all feel a little bit safer on the roads now!<\/p>\n<h2><strong>The world\u2019s brightest cycling jacket<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/01\/40fed93ba9151c6fa93e68fda1d7215a_original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-133131\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/01\/40fed93ba9151c6fa93e68fda1d7215a_original-600x398.jpg\" alt=\"Currently at 1% of their fundraising target with $1,330 pledged, NOOR America are seeking to make a cycling jacket with over 250 LEDs, turn signals, detachable sleeves, 360 degree reflective, phone charging and six pockets.\" width=\"600\" height=\"398\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>From the sublime to the ridiculous, currently at 1% of their fundraising target with $1,330 pledged, NOOR America are seeking to make a cycling jacket with over 250 LEDs, turn signals, detachable sleeves, 360 degree reflective, phone charging and six pockets\u2026 oh and it comes in three styles as well\u2026 not entirely sure what to say about that other than \u2018wow\u2019.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>The Siva Cycle Atom<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/01\/siva__product-atom.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-133129\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/01\/siva__product-atom-600x335.png\" alt=\"The Siva Atom is a lightweight USB generator that you can use to charge any electronics as you cycle (there\u2019s incentive to push a little harder!).\" width=\"600\" height=\"335\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is an idea we can totally get behind. The Siva Atom is a lightweight USB generator that you can use to charge any electronics as you cycle (there\u2019s incentive to push a little harder!).\u00a0 It purports to be easy and intuitive to install, so that\u2019s a bonus for any of us technophobes, and it also has a removable battery pack if you want to use it when you have stopped for a breather.\u00a0 Support for the idea came when the project reached its $126,000 target in 2013 thanks to more than 1300 backers, and these days it\u2019s making clean, renewable electricity all over the world!<\/p>\n<h2><strong>SmartHalo<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/01\/smarthalo2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-133128\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/01\/smarthalo2-600x395.jpg\" alt=\"Navigation appears to be the word du jour today as SmartHalo is another navigation system looking to make the cycling journey more enjoyable and safe at the same time, this time by connecting to your iPhone. \" width=\"600\" height=\"395\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Navigation appears to be the word du jour today as SmartHalo is another navigation system looking to make the cycling journey more enjoyable and safe at the same time, this time by connecting to your iPhone. Launched in August 2015, the project reached 100% of its target within a mere 15 hours of being on Kickstarter.\u00a0 In the end they smashed their target by well over 200% reaching $538,723 (CAD) with 3354 backers eagerly awaiting the product.\u00a0 It\u2019s now available for pre-order at $119 and we\u2019re looking forward to seeing how it works!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The trend for crowd funding has opened up a whole world of possibilities for ambitious cyclists with brilliant ideas.\u00a0 Now, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":133134,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[328,329,334],"tags":[],"global-categories":[],"class_list":["post-133126","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-outdoor-mountain","category-road-cycling","category-socialising-and-culture"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.3 (Yoast SEO v25.9) - 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