3rd Color Stretch Goal + Limited Edition Hand Painted Helmets
Hey guys, we’ve got 2 pieces of news that we’re really excited about and want to share with you.
#1: 3rd Color Stretch Goal!
Lots of you have been asking about options for extra colors and we want to be able to make this happen! Here are some mockups of what it could look like:
So here is how it will work:
- If our campaign hits the $600,000 mark, we’re gonna unlock a 3rd color option. (Request/suggest the colors you would like to see in the comments below!)
- We’ll then pick a shortlist of 4 - 6 of them, and let you guys vote on it.
- The color with the most number of votes will win, and that will be our 3rd color option! (We will send out a survey just after the close of our campaign to collect your choice of helmet size and color.)
#2: Limited Edition Hand Painted Lumos Helmets!
For our second piece of exciting news, we would like to introduce you guys to Danielle Baskin, artist, founder, owner, and creator of Inkwell Helmets: One-of-a-kind hand-painted helmets. (inkwellhelmets.com)
I stumbled upon Danielle’s artwork quite randomly nearly a year ago while doing research on helmets, and I was immediately struck by how beautiful her designs were. Beautiful design is something that is really important to us here at Lumos, and so I reached out, and Danielle actually consulted with us back then and provided input on our design.
Now I’m really excited to announce that we’re taking it to the next level. We’re partnering with Inkwell to offer a special limited edition series of Lumos Helmets.
These helmets will have the exact same lights, brake, and turn signal functionality, but they will be hand painted with acrylics and sealed with a scratch-resistant finish by Danielle herself in her studio in New York. And as you can see below, these will really transform your Lumos Helmet from something that is already pretty cool (if I do say so myself) into a piece of art and fashion accessory.
These helmets are a real labor of love, and each is hand painted to exacting detail. As such we can only make 50 of these helmets available at this time! (tip: If you want to change your reward selection to get one of these, it’s easy! Just visit the project page and click the blue “Manage” button that appears next to your pledge amount. On the next page just select the reward you’d like to receive. Note however that Kickstarter only allows one reward per backer, so if you want two different rewards, I’m afraid the only way to do so is with another account created with another email. Also note that this is 50 helmets collectively across all the designs. You will get to choose your design once the Kickstarter campaign has closed.)
So there you have it! Can’t wait to see your comments!
Eu-wen, Jeff, and our special guest for this update, Danielle
Cristiana Quaglio am September 7, 2016
color legno....ma quando arriva????
Peter McMullan am August 13, 2015
high visibilty yellow, like safety jackets
Tai-may Jiang am August 11, 2015
fluorescent purple would be awesome!
Bruce Knopf am August 7, 2015
I am not impressed by the additional color options. The white and carbon black and the hand painted all are striking. These color tones look like a school art project. I think high visibility colors are a great idea. My current helmet is red and black. I just don't think these color choices match the styling quality of your product.
Jane L. Fijal am August 5, 2015
red helmet would be nice.
Paul F. Even am August 5, 2015
Green!
Abby Holloran am August 4, 2015
fluorescent green for 3rd color
Sue Petersen am August 4, 2015
I love the fluorescent green helmet. I will glow in the dark with the lights on it.
I did you see this indiegogo link
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/livall-the-first-smart-and-safe-cycling-helmet#/story
Fred Wilner am August 4, 2015
Fluorescent green would be a great 3rd color
Cassie Wallender am August 4, 2015
As others have mentioned, I'd love to see some matte options.
John Hale am August 4, 2015
Something flouro! Green or orange?
Brian Dennis am August 4, 2015
Red 1st choice, Green second...
Ania Mitros am August 4, 2015
The red is the most visible of the three color options you have.
Ania Mitros am August 4, 2015
Yellow! Or second choice, anything high viz.
Amie McGregor Belisle am August 3, 2015
I like the green.
Joseph Pierson am August 3, 2015
I would vote for fluorescent yellow reflective paint.
Lumos Helmet Projektgründer am August 3, 2015
Great!! Thanks for the suggestions everyone! As always, we read all your comments and are listing very carefully! Sometime within the next few days we will be selecting a shortlist of colors from your suggestions and making new renderings of them in a new update, so keep a lookout for that!
In the meantime do keep your color suggestions and requests coming! Once we hit the $600K stretch goal, we will hold a survey for all our backers to decide which will be the extra color!
@Warren, You will be able to choose your design from any one of the 9 that we have shown above. If you are interested in something that is more fully custom, Danielle actually does do that, but for a higher cost naturally as it involves a lot of time in the creative process on her part to create a new design. If that is something that interests you though, do drop us a message and we would be happy to put you in touch with Danielle directly to arrange it.
Melissa Bross am August 3, 2015
Definitely a high visibility color as the third option!
Bruce Billetter am August 2, 2015
Fluorescent yellow for the 3rd color
nicolastuil am August 1, 2015
Great idea.
Fluorescent yellow would be great for high visibility.
Thanks
nicolastuil am August 1, 2015
Great idea.
Fluorescent yellow would be great for high visibility.
Thanks
Lee Eastwood am July 31, 2015
Blue please will match my black and blue gear.would be great for a patten/2 tone would be more sporty
Brendan am July 31, 2015
How about bright orange or yellow for safety when it is daylight and the lights won't be as visible?
Warren Otto am July 31, 2015
None of the new colours interest me. John warren has the right idea.
With regard to choosing your own design for the 50 helmets, wilt there be a number of designs one needs to pick from, or something you yourself can come up with? A Winnipeg Jets or Winnipeg Blue Bombers would be cool..Both would give good visibility (Jets - white, silver and blue, Bombers - blue and gold) and foster pride in my city.
Chris Wood am July 31, 2015
bright red to be seen
John Warren am July 31, 2015
Since you are about safety and visibility with your new helmet I'm confused as to why you would not offer a high-visibility color? Most people will wear your helmet Day & Night, most likely the LED lights won't be as visible during the daylight hours, but the color of the helmet if it's a high-visibility neon yellow, green, pink, blue or red, etc. would certainly help. Thanks! John
Chris Meyer am July 31, 2015
Day Glo Yellow, the point is to be noticed, right?
Andy Butler am July 31, 2015
Personally, as a commuter in London I think a graphite or grey helmet colour would look awesome.... That's my ten pence!
Lumos Helmet Projektgründer am July 31, 2015
We hear all of you!! We will make several more renderings after hearing from more backers!
We will keep the original white and black offer anyway so please dont worry if your favourite colour is still the white or black. We will send out a survey at the end of the campaign to collect your choice of colour
The limited edition handpainted helmet is selling for $219, and if you had backed our project, you can just manage your pledge and change to the "LIMITED EDITION HAND PAINTED LUMOS". If you hadn't backed the project, simply pledge here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/819484536/lumos-a-next-generation-bicycle-helmet/pledge/new…
Nikolaj Elniff Larsen am July 30, 2015
What is the additional price of the Limited edition handpainted helmets?
Liana Santarossa am July 30, 2015
I just want the original white that was shown in the video please.
Melissa Johnson am July 30, 2015
Love to see like a Yellow bright like the Yellow Jersey from the Tour de France
Jean Van Coevering am July 30, 2015
Red would be great and matches my bike, but having an unique hand painted helmet and that isn't just plain red would be the best.
Jean Van Coevering am July 30, 2015
Oak woodgrain and metallic copper
Daniel Lovasz
Superbacker
am July 30, 2015
The blue one!
Wayne Clarke am July 30, 2015
Red then Green
Daniel Tay am July 30, 2015
Mahogany Woodgrain, Metallic Copper
Sally Gillies am July 30, 2015
Copper or hi viz yellow
G Andrew Bauer III am July 30, 2015
Hi Viz blue or green
David Cohn am July 30, 2015
I would love to see an Orange and black helmet offered. Would match my bike!
stephen brooks am July 30, 2015
yeah Hi Viz please.
Gail Littleton am July 30, 2015
I love bright colors . .. . . really favoring the red then the green helmet! Yellow or orange would be awesome too.
stephen brooks am July 30, 2015
How about a flouro colour? Orange or yellow?
Warren Kelm am July 30, 2015
Digging the Blue.
Andrea Darvas am July 30, 2015
I agree with the suggestions of a high visibility yellow/green helmet. Too many of my friends are getting hit by turning vehicles in the day time.
Ramona Gonzales am July 30, 2015
How about a "true" Red? That one looks more "brick" colored - yuk...
Andrew Siegel am July 30, 2015
Since my bike is red, I'd like a glossy red helmet. Very red. Trek Emonda SL-6 Viper Red.
I had a very serious accident almost a year ago (August 11th). I was riding down the road at a comfortable 25mph when an oncoming pickup truck turned right in front of me. My head and front wheel sustained the most contact with the front fender of the truck. I was riding a carbon fiber bike and the front fork sheared completely off. The driver said he didn't see me. I've always ridden with bright colors and now I have lots of lights, too. Lights are on no matter what the conditions are. I'm really excited about the new helmet, as we need to do all we can to draw a driver's attention to the fact that there's a bicycle on the road. They're not looking for us, they're looking for cars. We're that invisible gorilla. Couple that with all the distractions a driver has and it's a wonder any of us survive. After months of rehab, I'm back over 100 miles a week - being safe!
Gerd Ellsmore am July 30, 2015
You absolutely have to add a green helmet, ideally high viz, it would make my day and be even safer!
Travis & Chelsie am July 30, 2015
How about adding 3 additional colors as your stretch goal.
Need a high viz, either yellow, green, orange.
Also Red, and Blue.
Adding 1 additional color vs adding 3 additional isn't really that much extra work and it would make a lot of backers happy!
Robert Hamby am July 30, 2015
White.
Hi-Viz Yellow/Green.