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Hovdig deployment Instagram still.JPGVideo: Airbag cycling helmet deploys - as rider puts coat on
How quickly does the Hovding inflatable cycle helmet from Sweden deploy itself? Well, the answer is "very" judging by this Instagram video - although it may be a bit too sensitive as it is triggered by a cyclist putting his coat on.
- Swedish company unveils airbag cycle helmet (+ video)
The man in the video - posted to Instagram a few months back, but flagged up on Twitter today by @Cyclegaz - takes it all in his stride, although for a moment it appears he's about to go into a Basil Faltyesque crouch strop.
- Royal Mail destroys woman's £323 inflatable bike helmet - because it contains compressed gas
We have asked Hovding for a comment.
Simon joined road.cc as news editor in 2009 and is now the site’s community editor, acting as a link between the team producing the content and our readers. A law and languages graduate, published translator and former retail analyst, he has reported on issues as diverse as cycling-related court cases, anti-doping investigations, the latest developments in the bike industry and the sport’s biggest races. Now back in London full-time after 15 years living in Oxford and Cambridge, he loves cycling along the Thames but misses having his former riding buddy, Elodie the miniature schnauzer, in the basket in front of him.
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They need to re-release a yellow turbo. That is their most iconic saddle of all time, as ridden by Fignon, Lemond, Hinault et al. on their...
- stonojnr 44 min 31 sec ago
it feels a conveniant donkey to put the tail on imo, and Im not saying some members didnt quit BC because of the Shell thing, but Im not entirely...
- Rendel Harris 1 hour 29 min ago
Did I mention that it costs £580?
- chrisonabike 1 hour 28 min ago
Yeah - and one of the passengers had the gall to say that the *driver* had taken a wrong turn!...
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Don't worry! They've got plenty of others they can use!...
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Well what is that way? Are you suggesting that every bend on every descent can be barriered over a 180km mountain stage?
- slappop 6 hours 14 min ago
Hopefully it'll still be allowed for recreational use.
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Well Gloucestershire are getting better. I'm being told whether or not action is to be taken, but not what action, within a few days of each report...
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Churnalism nowadays - mostly clickbait stuff and regurgitation in the local rags/comics and beyond.
- DogOfOB 9 hours 48 min ago
I'm glad the barrier wasn't damaged. Whew, close one there! \s
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Prize for the best quote from the girl coming in at the end!
Yer man looks like he offloaded some brown beans there!
Instant Elvis quiffage, though!
I presume you guys disable the airbags in your motor.
And never wear a helmet .
The airbags in my car don't deploy when I put on my coat. And I don't wear a helmet indoors.
But you do wear a helmet when you drive your car? I think that's what he meant.
Paint them red and sell them as Halloween Bowie wigs. Ziggy Starnut?
Those poor buggers at Hovding must be wondering how to recycle the warehouses full of the things.
A warehouse full of them.... I've now got this image in my head of the worlds biggest popcorn machine.
Oh THANK YOU for finding this - I saw it first time round, but could never find it again.
I will never, ever tire of showing this to idiots who think you should make money by dangerising cycling.
Me too. It needs a permanent link on road.cc so we can find it again (and again, and again).
Bang goes £300!