Helmet mirror

FYI: Some Canadians have designed a pretty great looking helmet mirror that looks like a great commuting accessory, but they need funding to get it made. Check it out here:

http://igg.me/p/194792?a=1267958

I have nothing to do w/this, but I just think it's cool and would like to see it available for sale. It's expensive, and there are many much cheaper options, but it looks like it would work pretty well. 

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Permalink Reply by Zoetrope on September 13, 2012 at 8:55am

Looks like a great idea.  Am I missing where it says how much it would retail for on the site?

Permalink Reply by Thunder Snow on September 13, 2012 at 9:01am

You could get one mirror for $70 or ten mirrors for $500 ($50/each).

Permalink Reply by Justin B Newman on September 13, 2012 at 9:09am

So, let's just pretend I could add everything from all these different helmets I see onto a cheap helmet. I'd have:

Helmet: $15

Helmet Covering: $60 (Yakkay covering)

Light for Helmet: $50 (The lighted helmet kickstarter)

Mirror for Helmet: $70 (The above)

And ... now my helmet cost more than my bicycle! Soon I'll be up into *car* pricing. ACK!

Not that they're not all great ideas.

-jbn

Permalink Reply by Zoetrope on September 13, 2012 at 9:15am

Agree with that.  I understand the 'kickstarter' dealy, but 70, or even 50 for that mirror is way too much.  30 tops.  

Justin B Newman said:

So, let's just pretend I could add everything from all these different helmets I see onto a cheap helmet. I'd have:

Helmet: $15

Helmet Covering: $60 (Yakkay covering)

Light for Helmet: $50 (The lighted helmet kickstarter)

Mirror for Helmet: $70 (The above)

And ... now my helmet cost more than my bicycle! Soon I'll be up into *car* pricing. ACK!

Not that they're not all great ideas.

-jbn

Permalink Reply by Thunder Snow on September 13, 2012 at 9:28am

We don't even get a break with the exchange rate.  Today, 70 Canadian dollars costs $71.77 in US dollars.

Permalink Reply by Far'arned Retrogrumpalunkus #63 on September 13, 2012 at 2:15pm

$70 for a bit of bent metal with a mirror at the end?  a few threaded knurled nuts?

srsly?

For seventy bucks you can buy a terabyte hard drive.  A million tiny machined parts all moving in perfect harmony at 5,900 rpm and delivering 3.0Gb/s data speeds.

 

When you think about it, this bent piece of metal with a mirror on the end doesn't seem all that fancy or special.  But hey, it's only money. 

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