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HindSight: Rear View Cycling Glasses

Award Winning Technology supporting cycling safety. Rear vision cycling for all situations.

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HindSight: Rear View Cycling Glasses

HindSight: Rear View Cycling Glasses

HindSight: Rear View Cycling Glasses

HindSight: Rear View Cycling Glasses

HindSight: Rear View Cycling Glasses

Award Winning Technology supporting cycling safety. Rear vision cycling for all situations.

Award Winning Technology supporting cycling safety. Rear vision cycling for all situations.

Award Winning Technology supporting cycling safety. Rear vision cycling for all situations.

Award Winning Technology supporting cycling safety. Rear vision cycling for all situations.

Alexander Macdonald
Alexander Macdonald
Alexander Macdonald
Alexander Macdonald
2 Campaigns |
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
$133,959 USD $133,959 USD by 631 backers
$130,669 USD by 615 backers on Jun 18, 2020 with another platform
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See how the glasses work in our product video.

 

 
 

 

Rear vision - without turning your head or destabilising cycling performance, helping you make smarter decisions

Better cycling performance - preserve aero and know where your competition is
Safer cycling - see threats and hazards in front and behind at the same time
Stylish - our eco-friendly hemp frames are exclusive to sports eyewear through HindSight, matching style with winning performance while protecting the environment

 

 

Rear vision is important to anyone on the road. So important that it’s illegal for most road users not to have any. If rear vision is so important, why do cyclists have no good options?

HindSight's view is that knowing what's coming behind you shouldn't require that you sacrifice your forward vision.

 

 

Achieve vastly improved awareness of your surroundings.

Scientifically engineered for cyclists, HindSight glasses put control of their surroundings firmly in the hands of users by allowing them unparalleled situational awareness. 

 

Do the mirrors block my vision?

 

HindSight eyewear allows both competitive cyclists and commuters to achieve vastly improved awareness of their surroundings. HindSight enables you to make better, safer, smarter decisions in less time and with more information.

This is how far a cyclist can travel in just one second:

 

 

 

How well do the glasses work? Well, we asked some local Scottish cyclists for their thoughts...

 

Change the way you see your commute. Forever.

 

If your cycling goals include performance, safety or style, investing now in a pair of HindSight Edge premium cycling glasses will put you in the company of Olympians, demanding peak performance and a safer cycling experience. 

 

"When I first tried HindSight glasses it was a complete no-brainer I didn't really want to take them off." - Callum Skinner

 

 What's in the box?

 

 

Empower your ride. Empower your journey. Empower yourself.

Our glasses feature patent-pending, scientifically designed rear-view mirrors. Full forward vision, with added rear vision. No loss in periphery giving you a full understanding of the road.

 

 

Here's a prototype demo of what the glasses provide you with:

 

As you can see, HindSight's rear vision allows simultaneous front and rear vision with no forward impairment - looking ahead or behind is your choice - 100% of the time.

 

Act with more information and feel significantly safer while on the roads.

Being road aware is fundamental to being safe while cycling and, at HindSight, our goal is to make our users as conscious of potential dangers as possible.

 

Elegance through simplicity.

Working with an award-winning optisystems engineer, we brought our concept to life by creating a complex mathematical model based on cyclists’ behaviour. Using metrics such as average interpupillary distance and head rotation rates, HindSight’s patent pending angled lenses are optimised to provide the best possible rear field of view. 

Be where the world is going.

Almost every lens manufacturer we spoke to has told us that making our lens would be impossible, we proved them wrong.

We take great pride in being the first-to-market with our patent pending Technology, and in this KickStarter campaign, bringing your search for cycling awareness to an end.

 

 

HindSight launches with 3 material finishes to suit every cyclist. To contain our 'Impossible' lenses, our frames had to be made of something equally impressive. We chose both high-grade sports plastics for a classic experience, and the world's strongest natural fibre for an eco-friendly flavour.

 

HindSight's Hemp & Hemp Core frames are all hand made in Scotland by Sam.

No setup, no fiddling, no maintenance, good to go straight out of the box.

Rear vision is considered so essential to safe road use that every other vehicle on the road is required by law to have mirrors, and now finally cyclists have a solution specifically for their lifestyle.

We saw the need to develop EDGE because we find that existing solutions are all too difficult to use, odd-looking, or simply not lifestyle intuitive. They need lots of complex setup and maintenance. EDGE by HindSight gives you a larger field of view with less head turn required. No setup, no fiddling, no maintenance, good to go straight out of the box.

HindSight's mission is to change the way the world cycles for the better - and not look back.

The concept for HindSight came from Alex having several near misses with traffic in London. As a cyclist, he realized that knowing what was coming behind would allow him to make smarter decisions. 

Whether that was a boy racer, an agressively driving taxi, or a large bus which requires more space, that knowledge would allow him to act with more information and make him feel significantly safer while on the roads.

 

 

Risks and challenges

HindSight has come a long way from our initial concept three years ago. We have developed and tested numerous prototypes, learnt many lessons and collaborated with some of the top designers and engineers in the UK to bring you the production-ready designs you see now. Our designs have been refined by experienced eyewear specialists – and fellow Indiegogo alumni – with their help we have sourced the materials and expertise necessary to bring HindSight’s pioneering glasses to Indiegogo . As with many new product launches, there may be unforeseen factors that result in a delay. Through extensive testing and iteration we have ruled out many unexpected events and we have been very conservative on our timeline. It may be the case that we can deliver your HindSight glasses even sooner, but there may also be a possibility of some delay, especially with the current world-wide uncertainty around COVID-19. We will do our absolute best to deliver the highest quality product to you as soon as possible and to communicate effectively and regularly about our progress along the way. Please know that our team is dedicated to bringing HindSight to life. Should there be speed bumps on our journey, you can expect us to be transparent with you and communicate with you regularly as to how we are addressing any issues. Thank you for supporting HindSight!

Sustainable materials

Two of our models utilise eco-friendly Hemp materials, ensureing both durability and a happy planet.

Environmentally friendly factories

Our Hemp models are handmade in an eco-friendly factory in Scotland.

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Early Bird: Edge Hemp

Currency Conversion $250 USD $376 USD (33% off)
£199 GBP
20% Off! Hand made in Scotland, HindSight's sustainable, eco-friendly Hemp fibre based eyewear offers minimal weight and maximum durability. Allowing athletes and urban cyclists alike to know more about their surroundings.
Included Items
  • Protective Sleeve
  • Instructional Leaflet
  • Edge Hemp Glasses
Estimated Shipping
December 2020
0 out of 5 of claimed
Ships worldwide.

Edge Hemp Core

Currency Conversion $276 USD $414 USD (33% off)
£219 GBP
35% Off! HindSight's sustainable, eco-conscious model made from renewable Hemp fibres, featuring a plastic outer finish. Allowing athletes and urban cyclists alike to know more about their surroundings.
Included Items
  • Protective Sleeve
  • Instructional Leaflet
  • Edge Hemp Core Glasses
Estimated Shipping
December 2020
0 out of 5 of claimed
Ships worldwide.

2x Early Bird: Edge Sport

Currency Conversion $364 USD
£289 GBP
30% off! HindSight's pioneering technology in a high grade sports plastics form. Allowing athletes and urban cyclists alike to know more about their surroundings.
Included Items
  • Edge Sport Glasses (2)
  • Protective Sleeve (2)
  • Instructional Leaflet (2)
Estimated Shipping
December 2020
0 out of 5 of claimed
Ships worldwide.

2x Early Bird: Edge Hemp

Currency Conversion $464 USD
£369 GBP
40% Off! Hand made in Scotland, HindSight's sustainable, eco-friendly Hemp fibre based eyewear offers minimal weight and maximum durability. Allowing athletes and urban cyclists alike to know more about their surroundings.
Included Items
  • Protective Sleeve (2)
  • Instructional Leaflet (2)
  • Edge Hemp Glasses (2)
Estimated Shipping
December 2020
0 out of 5 of claimed
Ships worldwide.

2x Early Bird: Edge Hemp Core

Currency Conversion $502 USD
£399 GBP
40% Off! HindSight's sustainable, eco-conscious model made from renewable Hemp fibres, featuring a plastic outer finish. Allowing athletes and urban cyclists alike to know more about their surroundings.
Included Items
  • Protective Sleeve (2)
  • Instructional Leaflet (2)
  • Edge Hemp Core Glasses (2)
Estimated Shipping
December 2020
0 out of 5 of claimed
Ships worldwide.

HindSight Collector's Edition

Currency Conversion $566 USD
£450 GBP
Including a pair of glasses of your choosing, an autographed letter from the HindSight team and a component from the first ever prototype run, this package is for those who want to be part of HindSight's history, and our onward journey.
Included Items
  • Protective Sleeve
  • Instructional Leaflet
  • HindSight Glasses
  • Signed Letter
  • Original HindSight Prototype
Estimated Shipping
December 2020
0 out of 5 of claimed
Ships worldwide.

HindSight Olympic Experience

Currency Conversion $1,133 USD
£900 GBP
For the ultimate HindSight experience spend a day cycling and dining in Scotland with the HindSight team including Olympic Champion Callum Skinner. Includes a full Collector's Edition package, with glasses of your choice, hand-signed letter, and an original prototype piece! Note: travel expenses to Scotland will not be included in this package
Included Items
  • Protective Sleeve
  • Instructional Leaflet
  • HindSight Glasses
  • Signed Letter of thanks
  • Day with the HindSight Team
Estimated Shipping
December 2020
0 out of 5 of claimed
Ships worldwide.
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Early Bird: Edge Sport

Currency Conversion $188 USD $250 USD (25% off)
£149 GBP
Estimated Shipping
December 2020
16 out of 16 of claimed
Ships worldwide.

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