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Newton-Rider, the bicycle helmet like no other

Sleek, Thin, Semi-soft, and Foldable

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Newton-Rider, the bicycle helmet like no other

Newton-Rider, the bicycle helmet like no other

Newton-Rider, the bicycle helmet like no other

Newton-Rider, the bicycle helmet like no other

Newton-Rider, the bicycle helmet like no other

Sleek, Thin, Semi-soft, and Foldable

Sleek, Thin, Semi-soft, and Foldable

Sleek, Thin, Semi-soft, and Foldable

Sleek, Thin, Semi-soft, and Foldable

Newton-Rider
Newton-Rider
Newton-Rider
Newton-Rider
2 Campaigns |
Copenhagen S, Denmark
€101,168 EUR by 947 backers
€13,320 EUR by 149 backers on Dec 7, 2020 with another platform
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Newton-Rider, the bicycle helmet like no other

We believe the urban youth, embracing mobility and freedom of transport when at the same time refuses to compromise on design and style, need a bicycle helmet that is precisely this...

  • Sleek 
  • Thin
  • Semi-soft
  • Foldable
  • Built in chip for incentivised riding
  • Comply to EN1078 and CPSC

For a future of urban transportation that are multimodal and sustainable, we need to make personal safety a desire — not a choice

We wanted to create a helmet that wasn’t stiff and bulky like regular EPS helmets from the outset. To achieve a thin and stylish helmet, we needed to invent an entirely new set of design and technology principles. With our proprietary non-Newtonian thermoplastic elastomer, we have achieved the same level of protection at a 16mm thickness as a regular EPS helmet of 30-35mm thickness.

Read the WIRED magazine review of the Newton-Rider helmet

Wired has had the N1 helmet for a month long test and you can read their findings here:

https://www.wired.com/story/newton-rider-n1-fol...

Three Layer impact protection

With our IP protected design and technology, Newton-Rider presents the N1 helmet to fulfil the needs sustainable transportation needs. The N1 helmet has three-layer protection for a modern, stylish and practical bicycle helmet. It cleverly hides the advanced engineering in a sleek design.

Our protection pads are also advantageous in that they are semi-soft. Together with our flexible liner, this makes the helmet much more comfortable and adapts automatically to any head shape and form.

Today in sustainable and multimodal everyday transportation, we also want the helmet to be with us at all times. Therefore, we designed the N1 helmet to be foldable to approximately 89mm in height and thus can be easily stored in your laptop or shoulder bag.

The N1 helmet has a built-in NFC chip that holds all helmet info, such as serial no. User guide, and with a simple tap, can communicate with any shared mobility provider that might incentivise riding with our helmet.

The team

We started the Newton-Rider project in early 2019 and are a professional and experienced core team of three. Daniel Bünger, German with a Masters's Degree in Engineering, specialising in Bio and Nanotechnologies. Wil Marschall, New Zealander based in the UK and an Industrial Designer and Ulrik Jensen, Danish and Concept Designer.

The team

We set high goals because we like to challenge and push boundaries. Nothing has changed how bicycle helmets are manufactured over the last decades. EPS helmets are still hard, polystyrene "hats" that make you safe when riding but are rather bulky and uncomfortable to wear and honestly, they do not make you look a lot prettier either.

We decided to try challenge the norm with science and engineering

The complex multi layered helmet construction of only 16 mm was an interesting challenge for us

The Newton-Rider helmet is made with sophisticated and calculated compounds of our proprietary Visco-Elastic, Non-Newtonian polymers; the clever engineering and innovative design that makes the helmet not only comply with EN 1078 and CPSC safety standards when only 16 mm thin but renders the helmet a never yet seen, semi-soft and flexible helmet for comfort and style. Compared to traditionally made helmets that are completely rigid and require a thickness of 30-35 mm to comply with the same standards, we believe it is rather impressive what we have achieved.

The impact cores of the N1 helmet work in that the Super-Molecules in the polymers demonstrate a shear-thinning effect. In the event of an impact, the bonds between the super-molecules break, dissipating the force of that impact. After the crash, the non-Newtonian super-molecules will reassemble back into their original configuration.

The Supermolecules self-assembles after an impact making our proprietary Non-Newtonian materials capable for multi-impacts

Another advantage of our semi-soft pads is that they have linear protection, unlike EPS helmets that are non-linear in that they only start to absorb impact energy in the event of quite a hard crash. This leaves the risk of getting a concussion in more minor accidents. And thus, the N1 helmet is engineered for multi-impact use. In the event of a crash, it does not break apart like traditionally built polystyrene helmets that have to be discarded after any impact.

The thing about fit and comfort

We all know how riding with a polystyrene helmet feels - not that comfortable. And as no two heads have the same form and shape, traditionally, helmets come with a large variety of foam pads to place inside to try somehow to make the helmet fit, in conjunction with a vice kind of fastening knob that has to secure the EPS helmet securely to your head. 

The Newton-Rider Helmet's innovative IP protected design principles are not yet seen in the industry and make the helmets, in sizes S, M and L, fit any adult head shape and circumference comfortably. Thanks to our unique pad concept, together with an elastic and flexible liner that adjusts to each one's individual head size and shape.

Our design and utility patented flexible design for fit and comfort

Always with me

Today's urban youth ride both their own and shared bicycles and have embraced new modalities for their everyday needs. The wave of shared e-scooters and e-bikes for sustainable transportation of the last mile to and from the workplace etc., calls for a helmet that is also foldable to always have with you. The estimated weight of the N1 helmet is 550-580g.

A helmet to always have with you

 Incentivised riding with helmet

We also wanted to make the helmet kind of IoT' ish. Therefore we have embedded in the helmet a highly sophisticated NFC chip that, together with our proprietary software API and if embedded in shared e-scooter apps, can make operators create incentives for riding with the helmet

Built in NFC chip for incentivised riding
We have outsourced the entire development of the back-end system and the API to Shape, Copenhagen, an award-winning software company with 100+ developers doing advanced apps and back-end systems for international clients.
 

There is nothing like the future

Overall, the Newton-Rider N1 helmet, we believe, is in many ways how a helmet should look like and what the urban youth will expect from a modern, stylish bicycle helmet of today.

 

Newton-Rider is backed by Innovation Fund

Newton-Rider was in 2020, backed by the state-funded Danish Innovation Fund because of our innovative concept and engineering.

The project is in an advanced state, and we comfortably estimate shipment to take place along  Q1  2023 for European backers and Q2 2023 for North American backers.

Mould part for mass production

The shift is coming

You can now become one of the first to ride with the helmet, which will comply with the European standard for bicycle helmets, EN 1078 and the North American standard, CPSC.

Take action

Back us now in this limited window to show you are committed to personal safety and freedom of transport in a sustainable way. 

SHIPPING & TAXES

We ship the Newton-Rider helmet to all EU countries without any extra taxes or VAT. 

Estimated shipping costs for EU and UK backers: EUR 9.00 /1 helmet  EUR 15.00 /2 helmets

*UK Tax and VAT, TBA

At given time nobody knows how the tax situation will develop in regard to the UK leaving effectively the EU after 31.12.2020. We will notify UK backers and present a solution when facts are known.  

We also ship to the US and Canada, currently estimated along Q3 2022.

Estimated shipping costs for US/Canada backers: USD 11,-/1 helmet USD 18,- /2 helmets

Prices do not include taxes and VAT for US/Canada backers. This will be subject to the laws and regulations in US and Canada and will be calculated and paid for before we ship the helmets out to you.

We also ship to rest of world albeit these perks has a slightly higher shipping cost added

Risks and challenges

The Newton-Rider team consists of highly skilled members and we have been working on this project for a long time before we could comfortably launch this Kickstarter campaign. The high goals we set out when we started Newton-Rider has since been tested and improved many times to ensure we can deliver on our promises. The newton-Rider helmet is truly different than all other helmets on the market today and thus we had to invent completely new ways of manufacturing a bicycle helmet. However we are in a good place and have known our manufacturing partners for nearly 10 years. We are confident to deliver a Newton-Rider helmet that is like no other simply because we have done our homework in advance. But we are also realistic. Unexpected things can happen no matter how well plans have been made. We all have experienced how a virus can change the world. Should anything occur that will have influence of our promises we are still professionals and will deal with it in a way that our backers can feel confident about.

 

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The Traffic White

€99 EUR €119 EUR (16% off)
The Traffic White N1. helmet in matte finish with magnetic Fidlock buckle
Included Items
  • The Traffic White N1 helmet
Estimated Shipping
June 2023
21 claimed
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The Eerie Black

The Eerie Black

€99 EUR €119 EUR (16% off)
The Eerie Black N1. helmet in matte finish with magnetic Fidlock buckle
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  • The Eerie Black N1 helmet
Estimated Shipping
June 2023
33 claimed
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The Pale Pink

The Pale Pink

€99 EUR €119 EUR (16% off)
The Pale Pink N1. helmet in matte finish with magnetic Fidlock buckle
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  • The Pale Pink N1. helmet
Estimated Shipping
June 2023
7 claimed
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The Black & White

The Black & White

€188 EUR €238 EUR (21% off)
Two Newton-Rider N1 helmets. One Eerie Black and one Traffic White in matte finish with magnetic Fidlock buckle
Included Items
  • Two N1 helmets, Black & White
Estimated Shipping
June 2023
4 claimed
Ships worldwide.
The Black & Pink

The Black & Pink

€188 EUR €238 EUR (21% off)
Two Newton-Rider N1 helmets. One Eerie Black and one Traffic White in matte finish with magnetic Fidlock buckle
Included Items
  • Two N1 helmets, Black & Pink
Estimated Shipping
June 2023
2 claimed
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