I bike commute. Every day, I get on my bike and ride from one end of San Francisco to the other and back again, usually with my 13-inch MacBook Air in tow. Sometimes it's scary, sometimes its cold, but it's always better than squeezing into an overcrowded, tin can of a bus that tops out at 5MPH.
Hey look it's me! Bike commuting! With the Halo Zero!
While looking for gadgets to make my 14-mile round trip safer, easier, and more fun, I came across the now-successful Kickstarter campaign for the $129 Halo Zero messenger bag. Designed by the experienced bag makers at Rickshaw, the Halo Zero combines the comfort of a traditional bike messenger bag with the added safety of an LED strip.
Visibility is a major issue for urban cyclists: Even with top-of-the-line bike lights illuminating my bike frame, it's still a challenge to be seen by drivers when sharing the road with brighter and faster-moving vehicles.
Helping cyclists be seen
The beauty of the Halo Zero is in its huge, Velcro-attached LED strip that can be set to strobe, flash, or solid. With the extra light, I felt much safer on the road. Another fun aspect of the strip is that it resembles the tail lights on modern Dodge Chargers—a fun bonus that made me want to say "vrrooom" as I rode around town.
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