Bike rental systems like Bicikelj are mushrooming around the world. Unfortunately, the system has one bug. It doesn't allow you to rent helmets, so most cyclists get around without one. Fed up of carrying around her bulky helmet, 28-year-old industrial designer Isis Shiffer created a folding cardboard cycling helmet, the EcoHelmet, that closes like a book and folds down to the size of a banana.
EcoHelmet it is foldable bicycle helmet made of cardboard for one-time use. Isis Shiffer she made it because she was tired of carrying her clunky bike helmet.
Environmentally friendly pocket cycling helmet is primarily intended for those who regularly use it bicycle rental system, where cyclists can borrow bikes but not helmets.
Because carrying a classic helmet is for many people impractical and annoying, the EcoHelmet was born, which will be available in vending machines at bicycle rental stops.
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It will be available at an affordable price (less than 5 euros), and the idea is to return the EcoHelmet to a special after use helmet bin, which will stand at the stops.
Mesh helmet made of recycled paper has passed all the necessary tests and protects the head from falls and impacts just as well reliable as helmets with a polystyrene foam base.
Gallery - paper folding bicycle helmet EcoHelmet:
More information:
ecohelmet.com
