Cycling as a means for transportation is rapidly growing in the US, even in bike-unfriendly cities such as Los Angeles. The primary concern for most cyclists is visibility followed closely by comfort.
Combining intelligent materials like water resistant, breathable organic cotton and flexible LED circuits, Sporty Supaheroe is an intelligent cycling jacket that promises to keep cyclists both safe and comfortable on the road.
Designed by Wolfgang Langeder in collaboration with Stretchable Circuits/ Fraunhofer IZM, the coat integrates a flexible 64 RGB-LED display, an accelerometer and a 3D-gyroscope.
In addition, the coat is capable of alerting the cyclist to incoming calls.
Apart from the beautiful circuitry, what sets Sporty Supaheroe apart from other illuminated cycling coats is the integrated sensors. The integrated sensors can track the cyclist’s movement and body position and can conceivably use parameters such as location, gesture, speed, etc to communicate with your mobile device.
All this jacket really needs is an app.
