Com retrovisor na lente

By Andrew Liszewski
What’s most intriguing about these Reevu helmets isn’t the fact they let a rider see what’s behind them without looking back, similar helmets using cameras and LCDs already exist, it’s that they do it all with optics and mirrors, so there’s no electronics to power, or malfunction. In fact, the multiple mirror system used by the Reevu to ‘bend’ the light around the rider’s head is made from a reflective polycarbonate material instead of glass, making it lighter and almost impossible to break. Kind of important for something designed to absorb impacts.
The company admits that perpetually having a view of both the road ahead and the road behind does take some getting used to, but after a short while many riders found it to be second nature, and a definite improvement over having to turn your head to look behind, taking your eyes off of what’s coming. Now perusing a few reviews of the MSX1 helmet it turns out that prototypes have existed as far back as 2004, but only recently has the helmet gone into production with an MSRP of about
$375. (£249)
To fit the optic part for that bespoke rearview image
Ohgizmo
1. Fit the helmet to the head snugly, without any movement.
2. For best results, try helmet on outside on a walkway with traffic coming from behind. (Do not step out into traffic).
3. If the road behind is not clearly seen, take the movable front optic and rotate it forward and back using slight pressure between finger and thumb until full view is given.
4. After this initial adjustment a full view should be available.
5. If a more sophisticated adjustment is needed, then by inserting the special Reevu driver into the hexagon socket located just above the mirror inside the helmet.
The mirror system can be adjusted into and out from the helmet. (Do not over adjust this optic past its stops).
6. A re-adjustment will be needed if the optic is retracted or extended for that extraordinary fit.
Finally, the optic system in this helmet is to give the wearer a view of the road directly behind by using peripheral vision, the same way that we use the central mirror in other vehicles.
Reevu
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