Carbon Cash: Kickstarter Cheat Sheet 03/21/14

By Joe McGauley

It's Friday, people. You know what to do.

Shelfie
Price: $125
Status: $25,244 of $30,000 goal
Estimated delivery: October 2014
Quit tripping all over the fixie you keep propped up against your apartment wall and mount one of these guys, which serves as a handsome and handy bike rack, helmet stash, and shelf for all the other crap you'd want to drop off after your commute.

Wimbleys
Price: $25+
Status: $6,077 of $29,000
Estimated delivery: July 2014
Just in time for loafer and boat shoe season, these new men's no-show socks will keep you from stinking things up all summer long. And unlike those that have come before, they're made in a slew of masculine patterns and designs you've grown accustomed to rocking on typical dress socks, and won't slip off your sweaty feet thanks to a no-slip silicone pad on the heel.

Lumen
Price: $1,245+
Status: $9,510 of $15,000 goal
Estimated delivery: July 2014
A first-of-its-kind bike from the good folks at Mission Bicycle Company, the frame and wheels on this city cruiser look totally normal during the day, but become fully retro-reflective when the sun goes down. Translation: it may totally save your life during night rides, because its integrated illumination creates an intense flash of light — visible up to 1,000 feet  — when shone on by a direct light source like a car's headlights, much like road signs do.

The UpStanding Desk
Price: $225
Status: July 2014
Estimated delivery: $65,507 of $10,000 goal — FUNDED
We've all heard the horror stories about how sitting all day is slowly killing you, but the prospect of standing all day at work with a permanently tall desk feels a tad extreme. Enter Upstanding — a removable tiered, portable wooden rig for screens/keyboards/laptops that you can temporarily place atop your existing desk when you want to get off your butt.

Common Fibers
Price: $35+
Status: $13,487 of $20,000 goal
Estimated delivery: July 2014
Stash your cash like a boss in a wallet fashioned from the badass material of the moment: carbon fiber. Not only do they give you aerospace-grade protection, but they won't stretch your skinny jeans because they're super slim, rock secret hidden pockets, and — for the particularly cautious — come with an optional RFID blocking interior.


Joe McGauley is a senior editor at Supercompressor. He has his no-show socks ready for whenever winter decides to GTFO.