Loopwheels: shock-absorbing suspension for wheelchairs
A project in Nottingham, UK by Sam Pearce000days
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Wheelchair wheels with integral suspension, helping you lead an active life more comfortably and with less effort.
Backers: 211
Average Pledge Per Backer: £103
Funded: £21,684 of £16,000
Dates: Feb 26th -> Apr 6th (40 days)
Project By: Sam Pearce
Backers: 211
Average Pledge Per Backer: £103
Funded: £21,684 of £16,000
Dates: Feb 26th -> Apr 6th (40 days)
Project By: Sam Pearce
£21,684
current pledge level
Last Updated: April 6 @ 16:01 -0400 GMT
135%
of goal
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Latest News
4 days to go - meeting fantastic people who love loopwheels 
April 1st - via: kickstarter.com
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Media whirlwind - and pushing the "go" button!
March 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi backers and would-be backers! This week has been a whirlwind of unaccustomed publicity as loopwheels were nominated for the Designs of the Year 2015 and the exhibition opened yesterday at the Design Museum in London. There's been good media... (Read More)
We did it! Thank you!
March 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Wahoo! In the early hours of this morning (UK time) we hit our funding target! This means we can now place orders for supplies to start to build loopwheels for wheelchairs. Currently we only have enough components to build a few pairs of wheels for... (Read More)
Halfway point: 119 backers, 76% funded!
March 17th - via: kickstarter.com
We're half way into our crowdfunding campaign to raise £16,000 to fund our first production run of loopwheels for wheelchairs, and we've raised three quarters of our target. There's still a fair way to go to get there, but with 20 days to run I'm... (Read More)
101 backers and two thirds to our target!
March 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Today we passed another two huge milestones - we had our 100th backer, and tonight we are at 65% funded - almost two thirds of the way to our target. Fantastic! We are 13 days into our 40 day campaign so I'm feeling very happy at our progress. It's... (Read More)
Birthday, Nearly half-way to target - Word is getting out!
March 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi backers and would-be backers Over the last few days the news about loopwheels for wheelchairs has been getting out - and today we're at 45% towards our target; great news. Thank you! Our Kickstarter video has been viewed well over 5,000 times.... (Read More)
You've backed us to one third of our target!
March 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Tonight we're at 32% funded. [Update - see last para - it's now 34%!] Fantastic! It's been a good day - with enquiries and interest bubbling under, lots of tweets, nice phone calls and a full email inbox. Doing a Kickstarter campaign is an emotional... (Read More)
Reward tiers in US dollars - and free shipping on more items
March 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Happy to have gone over £3,000 today - thanks for every pledge! Today I've added a section to our page with currency conversions of the pledge levels from GBP (£/ pounds sterling) to US dollars. People liked this on my last campaign (so I should... (Read More)
Royal attention from Prince William in Tokyo - and The Huffington Post
March 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
First thing this morning I saw we're now at 16% of our funding - and a few minutes later Gemma opened her emails and saw a brilliant one from Japan. Our loopwheels are being exhibited this week at a showcase of British innovative products called... (Read More)
More than 50 backers
February 26th - via: kickstarter.com
We now have over 50 backers to our loopwheels project - great news! We've got pledges totalling over £2,000 and our video has been watched over 2,200 times since Thursday afternoon. We are so pleased to have been given support and to be getting... (Read More)
We're on our way!
February 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Wow! Just a few hours into our campaign, and we're 11% funded! Thanks every one who's pledged since we launched earlier today - we really appreciate your support and we're looking forward to keeping you updated on our progress over the next few... (Read More)
You are in the first 10 backers - thank you!
February 26th - via: kickstarter.com
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