Magnic Microlights: Non-contact driven brake shoe bike light

A project in Borgholzhausen, Germany by Dirk Strothmann
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Turn your bike into a smart, illuminated bike by exchanging the brake pads: No friction, no batteries, no cables - just endless energy.
Backers: 2151
Average Pledge Per Backer: €56

Funded: €121,197 of €1,000,000
Dates: Dec 28th -> Feb 16th (51 days)
Project By: Dirk Strothmann
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Latest News

Let's try again on a smaller level

February 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Backers,  Today this campaign ends without reaching the high funding goal- but this does not mean this project ends. We would be happy if you want to follow us to the relaunch which we plan to start here on Kickstarter within the next two... (Read More)

Delivery of Magnic Microlights

February 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Cyclists, With more than 100K € raised here on Kickstarter we obviously don't reach our funding goal for Magnic Microlights within in the next two weeks. This means no money will be transferred - but interest in our technology is high and we... (Read More)

Light Performance

January 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Backers, The last days we got several questions concerning the light performance of Magnic Microlights which mainly depends on speed, rim distance, good adjustment and also rim material.  Lumen vs Lux Many backers asked for Lumen and Lux... (Read More)

Language Selection

January 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Please select your language in the list below German Japanese   Italian   Hindu   Chinese   French   Spanish English  (Read More)

Languages, Symbols, Security Screws and more fascinating news ...

January 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Magnic Light backers & followers   , The last weekend I invested my time in updating the project. Now we have the video and some descriptions in 8 languages (English, Chinese, Hindu, German, French, Spanish, Japanese, Italian, Hindu) which... (Read More)

Magnic Microlights: Berührungslose Dynamo-Fahrradbeleuchtung in Bremsschuhen

January 8th - via: kickstarter.com
"Magnic Microlights" machen die „Rundum-Fahrradbeleuchtung“ zu einer selbstverständlichen und einfachen Fahrradkomponente wie Lenker oder Sattel und integrieren neben einem Bremslicht in der Basisversion nützliche Zusatzfeatures wie eine über... (Read More)

Magnic Microlights - Deutsche Übersetzung

January 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Magnic Microlights: Berührungslose Dynamo-Fahrradbeleuchtung in Bremsschuhen"Magnic Microlights" machen die „Rundum-Fahrradbeleuchtung“ zu einer selbstverständlichen und einfachen Fahrradkomponente wie Lenker oder Sattel und integrieren neben... (Read More)

Stand Light, Standlight, Parking Light?

January 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Backers, We wish you a Happy New Year 2018 and we thank you for your fantastic support with more than 60.000 US$ funding until now! We got a lot of questions concerning what we call "stand light"- and as non-native speakers we are not sure about... (Read More)

Thank you for the great first day!

December 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Magnic Microlight Backers, Thank you very much for your great support which made the first day on Kickstarter a big success! With your help our project became the most popular project on Kickstarter within this first day.  The next days and... (Read More)

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