After I have backed the Scrooser on Kickstarter, I decided that I needed to ensure that when using it I was safe on the road. Reflective jackets and armbands et al, are not my thing per se.
I wanted to be seen and not become a full beacon.

The COMMUTER X4 is a wearable, fibre optic rear bike light that helps drivers judge distance, width and speed of road users on bikes, scooters and motor cyclists. It is made by a company called Veglo

The COMMUTER X4 won 2nd place in the British Inventors’ Project at the Gadget Show Live 2014!

Yup, that is the Scrooser. This is an German engineered power assisted fat wheeled scooter. It was actually an 'accident' that I backed it. I was so impressed with the project that I pressed 'I want One Now' on the project page. This asked for my details and a credit card. However after a discussion with Anita I decided that I should just back it instead of paying a wad load of $$$$ to receive it. So I changed the backing to 'Keep Me Updated' and that was it. But it wasn't... After the project ended I was charged the FULL $$$$ for my very first selection. As it turned out I only changed the selection but not the amount paid.

After trying to backout, I became clear that with my donation I actually just pushed them over to a successful Kickstarter. I decided with the manufacturers that they will honour my original backing and I will now become the proud owner of one of these sweet rides. I can customise the colours and only 100 will be manufactured in the first run. Click here for the Scrooser project page on Kickstarter.