Neck pain is a common occurrence for many cyclists, and while it’s generally an issue related to poor fit, lack of proper conditioning or previous injury, it can become a serious, chronic problem for some. Launching on Kickstarter earlier this month, the Pedi-Scope is essentially a handlebar mounted periscope to enable you to look ahead, while looking down.
The creator, Mike Lane, is a recreational cyclist himself. As a sufferer of neck pain, he says he got the idea from novel glasses designed to allow watching TV while flat on your back. The Pedi-Scope, like those glasses, uses a 3in wide acrylic prism to achieve the direction change in vision.
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The design is simple, but looks to take up plenty of handlebar space, likely leaving no room for lights, bells or other accessories
In the Kickstarter video, Lane refers to an ailment called ‘Shermer’s Neck’ as a reason for the Pedi-Scope. Originally discovered during the Race Across America, the onset of Shermer’s Neck sees extreme-endurance cyclists experience rapidly weakening muscles – to the point that they are unable to support the weight of their own head.
Carefully watching the Pedi-Scope video shows there is a clear blind spot for obstacles such as potholes and other road obstacles. With this, and the loss of peripheral vision, we can’t help but worry about the increased danger of using it in a crowded city environment.
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