Design
Just in Time for Summer, a Bicycle That Sprays You in the Face With Water
The Q-Fog handlebar system splurts cooling jets of water onto overheated cyclists.
For bicycle commuters, the difference of a few seconds can mean making or missing an important meeting or, almost as bad, arriving to a depleted coffeemaker. The need to get to the final destination quickly can translate into severe discomfort in the summertime, at least for cyclists who would rather risk mind-scrambling heat stroke than be late.
A couple of Israeli inventors think they have a solution to biking hyperthermia, though. Kobi Rein and Arik Bar Erez are in the process of raising funds for a doodad called the Q-Fog, described on its Indiegogo page as the world's "first spray device for cyclists." Here's part of their pitch: