History
- Toy Magnets
- First prototype
- Second prototype
- Third prototyp with LEDs and lenses
- Generator housings fom 3d printer
- Handmade prototype in carbon tube.
- Handmade prototype in action
- Kickstarter campaign 2012
- Bicycle trade "Rad" in Essen 2012
- Taipei Cycle trade show
- TV report MDR- "Einfach Genial"
- Front Light Rendering
- Prototypentest
- Spritzgusswerkzeug
- Spulenwicklung - Selfmade
- Produktion
- Verkleben der Generatoreineheit
- Auslieferung der Kickstarter Rewards
- 2013: Präsentation auf der ISPO München
- Präsentation auf der Eurobike
- 2014: Zweites Kickstarter Projekt Magnic Light IC
- Fernsehbericht NDR DAS! (auf dem roten Sofa)
- Magnic Light iC mit Microcontroller
- Sieger beim GreenTec Award 2016
The idea for Magnic Light was born on June 18th 2011. After a nice pasta party at home in preparation for a local 6 miles night race the next day (Die Nacht von Borgholzhausen) we made some experiments with eddy current brakes for bicycles. Talking about the mechanism behind and especially the nice fact that aluminium rims can be used although aluminium is not magnetic but conductive we got a cool idea: