Adam,
Great idea (and great mural too!) and one
that has already been acted on by a couple companies that you might look at for
inspiration:
http://www.nutcasehelmets.com/Pages/index.aspx
Nutcase is available in the
Tim
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Along the N. River Trail, 300 ft. west of Farm Ln. Bridge
E. Lansing, MI 48824-1033
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From:
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[mailto:thethinktank-bounces@bikecollectives.org] On Behalf Of adam schwartz
Sent: Monday, September 15, 2008
11:09 AM
To: The Think Tank
Subject: [TheThinkTank] designer
bike helmets
One of our ongoing challenges at the Renaissance Youth Bike Shop is
getting kids to wear helmets. All participants in our programs are
required to wear helmets, but influencing the youth culture is difficult, where
helmets are considered even by most adults in our community, non-essential and
un-cool. Our idea is to work with a local graffiti artist to create our own
line of designer helmets. We would sell these helmets as a fundraiser,
both in our shop and at our local bike shop. Has anyone any experience
with customizing helmets or bikes? I am thinking the BMX style helmets
would work best as a surface area to paint. Pictures to come.
Also, see a pic of our
recent mural installed at the shop, painted by students and their art teacher
at nearby middle school.
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Adam Schwartz
Program Coordinator, The Renaissance Youth Bike Shop
Center For Educational Partnership
6200 Sheridan Street, Riverdale, MD
adamgs@umd.edu
(301) 405-3213