Livall expanding its range

This story first appeared in the October issue of EvTalk – CLICK HERE to download the magazine FREE

Livall’s new smart urban helmet has many advanced safety features – ideal for cyclists, e-bike, e-scooter and skateboard riders.

Standouts are a front LED light – avoiding the need to buy extra strap-on ones – plus brake warning lights at the rear with in-built sensors detecting when the rider slows quickly.

Automatic sensors mean the lights can turn themselves on in failing light or at night.

Due on the New Zealand market shortly, the BH51M Neo also has a fall detection alarm and you can press an SOS button on a handlebar attachment that comes with it to signal for help.

A GPS locater allows a specified emergency contact to be automatically called in the event of an incident.

In-built speakers and Bluetooth mean you can use a smartphone hands-free.

The Livall helmet was developed by Chinese national Brian Zheng after he broke an arm in a fall from his bike in New Zealand while fishing his phone out of his pocket.

A phone holder can be attached to the handlebars to take photos and videos during the ride too.

Turn signals on the helmet are activated by pushing right or left buttons on a linked handlebar device, rather like the helmet’s predecessor.

But this helmet is recharged with a magnetic USB cable fitting, which avoids an earlier problem where the helmet’s female charging input became damaged and perhaps unusable through frequent use.

Real-time group communication means the rider can also talk with and hear other riders with similar devices.

Using Livall apps (Android and IOS) allow some features like the SOS alert to work.

Designed for comfort, the helmet has a high strength ABS shell and an internal lining designed to absorb some impact during a fall or incident.

The battery has about 10 hours lighting time before needing recharging, and the helmet is reasonably waterproof – although a guide supplied with it suggests avoiding a long ride in rain or at least drying it out afterwards in a ventilated environment.

Livall’s New Zealand, Australia and Dubai sales and marketing director Sanchit Mittal from Auckland, has been promoting the brand for the past three years and sees it developing rapidly in related fields.

It’s now a global company, involved in 60 countries and making big inroads in Europe and about to kick into gear in the US.

“I saw e-mobility was going to go crazy in a few years where safety has to go hand in hand with technology, which is Livall’s primary focus,” Mittal explains as a key reason he became involved with Livall.

An occasional cyclist, Mittal sees Livall’s safety emphasis as a big plus for the brand – the only one offering an SOS alert, for instance.

While Livall is about five-and-a-half years old and deals mainly with helmets, it’s also got an eye on the future of e-mobility with more to be announced in that field.

Meanwhile, Livall advocates have been telling their stories about how the helmet saved them from severe head injury or worse in videos.

The company says one of the main fears among about a billion recreational road cyclists globally is being hit by a vehicle.

It suggests investing in the right gear to help reduce the chances of a serious accident, saying research highlights the key factors as helmet wearing, visibility, and limiting rider distraction.

Visit www.livall.com for more information.