Whether they commute to work, or down-hill race for sport, Torch’s Urban, Mountain, and Road products are desinged to exceed their expectations.

The lid itself follows the standard in-mould narrative where shell and EPS liner are formed together simultaneously, which keeps production costs and weight down while theoretically improving safety. When riding off-road at night, it’s best to use two lights. The first should be on your handlebar to give you a broad view so you can see where the trail edges are, the direction of the trail and its main features. However, this is one of the most expensive options out there and it could do with padding on the mount. Torch Apparel will positively affect the cycling market by raising the level of quality and function that is expected in cycling apparel, ultimately making cycling safer and saving lives. Substantial accomplishments to dateTorch has had numerous requests from international partners to resell our products. The appointment of the right distribution and retail partners would enable to Torch to maximise our market access across Europe. There’s a low-battery warning light, plus an auto shut-off to prolong its usable life on the trail. It’s claimed to be waterproof to one metre, so should shrug off heavy downpours.

Investing in a regular equity campaign is the simplest and most common way to invest in a startup. You decide which business you want to invest in, and if the campaign hits its funding target then you will become one of their shareholders. As the company becomes more valuable, so do your shares; allowing you the opportunity to share in the future success of the business. For a helmet light, it’s better to have a more focused beam pattern from spot LEDs rather than flood LEDs. This helps to concentrate the light where you’re looking, highlighting the features that catch your attention.When the amount raised is less than 100%, the equity offered is based on the target raise. Once the company has raised over 100% it is based on the total raised.

Switches are positive and easily located wearing winter-weight gloves, but there's no memory function so you'll need to go through the modes each time.

It’s a good shape, providing lots of coverage without looking huge, and the vents are effective. The fit is decent but compromised by the single shell size and the unpadded retention device. People - the European business will recruit dedicated sales people to engage relevant channel partners across the European region. Mountain bike lights are all about lumens; the more, the merrier. This applies to helmet lights as well as handlebar lights.

This business is eligible for SEIS relief - providing qualifying investors with income tax relief of 50% of Secured first round Angel investment from Hugh Roper, who used an existing company vehicle to invest in Torch Apparel. In some scenarios, entrepreneurs may accept additional direct investment after closing their Seedrs campaign. Provided this is within 6 months of the closing and on the same terms, we do not typically offer pre-emption rights on that extra investment (where you have the opportunity to invest again to maintain your percentage shareholding).The UK company owns 38.1% of the original USA company as a result of equity investment to date. We believe this relationship with the US company will be of significant value to our investors. This is matched with a bright white spotlight in the centre, which helps draw attention to specific features. In addition, a whiter (or cooler) light will appear brighter for a given lumen and help add more contrast to features in the distance.