Journal

imagination

  • As a young and scrappy, by-the-bootstraps helmet company, we’ve looked on to larger companies’ ability to sponsor world-class athletes and teams with a little bit of heartfelt envy. And we’ve been looking forward to the day when we could take on such partnerships ourselves. This year, we’re finally feeling ready for this next great step.… View Post
  • Hoo! Hoo! Halloween Helmets

    Yup, it’s that season again – that short period between the start of school and winter when strange scary tableaux appear on your neighbors’ front porch and someone you know takes a trip to a pumpkin patch. It’s also a time of costumes! Halloween costumes seem to get every more elaborate (and since the permanent… View Post
  • Surprisingly, many new Nutcase helmet buyers don’t know about the origami surprise in every helmet box – the punch-out squirrel mascot we fondly call “Punchy.” Punchy’s design is the result of the Nutcase creative team wanting to make sure unpacking our helmets is as fun as wearing them. Before the release of our Gen3 helmet… View Post
  • August 6, 2014 joe commuter Bringing you tips on bike commuting from one dedicated rider in Portland. photo credit: Beverley Goodwin on Flickr Bike books for beginning commuters If you’re just getting into cycling, or haven’t been on a bike since you were a kid, here’s a list of essential reading, including some books entertaining enough… View Post
  • July 29, 2014 Nutcase Unframed: The Artist Speaks #3 Nutcase Unframed, our series of events to highlight fresh art on helmets and also out in the world, begins next month with the Eurobike show in Fredrichshaven, Germany. At the Nutcase booth, artists Sandra Ramirez, Ray Moore, and Todd Standish will paint large art panels, working… View Post