Viennese folding bike expert, VELLO Bike, has developed an easy-to-install convertible rain cover for their new VELLO SUB e-cargo bike, keeping children dry while still enabling a unique panoramic view. The SUB Cocoon 360°ReflectiveTM is fully reflective in the dark, ensuring maximum safety and visibility in traffic.

Following the recent launch of its first e-cargo bike, VELLO SUB, VELLO BIKE now offers a stylish and well-thought-out folding rain cover offering more than just weather protection.

“As parents, we quickly realized from our everyday experience that there was nothing among the existing systems that met our high demands for protection, comfort, and, above all, safety,” says Valerie Wolff, who founded VELLO BIKE almost ten years ago together with product designer Valentin Vodev. "Especially not with a solution that is so intuitive and quick to set up when the weather changes."

The result of this development is the SUB Cocoon 360°ReflectiveTM, a multifunctional convertible rain cover that can be used to keep the youngest passengers dry and safe, regardless of weather conditions. Even when the rain cover is closed, children can still enjoy an panoramic views in every direction. The entire cocoon is made from high-quality, environmentally friendly OEKO-TEX- certified materials that are safe thanks to their tested absence of harmful substances. Thanks to their all-around reflective properties, the textile also ensures good visibility in traffic in the dark.

Both the back panel and the lower sides of the cocoon shimmer during the day, and turn into large reflectors in the dark at night. And this is very important, as a visibility study by the KFV (Austrian Road Safety Board) shows that almost one in two fatal accidents involving pedestrians, and one in five fatal accidents involving cyclists, happen in poor visibility. People wearing reflective elements can be seen from a distance of up to 140 meters, while dark clothing only makes them visible from 25 meters - which is often too late.

The manufacturer also offers reflective cargo bags, which not only create more storage space, but are also integrated into the design in such a way that the little passengers’ feet are also fully protected in bad weather. The cocoon not only protects from rain, but also from insects or stones, and can easily be opened, just like a convertible, and secured with buckles when needed. The smart design of the SUB Cocoon 360°ReflectiveTM allows for easy assembly and attachability to the SUB Cool Kid Railing and SUB Railing, without the need to use any tools.