Hi Ellipse Backers,We wanted to provide you an update on shipping. Since we’ve received the stock, we’ve been tediously confirming shipping addresses over and successfully shipped out hundreds of units. We are on track to complete all of the US backlog in a few weeks! If you haven’t heard from our team, please reach out on support@lattis.io. We’ve also added a customer support agent, and we will be faster at  responding to your emails. Besides shipping locks, we’ve also been working on series of accessories for your lock that we will be sharing soon. There’s also a new iOS app...

Hi Ellipse Backers,As many of you may know, Ellipse has been sold out due to unexpectedly high demand.  We are very excited to share with that we are now restocked, and we have units ready to ship right away.  We apologize that the inventory took a little bit longer to arrive than expected.  We are putting more resources towards customer support to help answer your questions, and we are excited to get these locks in your hands. Thanks again for your continued patience. While we are a small team, our commitment to you is profound. No company, large or small,...

Hello backers, We are particularly thankful at this time of year for having a community like ours — the community that you all comprise. Shipping a complicated hardware product like Ellipse, developing and maintaining multiple apps has been a lot of work for our small team, so please accept our apologies for the slowdown in communications. We wanted to let you know that despite our best efforts, we have not yet met our shipping milestone of shipping out all orders. To date we’ve shipped 4124 orders and we have another 1339 units in transit to our fulfillment center, ready to go out...

We’re thrilled to announce that Ellipse has started shipping from our California fulfillment center to customers throughout North America. Shipping to international customers will begin in March 2017. We'd like to take this opportunity to thank all of our customers for your incredible support, immense patience, and valuable feedback. To our valued customers still awaiting delivery, please be assured that we’re working hard to fulfill all outstanding orders as fast as possible.  As soon as your order is shipped, we'll send you an email so you can track Ellipse all the way to your door. Ellipse Global Shipping Schedule for Existing Orders (Subject...

The Lattis team is proud to reveal the Ellipse app! With it, you’ll be able to fully utilize the Ellipse lock and all of its powerful features.      We’ve been working on this app around the clock for months, and it’s full of little things that make it user friendly, intuitive, and secure. Here are a few of the main features that we think you’ll love: Lock/Unlock: your Ellipse with a tap of your phone. Enable proximity auto locking/unlocking: just snap the shackle into the lock bar and walk away. Receive Theft Alerts: when your bike is being tampered...

It’s exciting times over here. We’re on our way to Interbike, the biggest bike trade show in the U.S. Mass production is underway and our first batch of locks will be heading out the door next month. For those of you have already pre-ordered, we will be in touch later this week to confirm your shipping addresses in order to deliver your pre-orders. As we enter this next chapter, we want to do so with a name that we can build on for the future. So today we’re announcing a change. Our company name is now Lattis, and the product...

In our last update, we were finishing up the final design for Skylock as part of the Design Validation Test (DVT). Since our last update, we have been working hard on validating the production process, namely Production Validation Testing (PVT). This process involved timing workers at each station and running the production line at full scale for a short period. We are happy to announce that we have now successfully completed the PVT and confirmed that the our manufacturing process can produce a consistent result in an efficient way. Skylock PVT Final Assembly Looking at the latest manufacturing schedule, Mass Production...

In our last update, we were just beginning the Design Validation Test (DVT) for Skylock. This run was built using tooled parts, and was done to ensure that the units looked good cosmetically and all the parts fit well together. During DVT, we had parts off of our molds and had a chance to see how everything fit together, build a number of pilot units, and run tests to ensure that it all worked as planned. We ran a sample set of these parts through our rugged test plan, and we’ve made a few changes in order to improve the...

Skylock’s unique lockbar sleeve serves two purposes. The first purpose is to provide an interface for the capacitive touch pad, which can be used to unlock your bike in case your phone dies. Letters are debossed on the inside of the sleeve and when backlit by the LEDs, a touch interface appears. When the LEDs turn off, the interface disappears, leaving the lock inconspicuous. This type of interface is called a “deadfront” display and is visible only when it’s needed. The second purpose of the sleeve is to protect your bike. The silicone rubber sleeve has a super soft texture,...

The excitement is building here at Skylock HQ! Over the past month, we’ve made some incredible progress in the manufacturing process and are just about ready to deliver Skylock to you, our patient and faithful supporters. In fact, as the final stages near, we’ve been able to lock down an updated delivery schedule for our pre-order customers and are looking for beta testers to try out the first locks that will come off the assembly line soon. If you’re interested in lending a helping hand, read on to find out how you can get involved. We’re almost at the finish line....

Since our last update, the team has been in Asia working with our manufacturer refining the tooling for Skylock. The shackle is one of the most unique and important pieces in the production of Skylock. In production forging, a thick rod of 4140 Chromoly steel is heated to 2200°F (1200°C), is pre-bent to the general shape of the shackle, and then placed between two extraordinarily hard steel dies that have the bottom and top halves formed into open faced molds. The hammer (a piece of capital equipment roughly the side of a house) slams the dies closed with forces measured...

See full image Bike theft can hit anyone at anytime. It doesn’t matter whether you’re living in a booming metropolis or a sleepy village, thieves are everywhere and they want your ride. As a company who specializes in the prevention of bike theft, we believe that the combination of a great lock and some knowledge about how to avoid thefts altogether can go a long way. We created this infographic, which compiles “10 Facts About Bike Theft That Every Cyclist Should Know”, to help fellow cyclists arm themselves with the knowledge needed to avoid the pitfalls. We hope it’s useful...