biggs682
Itching to get back on my bike's
- Location
- Northamptonshire
a brush that sits about 1 foot in front of the bike to sweep all the road debris away
dragons den for cyclists
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Or flails at the side to discourage close passes...
Gravity Aided
Legendary Member
- Location
- Land of Lincoln
Sounds like tire savers, only they mounted to the brake fixing and wiped things off your tires.
classic33
Leg End Member
They still make them?
biggs682
Itching to get back on my bike's
- Location
- Northamptonshire
yes but my idea would brush all the debris away before it makes contact with the tyres , just think how much money local councils could save by not sweeping roads and footpaths
coffeejo
Ælfrēd
- Location
- West Somerset
Ooh, would they invest it in filling potholes instead?
Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
Ta daa I give you .... The Uncontroversial Helmet.
It looks like a cute kitten and destroys anyone's will to argue about it.
Should it ever leak out that it is actually made out of kittens it may become controversial again.
It looks like a cute kitten and destroys anyone's will to argue about it.
Should it ever leak out that it is actually made out of kittens it may become controversial again.
Profpointy
Legendary Member
At the risk of lowering the tone, here's a serious suggestion. I'd like a saddle bag which easily clips on and off the bike - something as slick as Ortlieb panniers.
MisterStan
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I give you the Topeak Aero Wedge i have a clip on each bike for mine....
Profpointy
Legendary Member
I don't think I own anything small enough to fit it
MisterStan
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They do a larger one. I have an older model - can fit a fair bit more than you expect in there!
Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
Back in the 70s when I was a young chap I went touring with a friend who had his dad's saddlebag - a Carradice (dunno which, but bigger than a barley ... the words Carradice of Nelson were fixed in my brain from following him up hideous Welsh mountains). Anyway, I digress. This had a strange device that clipped easily on to the saddle. It was - if I remember right - like a very shallow "C" with two inward pointing pigeon-toed tabs that engaged with the slots on the back of a Brooks saddle. I would take forever attaching my panniers and he would just attach his saddlebag clip-clip. I think he also did up the leather strap that went round the seat post.
In modern life you can now get Carradice Bagman racks that have a quick release.
Fizik - http://www.fizik.it/accessories/bags/saddle-pak/ It clips directly into the mount built into all Fizik saddles - if only there was a standard for all manufacturers.
coffeejo
Ælfrēd
- Location
- West Somerset
I've got the Ortleib saddle bag and it does as you request.
John the Monkey
Frivolous Cyclist
- Location
- Crewe
It also excitingly and unpredictably breaks, depositing the bag in the middle of the road behind you.
Will a bus run it over before you can retrieve it?
Who knows! Fun for all the family, &c.
Anyway, my idea is bicycle indicators. I'm sure that almost no one else has ever thought of it before.
