If you store your bikes vertically but hate getting them up and down, the Feedback Sports Velo Hinge might be a solution to your bike storage headaches. Case in point: storage in our garage is handled in the most budget-friendly style we could find: two 2×6 planks are bolted into studs with bike storage hooks […]
Review: Topeak Ninja Series Cage SK and Toolbox 16 Multi-tool
We always love geeking out on new ways to splitting up the gear we carry on rides. Dispersing some of the weight to our bikes can result in more fun on the trail, and shorten the time it takes to get ready to roll. Systems like Specialized’s SWAT and OneUp Components EDC allow integrating a […]
Fidlock Twist Bottle & Magnetic Base
It can be a challenge to mount a water bottle on frames with limited clearance due to the frame design or a piggyback shock. Some manufacturers throw in the towel and don’t bother even adding bottle cage mounts, forcing riders to resort to using an exposed downtube mount or a hydration pack on even short […]
Feedback Sports Velo Wall Post
I first came across the Feedback Sports Velo Wall Post at Interbike. Initially I thought it was a wall mounted repair stand, and I wanted one — as soon as I had a place for one at least. Technically, the Velo Wall Post is a wall mounted storage solution. Bolt it to the wall (to […]
Bike Storage Solution: Xport Bikes Aloft 2 Storage Rack
When you have as many bikes as we do, finding a place for them all can be a challenge- especially living in an urban environment like San Francisco where living spaces tend to be small. Even in our new Portland digs, we are finding space to be at a premium. Fortunately, there are quite a […]
DIY Bike Storage Rack
When you have as many bikes as we do, finding a place for them all can present a challenge. Especially living in the Bay Area where living space is at a premium and a garage/man cave is but a fantasy. We’ve tried various racks throughout the years, but when the size of our fleet outgrew […]
Cycle Tree Compact Bike Storage
We became hip to the Bike Tree through some friends in SF. It is a pretty basic design for a bike rack: a big metal “T” wrapped in a protective hose to avoid scraping up the rims of your bike, connected to struts that are braced to a square frame. The rack is stablized by […]