Comments on: Turning your bike frame into a woven basket

By: hadlockk

hadlockk — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 13:37:00 +0000

Re: testing it on the sidewalk; it’s illegal to ride on the sidewalks in many cities.

By: sjofels

sjofels — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 13:17:00 +0000

Then there are a legion of other products like bags and binders that do a much nicer job of retaining your swag. (my bike bags can hold a 24 bottle crate of beer each, HURRAY!)
There are even some that come in the same hipster-neon-odi grip style colors.

And I’d much rather have a sweaty back than entanglement issues at 30kmh.

By: Paul Renault

Paul Renault — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 21:54:00 +0000

Mais, ce n’est pas une baguette! C’est un pain bâtard!

By: SedanChair

SedanChair — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 12:41:00 +0000

That’s the Frenchest bike I’ve ever seen–which is impressive since every bike is, to some degree, French.

By: Symbiote

Symbiote — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 09:22:00 +0000

Backpacks make your back sweaty, for all but the smallest distances and lowest speeds.

By: vinculture

vinculture — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 08:32:00 +0000

You might as well ask me to cut my brake lines as attach that thing, because it looks like having much the same effect on safety. And, go on the sidewalk? Don’t think so.

By: Michael Smith

Michael Smith — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 08:00:00 +0000

The bottle could be on the underside of the down tube, or attached to the back of the seat, triathlon style, or pushed into the webbing more likely. 40 odd years ago my mum made a bag to go in that part of the frame when I had a job delivering junk mail.

By: noah django

noah django — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 05:58:00 +0000

I ˆwantˆ this to work, but I just don’t see it. Maybe if the strapping was slightly elasticized? Otherwise it’ll be loose under no load and therefore in the way.

I’m intrigued. If I come across a bunch of springy webbing, I’ll see what I can come up with and get back to y’all.

one thing’s for sure, I’ll be damned if I lace my ride with bright red.

By: Richard Dagenais

Richard Dagenais — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 05:11:00 +0000

What’s wrong with a backpack?

By: Richard Dagenais

Richard Dagenais — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 05:08:00 +0000

And another word for webbing is tape. Seriously, go to a climbing shop and ask.

By: mccrum

mccrum — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 04:20:00 +0000

No water bottle or bike pump for you!

Unless you have a basket, which would be pretty amusing…

By: Stephen Schenck

Stephen Schenck — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 02:06:00 +0000

My mom’s a big fan of these: http://www.biria.com/series/easy-boarding

The hub gear’s pretty neat, too.

By: pKp

pKp — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 23:40:00 +0000

Or people with small legs. I’m a guy, and I prefer the “ladie’s bike” type because it’s easier to mount/dismount.

By: knappa

knappa — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 23:37:00 +0000

Only if they ride a “woman’s” bike; which as far as I can tell, few women do.

By: AlexG55

AlexG55 — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 23:26:00 +0000

Assuming they only ride “ladies’” bikes- I know plenty of women who ride bikes with a full crossbar.

By: Ian Wood

Ian Wood — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 22:54:00 +0000

You’re postulating a Poe’s Law for industrial design?

By: joeposts

joeposts — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 22:17:00 +0000

Non, comme ça.

By: L_Mariachi

L_Mariachi — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 22:17:00 +0000

Makes it a lot harder to carry your bike up and down stairs.

By: MelSkunk

MelSkunk — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 22:09:00 +0000

I think it passed goofy and ended up on head-shakingly bad. If it’s a joke it’s a subtle one.

By: stumo

stumo — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 22:04:00 +0000

Fairly sure this would screw up my gears and rear brakes – and if you get a crosswind you’ll suddenly notice it a lot more.

By: Peppermint

Peppermint — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 22:01:00 +0000

Sadly, another fun and interesting object that women will have to do without…

By: Paul Renault

Paul Renault — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 21:44:00 +0000

Strapping it to the frame – like so?

By: travtastic

travtastic — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 21:32:00 +0000

It's webbing, presumably the standard nylon stuff. It's fairly cheap. Absolutely dangerous when applied here, though. It would make a lot more sense to use the webbing to make a similar basket, and then attach that to the frame.

By: Robert Drop

Robert Drop — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 21:04:00 +0000

You may have answered your own question.
I get the feeling that this was intended to be goofy and playful rather than a practical design.

By: Antinous / Moderator

Antinous / Moderator — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 20:52:00 +0000

I see Isadora Duncan possibilities here.

By: joeposts

joeposts — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 20:41:00 +0000

Little known fact: The baguette was invented to make it easy to carry bread home from the boulangerie by strapping it to the frame of your bicyclette.

By: skeletoncityrepeater

skeletoncityrepeater — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 20:36:00 +0000

The adhesive worries me.

By: Ian Wood

Ian Wood — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 20:27:00 +0000

A complicated and ineffective solution to a problem for which multiple and simpler proven solutions already exist.

By: John_Wilmot

John_Wilmot — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 20:25:00 +0000

It isn’t tape, but the same weave that makes up most tension straps on backpacks. You can see that more clearly in the shot of the kit. Concerns about knees and baguettes aside, it should be pretty sturdy.

By: Matt Fidler

Matt Fidler — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 20:20:00 +0000

Why is this getting so much attention online? It’s the exact opposite of intelligent elegant design.