BagLoops 001

Originally uploaded by meauxtown

Flickr photostreamer Meauxtown* has a twist on saddlebag bagloop straps. I’m not sure how this applies to Carradice, what with the dowel under the holes and all, but maybe it will inspire someone who is more imaginative than me.

But the real reason I am blogging this is because Meauxtown is a major Jack Taylor bike collector. He shows us quite a variety of nice British iron along with the bag loop shots.

This blog will be the repository for any new Carradice Hacks that come along. We have a new shopping cart in the (slow) works and my plan is to use the shopping site for shopping and this blog/photostream all the extra content. WordPress and Flickr are such great tools for getting things done quickly.

You should be able to click on the Carradice Hacks category in the sidebar for future contributions.

*Louisianan for Motown

P1192873

Originally uploaded by guuwatanabe

GUU_Watanabe has posted a few pictures of this extravagent bike on their photostream.

The owner spent a long time collecting classic components. Once he had the parts he had Toei build a new frame to hang his stash on.

Also: Check out the bikes pictured on the Toei english-language web page. I have never seen a front light mount like the one on the 1961 Bluebird.

Hebie bipod stand

I ordered some Hebie stuff from Germany to evaluate and it came today. I just mounted this stand on my bike. Can’t argue that it looks good but it seems pretty useful. First test will be the short trip home tonight. It comes in two lengths for 26″ and 700c and the price would be around $55.

UPDATE 3/17/09 – I have ordered a few of the bipod stands to sell plus some accessories. They should get here next week. We’ll see how they do.

Tags: hebie, stand, ugly, useful

two fork-mount light brackets

These two new light brackets come from Charlie Buchalter at ATOC. The lower one threads onto the hub skewer, replacing the  skewer end, and the higher one bolts onto a lowrider boss.

I got a couple of these brackets for evaluation and my conclusion is that they are pretty nifty. I used the lower one over the weekend and not only did it get the battery-light off my handlebars but the lower mounting made a nice, illuminating pool of light on the road. These hollow tubes weigh less than one ounce.

Now that they are evaluated we should have these brackets in stock in a couple of weeks. The lower one will cost around $25 while the mid-fork bracket will be around $20.

UPDATE 2/2/08 – LiteBeams now in stock.

Tags: bracket, light, new

Adam Alpern is the man behind Zugster Bags. – “Bags for People Who Ride Bikes.”

A self-professed “sewing dork”, Adam has a line of intriguing messenger bags and he is in the process of developing a new handlebar bag with some interesting innovations.

There are more pictures of this bag, as well as Adam’s other creations on his website as well as in his Flickr photostream. If you like bags it’s worth a look.

Tags: bags, zugster