Kickstarter Money or Darwin Award?: That's the Question About the Bag Buddy

treehugger.com 07 Jan '13, 5pm

Kickstarter Money or Darwin Award?: That's the Question About the Bag Buddy

© Nicholas Fjellberg Swerdlowe This is on almost every guide to riding a bike safely : DO NOT hang grocery bags or carry loose loads on your handlebars as they can upset the control of your bicycle and prevent you from properly turning your front wheel to avoid a crash. On Kickstarter, Nicholas Fjellberg Swerdlowe has designed a set of plastic hooks that are designed to do do exactly that, to enable you to hang groceries from the end of your handlebars. He writes: The Bag Buddy snaps on to your bicycle grips and serves as a clamp, using the weight of each bag to tighten its hold. Two tubular clamps secure the bag hooks mounted on either side of the body. While transporting groceries, the bag buddy rotates the angle of "bag swing" 90 degrees away from the bicycle; positioning the bags parallel to the frame and securing the groceries away from the front tire. Isaac Newton wo...

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@cubillinois » 08 Jan '13, 9pm
bicycle grocery bag holder good idea, or deathtrap? [link]
@raolbaletco » 08 Jan '13, 4pm
Hay proyectos @kickstarter inútiles [link] /via @TreeHugger #bici y otros originales [link] /via @mjays #lights
@JunkkMale » 08 Jan '13, 10am
Kickstarter Money or Darwin Award? [link] Not the best little piece of plastic design I've ever seen.
@ClubGreenNL » 08 Jan '13, 9am
Een gadget om #boodschappentassen aan je #fietsstuur te hangen verdeelt de fietswereld (video): [link] #Bag #Buddy #safety
@asselsm » 08 Jan '13, 4am
there are smart ideas, not sure this is one of them ... [link]
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@JunkkMale » 07 Jan '13, 6pm
RT @MariamCook: Harsh/ fair? RT @SmartVehicle: Kickstarter Money or Darwin Award?: That's the Question About the Bag Buddy [link]
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Harsh/ fair? RT @SmartVehicle: Kickstarter Money or Darwin Award?: That's the Question About the Bag Buddy [link]
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@christackett » 07 Jan '13, 5pm
"You don't want to put a 30 pound pendulum at the end of your handlebars." - @LloydAlter on a bad @Kickstarter idea: [link]
@JamesDEJ » 07 Jan '13, 5pm
RT @lloydalter: The Bag Buddy: Should it get Kickstarter funding or a Darwin Award? [link]
@ukcycles » 07 Jan '13, 5pm
Putting a 30 pound pendulum at the end of your handlebars is not a good idea in this... [link] #Transportation #teamfollowback
@TreeHugger » 07 Jan '13, 5pm
We love a good @Kickstarter campaign, but some ideas just do not need to exist. @LloydAlter critiques the Bag Buddy. [link]
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