Inspired or insane?
Came up with a way to use a couple pieces of cordage to keep my bike upright, without human or tree or wall intervention.
Have been learning knots, and used a few of them to come up with this rig. Deploys in under a minute, and has been hand for loading/unloading gear. A front line attached to the wheel prevents it from turning.
Double fisherman’s knots to connect the 2 lines and form the adjustable seat loop. Tautline hitch on one side and the front. Used a plastic tensioner on the other side just to test it out and see which worked better. The tautline hitch worked fine, but I think the tensioner named it a little easier to use.
When I thought this up, I was skeptical that it would hold the bike up, but it has seemed pretty sturdy so far.
Thoughts?
by KingCaptHappy-LotPP
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Now you can add another, longer guyline going behind the bike – from the saddle to the ground. Throw some tarp on it and you got ultralight, ultra cheap shelter for mellow conditions! 😉
make sure it’s super solid, i once had a bike blown over by a strong stray gust and had bent handlebars for the duration
I would honestly rather just lay my bike down and not carry that😅
What are the upside of your setup?
Maybe make some brake stops so your bike can’t roll. But Click Stand is a nice bit of kit. A party trick if you will.
I used this as part of a bike and tarp setup and would counter its usefulness, too fiddly and unsecure, just use a wall, tree, stick or buy one of those foldable stands.
Edit: https://imgur.com/gallery/ssN0eyb
Front rack? I always thought my Salsa’s carbon fork forever precluded having one.