Bike-Tent

[krebs303]

This doesn't seem like it would be very stable.

Bike-Tent

 

[the student]

not much more stable then a normal tent.. Just another useless invention for another non-existing problem

 

[masking_agent]

i have to agree. Looks awkward to use, get into and doesn't look sturdy in poor weather conditions. But a nice marketing ploy

 

[marathon marke]

It's not even protecting the most vulnerable part of the bike. Yeah, looks too unstable too.

 

[galaxy1]

good idea, poorly implemented.
the idea of taking a sheet of canvas on a bike tour and turning it into a tent is quite compelling.

 

[Fourier]

It might work if you for short time use. You would have a place to change clothes for instance if you want to go swimming, or have some protection from the sun during peak hours if you want to hang out at the beach.
Does it fold small enough to fit in the back pocket of a cycling jersey?

 

[slcbiker]

Actually, looks reasonably stable to me. Those guys going over the bars should keep it so.
If the idea is to have a lightweight tent with at least a little headroom and only one small pole, that's not a bad design.

 

[StyrbjornSterki]

Stable enough, yes, but it provides inadequate protection for the bicycle. And if there's inclement weather ant there's no vestibule. Mongo like vestibule.

 

[Martin318is]

Pretty clearly isn't trying to claim that it protects the bike, its just removing an alloy pole from the packweight for a cycle tourist.

To my mind the much bigger issue is that there is no obvious reinforcement to the material passing over the bar ends. If you have a windy day then even though the structure is stable, there WILL be movement at this contact point.

If the bars are even remotely like mine then it would only take a few nights to damage the material quite badly - if not puncture it entirely, making the entire tent potentially fail

(I spent years on rockclimbing and cross-country skiing trips in a tent much smaller and lower than this incidentally. for certain types of use this tent is great)

 

[mimi28]

mmmm... in principle not bad, but I agree with a lot of the comments. Just how stable will this be?

In Dragon Den style - "I'm out!"