Are you looking for a holiday gift to give a cyclist?
Does he or she have to haul a bike up several flights of stairs to an apartment or workplace? Or, must he or she hoist his or her steed onto lofts, car racks and other high places?
Or maybe your cycling friend rides into places that can't be ridden and must port his or her bike to more tire-friendly ground. Perhaps he or she is a cyclo-cross racer.
Well, here's something your cycling friend might appreciate:
It looks simple enough: a carved strip of wood and a couple of nylon bands. It bridges the seat and down tubes above the bottom bracket:
It allows you to pick up your bike this way:
While the wood has a natural finish, the bands are available in yellow, marine blue, gray, black or white. Whatever the color, each of these bike porters--called the "Gary"-- is made by hand by a fellow named Renaud in France. They're sold by Wood'Insane Design, based in Parempuyre, near Bordeaux.
If I didn't live in a ground-floor apartment, I might try one!
