Storming summits, conquering via ferratas and enjoying a flowing descent as a reward: If you want to go really high on your mountain bike, you usually have to carry it. With the right grip, you can carry your bike for a few minutes without any aids. But at the latest when you need your hands or the bike is pressing heavily on your shoulder due to long periods of carrying, it becomes really uncomfortable, sometimes even dangerous.
Bike mountaineers know the feeling: the summit is almost reached, only a short stretch of narrow path and a ladder separate the biker from the longed-for goal. But now it's getting tight, the options are limited. Climbing with one hand while the other daringly balances the bike is a high risk, especially when unsecured. Often the only option is to forgo the summit photo with the bike and turn back. Mountain biker and engineer Marvin Kiesel from the Allgäu region thought that this was not a good alternative. When he had to partially dismantle his bike on a summit tour in order to reach his destination, it finally became too much for him.
It's up to the man: from idea to product
The industry is constantly presenting the craziest innovations at the world's major trade fairs, but so far there has been no solution to the problem of carrying a bike. So Marvin Kiesel took matters into his own hands. Over the course of two years, the Allgäu native developed his new carrying system, which is as simple as it is effective. A telescopic pole is placed in the rucksack and the pole finds its way out through the central opening for hydration systems. If you don't have such an opening on your rucksack, you have to improvise.
A sleeve is attached to the bike itself, the matching counterpart to the pole, with which the bike can simply be attached to the back of the rucksack. The load is distributed evenly across the body via the shoulder, chest and waist straps of the rucksack. This means that the bike can be carried for long periods of time while both hands remain free - an invaluable advantage in the mountains.
The campaign for the starting capital for production is now running on Kickstarter. The funding target has long since been reached, but the investment is still worthwhile for those interested: you can still secure the carrier systems there with a nice discount compared to the expected retail price. If you want a more personalised look, go for the limited edition version with a wooden head. Volume discounts are available for orders of three or more models.
Here the Link to the campaign. There you will also find all further information about the Peakrider and the compatible rucksack models.
Adrian Kaether
Editor
