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Reel System, a MacGyver-esque On-Board Bicycle Storage System

By Rain Noe - July 30, 2012

in Object Culture

Seoul-based industrial designer Yeongkeun Jeong (whose Butter!Better! design snagged Runner-Up in last year's Core77 Design Awards) has created a rather flexible system of on-board storage for bicycles. Done in collaboration with fellow designer Aareum Jeong, the Reel system utilizes the triangle under the crossbar, but unlike other storage systems utilizing this space, can fit any triangle in any bicycle.

That's because the user themselves simply creates the storage area by wrapping the elastic band around the three bars. Adhesive silicone dots keep the band spaced out at a distance of your choosing.

I dig the Reel's MacGyver-esque let's solve a problem with two very specific materials vibe, even as I wonder if I'm not letting that appreciation overshadow the pragmatic demands of such a system. Experienced cyclists among you: How practical would—or wouldn't—this system be in actual riding, like on rough city roads?

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Bryan Johnson

12 years ago

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Agreed with the guys above. If you really would want this to "work" why not work it with a neoprene pouch concept or something with a stretch effect but solid walls. I cant wrap my uhhhh legs around this concept. It may be good for the trunk of a car or truck bed though.
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greg

12 years ago

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if the strap was stiffly elastic, and interwoven, it would rely much less on the dots. one could interweave only the bottom 2/3 of it, and allow the upper part for access. only good for large, light stuff, however, and the cables will always be an issue for certain bikes.
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Jacob

12 years ago

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yeah, I think greg nailed it. Anything wide, or sticking out is going to get in the way of your knees. It also doesn't seem like that secure of a system, on a bike things tend to get bounced around and vibrated loose. This also would increase the profile that the bike would see in a cross wind possibly causing some problems
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greg

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The folks who designed this definitely don't ride bikes. In the picture with the purple bike they've wrapped the strip around both derailleur cables on the downtube and then again around the front derailleur cable going up the seat tube. I could see the weight of anything straining the straps enough to shift them over the adhesive dots after going over a few bumps. One slight miswrap and you'll have items dropping down through the web and into your chainring.
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argo

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uhm...what about rain and mud ? furthermore unpractical for your knees to bring too many thing in the center of the frame. Maybe useful for thinner objects if the strip is not too much elastic, preventing objescts from jumping out.
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