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Yea or Nay? A Tent That Incorporates Your Bike in the Support Structure

By Rain Noe - July 14, 2022

in Bikes

A German startup called Moruta has designed a tent that incorporates your bike into the support structure. The logic is that it keeps your bike dry, and makes it tricky for a thief to stealthily steal it while you're sleeping.

The concept sounds interesting, but seeing the execution in the video raises some doubts:

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For those of you who engage in bike-based camping, does this appeal to you? It doesn't look to me like it makes the tent any easier to raise or sturdier. Are the dryness/anti-theft-ness strong enough incentives?

The tent is currently up on Kickstarter, with buy-in starting at $300.

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David A

2 years ago

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I'm amazed that someone even considered this. Not because of the mentioned potential for getting air into the hydraulic brakes.
The key issue here is dirt. Travelling with your bicycle is a dirty business and you're putting all that dust and mud right into your tent. And just imagine accidentally brushing past the oily chain of your bike when entering/exiting the tent...

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Derek Chan

2 years ago

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As long as you don't pump the hydraulic brakes upside down its generally ok.

Topeak did a bike based tent years ago, I think discontinued cos it didnt catch on.
https://www.rei.com/product/732405/topeak-bikamper-tent

Its a bit of peace of mind that someone can't make off with your bike while you're sleeing.

Weighs about the same as a similar 2 person tent, just that you'll need to trust in your guyline setup and the ground to keep things stable.

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Zach W

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Big nay from anyone who knows anything about bikes. It's not good to invert your steed like this...
Shimano even recommends against turning the bicycle upside down.

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  I think you're exaggerating the issue. People have been inverting their bikes for decades without harm.
  A bit of research indicates that a properly maintained bike can tolerate being inverted temporarily-esp if there are no hydraulics on board.
  
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    maybe, but like you said, people "HAVE" been inverting bikes... as in past tense. Old cable brakes are fine but most new bikes have hydraulic brakes now and I would not recommend inverting them every night on a bike-packing trip....
    
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