This is the Performance Book Caddy, a $20 sheet of steel that could be the death of you, literally. The caddy clamps onto the handlebars of your bike and supports any manner of reading material so you can catch up on the morning’s news as you hurtle through downtown commuter traffic.
“Ok, Mr. Snark,” I hear you say, “this is meant for stationary bikes.” That might be the obvious answer, but it is wrong. Here’s the pitch, direct from the Performance Bicycle site:
Trying to find time to catch up on your reading and training? Do both at one time with the Performance Book Caddy!
Perfect for all types of reading material
It mounts in seconds to virtually any road, mountain or stationary bike [emphasis added]
Now sure, some folks actually hook their bikes up to practice rigs at home instead of just going outside (the equivalent of playing with yourself whilst wearing protection), but the blurb and the product shot combine to suggest otherwise.
It does have me thinking, though, that this would make a nice mount for a netbook (with shake-proof SSD drive, of course). Or a map. Or perhaps even lunch. After all, if you can read, eat and generally conduct a normal day whilst careening around in a couple tons of steel and glass (a car), surely doing the same on a bike should be at least perfectly legal, and at worst a good head-start on a Darwin award.
Performance Book Caddy [Performance Bicycle via DVICE]
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