tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17397413.post95027631996007936..comments2023-11-07T15:25:23.112-06:00Comments on commuterDude: The Dude Garage - simple projects for the OCD randonneurkGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14572371287751503718noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17397413.post-61949574507631340722014-03-02T09:29:11.097-06:002014-03-02T09:29:11.097-06:00Therein lay the genius of your idea: honestly, be...Therein lay the genius of your idea: honestly, being a touch OCD (noooo, you?!) it's clear I have a very strong tendency to over-engineer nearly everything... I'm totally going to get ahold of one of those straps now, assuming I don't already have one lurking somewhere - great idea: portable, and where my contraption above was designed for parking lot prep only, yours works everywhere - and you never have to remember to bring it, or where you left it.<br />Excellent!kGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14572371287751503718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17397413.post-50925841019370909922014-03-02T04:56:48.452-06:002014-03-02T04:56:48.452-06:00Take one velcro cable tie approx 8" long, wra...Take one velcro cable tie approx 8" long, wrap it for storage around your handlebar. When you stop and lean your bike against a nonmoving object, wrap the velcro around your brake lever, compressing it. This will keep your bike from rolling and falling.<br /><br />Done right, with black bar tape no one will see it when stored, and it weighs almost nothing. Best of all it works!Monkeywranglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06732066232389894763noreply@blogger.com