Thanks for saying hi! Great honor to chat and nerd out on bikes for a few minutes.

@@PathLessPedaledTV WOW! And he's right... you found some dam cool stuff there Russ.👍

I own a Breezer and a Gray Fisher mtb. All I need now is a Ritchey and my Mt Rushmore will be complete. ❤

Yes! One of the cooler things I’ve seen from EB

Yeah that is a great design. Very versatile.

They can have my money now! My kid is super close to outgrowing our Burley Encore trailer that we do our outtings/shopping with. That one looks even more convenient.

I'm hoping they think to make available dog-specific straps'harness for those of us that can't trust Fido to not jump when they see a kangaroo and don't want a single strap that chokes. (I'd basically need to strap my dog in like Hannibal Lecter on the dolly in "Silence..")

Tailfin have been doing fantastic quick release racks for years!

@@BenBroomfield Tailfin is in a complete different price bracket than Ortlieb though.

Yes, but ortlieb is hitting at a reasonable price point. I can just about stomach spending £70 on a rack, considering the amount of use I put my bikes through. Tailfin's pricing makes my wallet weep.

I've already got the "old" QR rack + some of the classic panniers to go with it, wasn't cheap but feels super solid when you clip it in, I can certainly recommend it if the ~$100 price tag doesn't scare you (yes it's affordable for what it is, but a 'standard' rack could be half that and still just as solid). Being able to take it off even when the panniers are on it is super handy, I've found. Makes a nice handle for carrying both bags or standing them up somewhere. Nicest thing about the rack IMO, aside from build quality, is the fact that a new set of eyelet mounts is like $8 so you can in theory just buy one rack and have a set of mounting hardware on as many bikes as you like, so it swaps easily between them! I'm kinda hopeful the thru-axle won't be too expensive, since at the moment I use the rack on a MTB and I'd love to also mount it to my gravel bike, but since the sizing's a bit different the rack doesn't sit level on one if you set it up for the other. More mounting options will help with keeping it fitted to multiple bikes.

It would allow many "race only" carbon bikes to be used for bikepacking or touring as well.

I met the guys who developed it and found them to be super cool. If you want to support their work, a quick tip: they are currently/in the near future (not entirely sure) running a crowd funding to finance the production of the rack.

its a neat idea but 2kg for a bike rack is kindve ridiculous. i feel like you'd be better of just keeping a non-collapsing large-sized bike rack on the bike permanently rather than a super heavy one that can collapse

I've seen rear seat stay mounts crack, I wouldn't like to hang 40kg off it that far back. I always use a seat collar with built in rack mounts.

40kg mounted BEHIND the rear axle = guaranteed wheelies everywhere, all the time! 😂

At the moment I have a rack which supports 50kg. My problem is the position of the panniers. With my size 17 shoes I need more space to pedal without scratching my panniers reasoned in the length of the chainstay. Next bike I will get for sure a much longer chainstay. But for now that rack is the cheapest solution to my problem. As a 6'6 person I don't think I'm in danger to wheelie up any hill due to the nice geometry of the rest of my bike.

Tongs look like garbage, but I really like folding pedals so I don't stab myself in the calf while loading my bike onto the train. Unfortunately, the two sets I've used had their bearings go bad after about 6 months of use.

Our Crowdfunding will start in September :)

Those foam spacers are awful, best to cut up a yoga block which is solid EVA foam and won't squish.

Right, probably you should pack up the front as well (as done in the booth bike)

At that point you just have to start applying basic vehicle loading principles and never load the heavy stuff in the rear. Heavy load on the wheel axle and in the front, lightest load in the back and you'll be just fine... It's obviously intended for a hardcore bike packer who already used up all the other space on their rig and looking to expand. Not for joyriding with your kids lol

Agreed. It is so nice not to be hot with flashy, expensive gear, but instead gear that makes think about the bikes I own, and make me ride them more.

I have a regular crane Bell mounted below the hood and can reach out with my pinkie while on the hoods, and index finger from the drops

@@davidscott6164 interesting. I haven't found a position that wouldn't get in my way while braking hard in the drops. But perhaps I just need to try harder :)

@@Macuhdohnadadoh I have the bell body towards the inside/center of the bike, with the striker lever in front if the bar, just below where the brake lever would make contact when fully depressed. Not sure if that would work on all bar shapes and all hand sizes, but I like it!

have you considered using your voice?

@@Hephera yeah, but when you say, “on your left”, trail walkers move to their left 50% of the time. And a high pitched bell can cut through air pods.

Came here to say this. I have a couple and love them. Plus, you can daisy chain in traditional Voile straps if you need to secure something massive. Great video, Russ!

also looking for the safety lanterns! So cute!

Too expensive and proprietary.