Comments on: FS mountain bike in a backpack

By: Spokeless Wheels & Other Interesting Bike Concepts | Mountain Bike Blog || SINGLETRACKS.COM

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:51:37 +0000

[...] This week we came across an article showcasing some interesting bike concepts and as always it got us thinking about the future of mountain bikes. Of course the article is chock-full of folding/collapsible bikes and all-weather rigs which aren’t really cutting edge anymore – there are actually several production models of both. There’s also the Mountain Monk, or what we’re calling the “BikePack,” that’s a FS mountain bike you can wear like a backpack as you hike to the top of gnarly DH runs – but that’s last year’s news. [...]

By: Hike up, bike down || Camping & Hiking Blog || Tripleblaze.com Camping & Hiking

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 14:59:45 +0000

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By: 2leftfeet

2leftfeet — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 02:51:25 +0000

Ok, so it’s a bike because it has two wheels, but the pedals don’t pedal. More like a scooter than a bike, if you run out of steam you gotta kick it skateboard style.

Neat gadget though – I could see myself with one.

By: Suvacrew

Suvacrew — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 18:45:22 +0000

Here it is in action: Bergmönch from Thomas Kaiser on Vimeo.

By: Mongoose

Mongoose — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 17:59:04 +0000

Pretty cool looking gadget and would be great for the go-cart/soap-box kid rolling down a hillside, but it looks like it would cause some serious backaches being bent over from a standing position like in the photo for us older/seasoned riders. Hmmmmm!