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TECH NEWS
superband .jpgThe SuperBand can mount anything to your bike
You see some bizarre things on Kickstarter, but occasionally you see some genuinely interesting products, such as this Superband, a “stuff management system” that can be used to mount anything to your bike, from phones to jackets.
The SuperBand has just 34 hours of its Kickstarter campaign, remaining, but already 499 backers have currently pledged $24,090, far exceeded the company’s modest $5,000 goal. Seems a lot of people like the idea of the SuperBand.
What is it they're liking about it? The SuperBand is an accessory that lets you “attach virtually anything to your bike with no tools” and is lightweight, simple and, at $20, not all that expensive.
“Our inspiration was to design a solution that was able to hold many types of items and be inconspicuous when not in use. Need to pick up some groceries after your training ride? You are ready!” says the company.
Featuring a polycarbonate based with a rubber material to provide grip and prevent scratching, the SuperBand locks into place with a pair of rubber bands. It’s designed to hold only small and light objects measuring 3in in diameter, or smaller.
Items the SuperBand is designed to accommodate includes mobile phones, pumps, rolled up jackets, tools, torches and lights, sunglasses, energy bars and other things you might be able to think off. A baguette? The Sunday newspaper?
A $20 pledge gets you one SuperBand, while if you pledge $25 and you get an added handlebar adapter and clamp. The Milwaukee-based company will be shipping the SuperBand in July 2016 with delivery anywhere in the world.
The SuperBand weighs just 37g and the O-ring is 2g, and measures 9.5cm x 5.8cm.
Check it out at www.kickstarter.com
David worked on the road.cc tech team from 2012-2020. Previously he was editor of Bikemagic.com and before that staff writer at RCUK. He's a seasoned cyclist of all disciplines, from road to mountain biking, touring to cyclo-cross, he only wishes he had time to ride them all. He's mildly competitive, though he'll never admit it, and is a frequent road racer but is too lazy to do really well. He currently resides in the Cotswolds, and you can now find him over on his own YouTube channel David Arthur - Just Ride Bikes.
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but they've made it, surely it will be on sale soon?
Nice video.
Thanks for the great review and post Dave!
to answer some questions here...yes the superband will fit on stem or handle bars, but the phone will need to stay vertical when used on the stem, unless you use a cage bracket that has a wide enough clamp to fit a stem (like this: http://bikase.com/product/cage-bracket-large/), then the phone could get turned in landscape. otherwise, if you put the SuperBand on the handle bars, your phone will fit in landscape.
The SuperBand will hold your phone securly on easy street riding, rough single track or any type of bumpy road you might find yourself on. Super easy to attach your phone or other divice and super easy to remove the item.
i apprecate the feed back here!
Like it - thanks for sharing, just the thing for touring/audax to randomly strap things to the bike without worry.
Tempted. Can use it to mount the missus' iPhone 6 to the stem. Was going to go with a Quadlock, but this looks just as good and more versatile. Need to check UK delivery prices..
If it's just for an iPhone such a band already exists: the Finn. http://getfinn.com
I use mine frequently, it's surprisingly rock-solid.
Can you mount it on the stem and have the phone vertical? Her bars are too narrow to fit the pudgy 6 and leave enough room for her hands when she's riding on the tops.
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Can you mount it on the stem and have the phone vertical? Her bars are too narrow to fit the pudgy 6 and leave enough room for her hands when she's riding on the tops.
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It's designed for the phone to be vertical/portrait.
Can you mount it on the stem and have the phone vertical? Her bars are too narrow to fit the pudgy 6 and leave enough room for her hands when she's riding on the tops.
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It's designed for the phone to be vertical/portrait.
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Ah it's a shame it can't be made to work then. Really nifty design, and was about to pull the trigger. Her Strava app doesn't have a landscape mode so.. needs to be on the stem vertically.
Yes, but on the bars rather than the stem. I have the Finn and I like it - nice and simple - but the superband is tempting because it would stay on the bike when the phone is removed, unlike the Finn which pings off, and can be a bit fiddly to put back on.