thingumy bike mount, that can be used to transport your Christmas booze, hits funding target inside 24 hours on Kickstarter

From the same serial inventor that brought us the Bike Mine security system and the loudest bike horn ever made comes thingumy, a useful little mount made mostly out of old inner tubes that is self-proclaimed as "unofficially the world's most useful bicycle accessory". 

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Its creator Yannick Read claims he's "always dreaming up ways to make life on two wheels as easy as possible", and thingumy certainly looks like a product with multiple practical uses. Examples include doubling up on thingumys to strap lights to your wrist, attaching rear lights to your ankle or, as shown in the video below, even using them to transport wine and bottles of gin should you need to do a quick booze run over the festive period!  

Using the thingumy system at night to attach a front light allows the user to turn their beam away from oncoming cyclists or pedestrians to prevent dazzling them. Jackets, pumps, locks and bananas(?) are other examples of things Read says the thingumy can conveniently carry. 

The inventor says he'll simply make as many thingumys required to match demand when his campaign has ended, and as they're hand-made in London with no middleman this is a crowdfunder you can trust won't be delayed by a reliance on third party suppliers. Thingumy has already raised £600, £100 more than its target, less than 24 hours after it launched on Kickstarter yesterday. Check out the campaign here, where you can reserve a pair of thingumys for £6 or get a set of 50 for £150.