News reaches us that the recenty launched super stylish Copenhagen Parts Porter (combined front rack and handlebar) is now available in the US through Mission Bicycle Company, in a rainbow of colours including pink! It’s not often that a humble bicycle accessory really grabs the attention but the Porter, designed by Goodmorning Technology design studio, really is a stunning piece of modern industrial design and is set to become a classic. Fashion and utility in one product. Wonderful.
If you have been following the story of my efforts to convert my Africa Bike into the ultimate utility bike you’ll know the difference between a handlebar/fork mounted rack and a frame mounted rack. You’ll know, if you hadn’t already worked it out for yourself, that a rack which mounts directly to the frame provides a more stable ride because the carried load has less influence on the steering. The Copenhagen Parts rack is a thing of beauty, no doubt about that (and I want one very badly) but don’t try putting your sister on it. If you want to make your pink fixie capable of hauling a truly substantial load you’ll be wanting a frame mounted carrier like the Andel Pick-Up (as featured on Mick’s Africa Bike) or the Steco Carrier (as featured in the Product pages of Cyclorama.net and pictured below).
Available in black, we have it on good authority that Steco will paint individual units in other colours to special order.
Including, we presume, pink.
Copenhagen Parts Porter carrier in silver and Pink Fixie images courtesy Mission Bicycle.
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