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Cycloc Solo

On the prowl for a smart yet elegant solution to storing your bike indoors? Look no further than the Cycloc Solo. At first glance, it looks like a mere plaything that’s too flimsy to be able to prop up an entire bike.

The Cyclo Solo is a horizontal or vertical bike storage ideal for home, office, or even retail display. The thing boasts three-point wall fixing and there’s an insert panel that hides fixings. You can hang any bike on it, too. There’s an included spacer to accommodate wide bars. You can also rotate it to accommodate various frame angles. There are rubber contact points to keep scratches at bay, and there’s an inbuilt facility to keep the bike locked in place.

Get it in a range of seven vibrant colors, whatever catches your aesthetic drift. And not only does it let you hang your bike, it’s also got a designated space for accessories.

The best-designed products are of course the simple ones. Although here at Men’s Gear we appreciate when artists push the envelope and go to town when it comes to experimentation, we’re suckers for well-built, simple solutions to complex problems.

The Cycloc Solo is one such product, doing away with the bells and whistles to give us a clever, bare-bones, straightforward answer to all our biking storage problems. Cycloc’s simplicity is its strongest merit, and the company has won numerous awards for its products that strike the perfect balance between form and function. If you’re having trouble storing your bike at home, this is a must-have.

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Photos courtesy of Cycloc

SmartHalo 2

The folks behind SmartHalo unveils a follow-up to the popular biking accessory, aptly named the SmartHalo 2. Now raking in Kickstarter crowdfunding support as we speak, the SmartHalo 2 is a 110 db anti-theft alarm, a front light, and fitness metrics.

For those uninitiated, the wee gadget is a navigation device that instantly turns your bike into a smart one, or at least semi-smart. Attach it onto a bike and ride it to get a number of important metrics, including fitness goals, incoming pulse notifications, and others.

There are a number of solutions available on the market that let you navigate the city without pulling your smartphone out. There are audio devices, for instance, that mount to your helmet, or belts that buzz when you need to turn. SmartHalo, when it first came out in 2015, impressed many cyclists for its smart and simple approach. This time around, the new iteration focuses more on fitness data.

The device retains a circular, minimal design much like its predecessor. It mounts in the center of the handlebars and displays a ring of colored lights to provide turn-by-turn signals. These signals guide the rider toward their destination. The most significant addition is a 1.5-inch OLED display at the center, which displaying all kinds of info. You could read your speed in real time, or glance at fitness metrics like distance, time, and calories burned. It also displays notifications from a number of apps, including WhatsApp, Messenger, or even Slack.

Hit the link below to support the campaign. Shipping starts this December if everything goes according to plan.

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Photos courtesy of SmartHalo