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this bicycle life - Dinky double up, double the fun
Did you used to dinky? This weekend we finally went fully Dinky Dutch, doubling up with the two of us on the one bicycle around town. I can’t help but think the Dutch might laugh at our very functional approach to dinkying ... Continue Reading cycle.travel - Turn any bike into a two-seater
A practical idea from San Francisco: a rear seat for your bike that doubles as a rear rack and carrying box. The Companion Bike Seat is a waterproof bike box and second seat in one ... Continue Reading BikeCommuters - Companion Bike Seats Preview and Install
Last week I met with one of the owners of the Companion Bike Seat, Michael Babb for lunch. During our meeting we discussed the intricacies of the bike seat and how it became an actual product. We hung out for about an hour ... Continue Reading urbancycling - Companion Bike Seats. Portapacchi Multiuso
Companion Bike Seats nasce nel 2011 da un’idea di due amici di San Francisco che realizzano un prototipo di questo particolare accessorio multiuso per biciclette che funge da portapacchi, bauletto e sedile supplementare ... Continue Reading BikeBiz - Go Dutch: carry a passenger on the back of your bike with padded rack
Robust Dutch bikes are famous for their potential for mobile trysting, with riders giving 'backies' to adult passengers. Want to do the same but without a Dutch bike and without a cargo-bike? Companion Bike Seats of San Francisco ... Continue Reading SF Weekly - The Companion Bike Seat: It's Better Than Riding on Handle Bars
Finally, a place to stash your drunk friend after a night at the bar. The Companion Bike Seat is a brand new, and pretty handy, extra that hooks up to your bike, allowing you to cart around, at the very least, a 200-pound passenger ... Continue Reading treehugger - The Companion Bike Seat is a symbol of the normalization of biking
The really interesting thing about this product is that it is a symbol of the normalization of cycling as transportation rather than sport. People are social and this would be very convenient for short trips; people sit on the back of ... Continue Reading Trend Hunter - Two-Wheeled Backseats
The Companion Bike Seat makes it easier for two to ride on one bike. For the longest time fitting two people onto one bike was both a humiliating and dangerous process. Sitting on the handlebars is like inviting an accident ... Continue Reading Gizmag - Companion Bike Seat makes "doubling" easier
Doubling another person on your bike isn’t always the easiest (or safest, or most legal) thing to do, particularly if you have them perching on the handlebars, or sitting on the saddle while you stand up and pedal. Things are ... Continue Reading BikeRadar - Companion Bike Seat - first look
Cyclists will soon be able to give friends a comfy backy thanks to the Companion Bike Seat. It looks like just the ticket for riding to the pub or local café, or dropping your child off at school. The 3.6 kg structure combines a frame with a ... Continue Reading Urban Velo - Companion Bike Seats
Riding with a friend is generally better than riding alone. Granted, it's better if the second person can pedal on their own, but one of the more popular uses of longtail bikes is having the occasional passenger climb aboard ... Continue Reading Inventor Notes - Half the Wheels... Twice the Fun
San Francisco based Companion Bike Seats company has created the first ever rear mounted bike seat. Capable of carrying an extra person while both riders comfortably enjoy the ride on a padded seat and foot rests. The seat ... Fast Company - The Companion Seat Turns Your Bike For One Into A Bike For Two
Riding with your friend on your handlebars isn't safe. But there is a new way to increase the capacity of your bike: The Companion, an add-on seat so you can pedal around your friends. Motorcycles have room for two. Why not bikes ... Continue Reading TriplePundit - Bikes Double Their Mileage
In one of those, "Now why didn't I think of that" moments, I came across a Kickstarter campaign for the Companion Bike Seat. It's elegant and simple, allowing one bike to become, effective, two. Or at least to carry an extra rider. Now ... Continue Reading MomentumMag - Companion Bike Seat
While they may be thankful for the ride, anyone, hopping on your standar rear bike rack can tell you that it isn't the most comfortable way to travel. Enter the Companion Bike Seat. A reinforced version of your standard rear bike rack ... IBike Daily - Companion Bike Seat
Handle bar rides are a think of the past. It's safe to say that if you've been riding bicycle for as long as we have, you've given a handle bar ride or two. Well thanks to Companion Bike Seats, those days are history. The Companion is ... Continue Reading |