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Airlok to hit market after beating Kickstarter target
Airlok, the wall-mounted bike hanger that doubles as a lock, is to go into production after comfortably beating its fundraising target on Kickstarter.
Devised by the company behind the popular Hiplok, the security device, which will retail at £130, was on display at this week’s Cycle Show in Birmingham.
£70,000 had been sought through the crowdfunding website, but in the end 308 people pledged a total of £80,399 to enable Airlok to hit its goal.
> Hiplok’s new Airlok combines security and storage, and it wants £70,000 funding on Kickstarter
Hiplok co-founder Ben Smith said:“We have been overwhelmed by the reaction from the hundreds of Kickstarter backers who have supported us in putting Hiplok’s first secure bike storage into production.”
His partner in the business, John Abrahams, added: “The reaction has proven the need for secure yet elegant bike storage. We have lots of ideas for developing the sector further but for now, we’re concentrating on getting the first Airloks to the very first customers.”
Simon has been news editor at road.cc since 2009, reporting on 10 editions and counting of pro cycling’s biggest races such as the Tour de France, stories on issues including infrastructure and campaigning, and interviewing some of the biggest names in cycling. A law and languages graduate, published translator and former retail analyst, his background has proved invaluable in reporting on issues as diverse as cycling-related court cases, anti-doping investigations, and the bike industry. He splits his time between London and Cambridge, and loves taking his miniature schnauzer Elodie on adventures in the basket of her Elephant Bike.
When they do it's retrospectively, where they see an opportunity to wriggle out of a payout.....
FTFY.
I knew a guy who used to drive to his local corner shop, then reverse back again as it was so close it wasn't worth turning round
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Another good way to get more XP is to enter the Tour of Watopia as all the events give double XP. It only comes round once a year (typically March)...
And let me guess, as a witness to the illegal possession of a bladed weapon, the cyclist who was stabbed will be kept in the dark?