Performance Book Caddy--The Fastest (And Most Painful) Bike Ride You've Ever Had
by Chris Weiss
"Trying to find time to catch up on your reading and training?" That's the opener for the Performance Book Caddy, which looks like the music stand I used to practice trumpet on in the 5th grade minus the legs. The potentially deadly device attaches easily to any road bike, mountain bike or indoor trainer so that you can plant your favorite book or magazine down and skim through it as you pedal while completely ignoring the winding road in front of you.
Seriously, is there any reason to be reading a book while cycling? While this is in Performance Bicycle's Indoor Training section, that picture looks a whole lot like a road bike without any stand. And the company even says it'll fit any road or mountain bike. What exactly are they thinking with this one? If you need to read a book about riding a bike, you should probably do that before you mount up. Otherwise, you just shouldn't be reading a book on your bike.
On the brighter side, death by bicycle need only run you $14.99. Hope Performance has a competent legal team.
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by Anonymous
You're kidding, right?
I don't know who is the bigger idiot, the person who might actually try riding out on the road reading a book on this thing or you for this ridiculous post.
You say "that picture looks a whole lot like a road bike without any stand" - where's the evidence of a lack of stand? Instead of talking about what the picture is "like", let's talk about what it IS: a picture of a road bike with no stand visible - there is no way to tell if there is a stand or not.
You admit that it is in their indoor training section... and lordy-be, the photograph appears to be taken indoors, how about that! And you know what else, some people actually put their mountain bikes on an indoor trainer.
I wonder how many people will be upset with Performance when they can't balance their bikes without a kickstand as they show in this picture:
by Chris Weiss
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Sounds like someone took the post a little too seriously...
by Anonymous
People, Please
Yes, it is true you can mount these to a road or mountain bike, but the bike is then attached to a training stand which makes it stationary. Not all cyclists live in a climate that allows year round riding.
I have one of these attached to my bike that I use in my basement from November till the end of March before I venture back out on the city streets. Great way to pass the time and getting those precious training reps in.
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