http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/Making it harder for a more extreme workout?]]>May 12th 2010 8:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/
I can just see it now. After you put the pedals on, then cram your briefcase into the slot, you are riding along and a car cuts you off, forcing you into a curb, where you crush your balls due to the nifty placement of the corner of said briefcase.]]>May 12th 2010 11:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/
Or...they went the Apple way and thought physical pedals are a thing of the past.]]>May 12th 2010 11:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/May 12th 2010 11:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/May 12th 2010 1:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/
Well at least they left the seat on]]>May 12th 2010 5:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/I assume you already know this and are just having fun... but any serious bike doesn't come with a seat because most serious cyclists want specific seats for their asses and don't want to have to pay for seats they are just going to throw away. There are several different systems and weight classes and if a manufacturer picked a seat, less than 20% of the buyers would find it comfortable.]]>May 13th 2010 12:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/
No, it was a gutter-humor reference to the...discomfort...one might feel riding this without a seat. "No pedals (certainly not comfortable to ride), but at least there's a seat! (really frigging uncomfortable to ride.)"

Okay, that's enough explaining jokes for this would-be comedian...]]>Jun 2nd 2010 4:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/http://www.bicycleman.com/crank-forward-bikes/day-6-bicycles/images/day-6-rear-rack.jpg
]]>May 12th 2010 8:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/May 12th 2010 9:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/... or rear rack and panniers. ]]>May 12th 2010 9:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/
That's so Little House on the Prairie.]]>May 12th 2010 1:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/May 12th 2010 8:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/
was going to say something similar.

Brilliant in it's simplicity.]]>May 12th 2010 8:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/May 12th 2010 9:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/Not that brilliant. The frame of the bike takes a heck of a lot shocks and bumps. Unless you're riding on a glass floor, you're guaranteed to find dents and scratches on items. Heck, you can barely store a bottle of soda without it fizzing up at some point in your ride.]]>May 12th 2010 9:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/Because it is simpler, cheaper, and easier to just strap on a backpack.]]>May 12th 2010 9:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/
You said "strap on."]]>May 12th 2010 11:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/Only problem I see is there should be either a geometry that allows a a right-angle on which to rest the bag or briefcase, or at minimum a contact bar along the lower edge near the chain--for hard bags this would give them something additional to rest on so that their upper corner (in this picture it would be the upper left) doesn't take so much of the strain, and for soft bags this would prevent them sagging into the chain, etc. ]]>May 12th 2010 1:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/May 12th 2010 8:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/May 12th 2010 9:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/High-end bikes are sold without pedals because avid cyclists all have their preference. Most use "clipless" pedals that engage the cleats bolted to the shoes, and there are many different types of these pedals that are incompatible with others. ]]>May 12th 2010 9:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/
It's still retarded for your primary marketing photo to show a bike with no pedals.]]>May 12th 2010 1:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/May 12th 2010 3:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/May 12th 2010 8:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/
I'll take a velcro attaching, waterproof enclosure that occupies the same space. Thanks.]]>May 12th 2010 9:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/May 12th 2010 8:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/
Define "a lot less money". Sweating is, as someone else put it, "my mutant superpower", so I got one of these for around $130:

http://www.moontrail.com/gregory-z35.php

That's the best picture of it I could find - I know it's a hiking/backpacking pack and may not fit your purpose well, but the pack is curved and has a mesh membrane between self and your back, which allows air to circulate. It's quite ingenious. There's the downside of having the inside be curved, but hey, your back doesn't get hot.

Look into smaller backpacking/hiking bags, they are generally very good quality and are made to address the problem of air circulation.]]>May 12th 2010 9:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/Easy. Get a rear rack installed on your bike, put a pair of panniers (or a rack-top bag) on it, and put all your stuff there. No more need for a backpack. Problem solved.
]]>May 12th 2010 9:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/
It's not like that hasn't been time tested by police stations around the world for outfitting equipment on a bike. This company is just catering to those that want something different for the sake of different.]]>May 12th 2010 10:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/@Yakinabe - I've seen some nice panniers, but I like having a small backpack for biking around. The upside is I can keep it on my back after I've parked the bike while not having extra stuff mounted on the bike. Panniers would be more suitable for touring or if I had more stuff I needed to carry.

My only problem with sweating so much is I have to do more laundry, and other people have to smell me. Other than that I wouldn't care. Riding shirtless helps, but then the pack gets all wet :/]]>May 12th 2010 10:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/http://www.visualsenses.com/product/product.htm and produced many for "camp" Italy one Europe's foremost outdoor gear and mountaineering company http://www.camp.it/IT/template01.aspx?codicemenu=168]]>Jul 11th 2010 11:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/]]>May 12th 2010 9:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/May 12th 2010 9:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/
Take a picture of that down to your local car body shop...(if you can't weld) and I bet you they'll modify your own bike for less than 1500.



Motorbike's a good alternative when compared to a car. Buy a used Vespa. Yeah, they might be kinda lame, but ur not exactly turning heads with your Swiss man-purse bike-tote either.


Just sayin'...]]>May 12th 2010 9:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/May 12th 2010 9:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/May 12th 2010 9:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/
It's a good idea in theory, but it becomes a bad idea in execution when you cross that line.]]>May 12th 2010 9:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/
I live in rural japan, and even the japanese don't use mountain bikes to go up steep hills or mountain roads on their way to work or to the grocery store.]]>May 12th 2010 9:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/
Who would do that on a daily basis? It's more taxing to go uphill on a bicycle then it is via walking...

"Even the japanese" wtf does that mean?

And yes, North America has a lot of mountains...]]>May 12th 2010 9:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/
Wrong planet?]]>May 12th 2010 10:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/May 12th 2010 3:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/
Yes, north america does have a lot of mountains (particularly in the west) but it also has much more flat spaces. it's why plenty of roads can be perfectly straight for miles and miles. In Japan, for example, highways are built above ground simply because elevation changes are so numerous.

And no, I have no idea WHY so many people ride on mountain bikes when many of them don't ever touch a mountain, never mind carrying a briefcase with it. I figure it's because they're more recreational than utilitarian (making this particular TATO bike kind of unnecesary).]]>May 12th 2010 5:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/May 12th 2010 9:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/May 12th 2010 9:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/May 12th 2010 9:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/May 12th 2010 9:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/
http://kentuckybicycling.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/breezeroverall550.jpg]]>May 12th 2010 9:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/May 12th 2010 9:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/tatos-central-storage-system-for-bicycles-makes-room-for-your-b/May 12th 2010 10:03AM