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A German startup called Moruta has designed a tent that incorporates your bike into the support structure. The logic is that it keeps your bike dry, and makes it tricky for a thief to stealthily steal it while you're sleeping.
The concept sounds interesting, but seeing the execution in the video raises some doubts:
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For those of you who engage in bike-based camping, does this appeal to you? It doesn't look to me like it makes the tent any easier to raise or sturdier. Are the dryness/anti-theft-ness strong enough incentives?
The tent is currently up on Kickstarter, with buy-in starting at $300.
I’m a lapsed industrial designer. I was born in NYC and figured I’d die there, but a few years ago I abandoned New York to live on a farm in the countryside with my wife. We have six dogs.
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Yea or Nay? A Tent That Incorporates Your Bike in the Support Structure
I'm amazed that someone even considered this. Not because of the mentioned potential for getting air into the hydraulic brakes.
As long as you don't pump the hydraulic brakes upside down its generally ok.
Topeak did a bike based tent years ago, I think discontinued cos it didnt catch on.
https://www.rei.com/product/732405/topeak-bikamper-tent
Its a bit of peace of mind that someone can't make off with your bike while you're sleeing.
Weighs about the same as a similar 2 person tent, just that you'll need to trust in your guyline setup and the ground to keep things stable.
Big nay from anyone who knows anything about bikes. It's not good to invert your steed like this...
I think you're exaggerating the issue. People have been inverting their bikes for decades without harm.
maybe, but like you said, people "HAVE" been inverting bikes... as in past tense. Old cable brakes are fine but most new bikes have hydraulic brakes now and I would not recommend inverting them every night on a bike-packing trip....