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Origami bike rack snaps into cargo basket in milliseconds

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When you need a basket, the Allpacka One flips up in one swift motion to give you one
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When you need a basket, the Allpacka One flips up in one swift motion to give you one
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The closed Allpacka One sits flat and close to the bike, serving as a basic rack for hanging and strapping things
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The One uses an origami-style pre-folded design to open up in about 1 second
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The closed Allpacka One
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Get a package you weren't expecting? Pop the Allpacka One open and you can easily pedal it home
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The Allpacka One is good for groceries, gym bags, backpacks and other everyday cargo
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The Allpacka One weighs 5.5 lb and carries up to 44 lb of cargo
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Allpacka plans to offer accessories like a rain cover and tie-down net
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The Allpacka made a debut at Eurobike 2024 and will hit crowdfunding in September
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Opening the Allpacka One up in real life is probably quicker than looking at the individual photos
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A German bike basket wouldn't feel complete without a photo of it hauling beer (actually that might not be beer but we're rolling with the odds)
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Sometimes a bicycle commuter needs a big, old basket for carrying groceries or other everyday sundries. Sometimes a big, old basket is the last thing he or she needs. Sure, you'll find plenty of bikes with modular basket solutions, but what if you don't realize you need one until you're wobbling around with shopping bags hanging off each handlebar end? The new Allpacka One ensures that never happens, riding as a flat, low-profile cargo rack during the average commute and fast-folding into a spacious 30-L basket whenever you need one.

Designed to mount atop a flat luggage rack using four screws, the Allpacka One has a flat top and vertical sides that hang over the top of the wheel in folded form. Loops located along the upper edges serve to hang or lash panniers and packs.

The closed Allpacka One sits flat and close to the bike, serving as a basic rack for hanging and strapping things
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The origami-style construction means that one swift motion transforms the One into a basket in about one second flat. It's large enough to carry a couple bags of groceries, packages or a crate of beer and can handle a payload of 44 lb (20 kg). Allpacka has even thrown some ice in it and used it as a makeshift cooler after arrival (you probably don't want to pedal around with melting ice and loose glass bottles bouncing all over).

The One certainly won't become an accessory of choice for mountain bikers or endurance racers, but it does seem like a great addition for everyday urban commuters, especially those who've already found themselves in a situation with too much cargo to comfortably carry by bicycle. Have a basket whenever you need it; fold it out of the way the rest of the time. It weighs in at 5.5 lb (2.5 kg).

The Allpacka One is good for groceries, gym bags, backpacks and other everyday cargo
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Allpacka showed the One at Eurobike 2024 earlier this month. It plans to launch a Kickstarter campaign in September to help fund a market launch. It has not yet estimated pricing but does say that it plans to offer accessories like a cargo net and rain cover. It also says that the individual parts of the One are designed to be modular so owners can easily replace them should they break.

The source link below has a quick video of the Allpacka in action right at the top of the home page.

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3 comments
MCG
Wonderful!
daytriker
While it is great to see new cargo solutions on the market, I am not sure this will sell well as it appears to be quite wide. There are several Quick Connect systems on the market already like Klik Fix & Basil which offer very versatile solutions to attaching/detaching bags, baskets, boxes, pet carriers, etc. already.
ARF!
I mean, it's kind of neato in a clean-&-all-in-one setup/design, but that's entirely all there is to it, and this is even more inefficient cause of wind drag from many angles; 1978 Fuji Gran Tourer SE with a $30 Ibera IB-RA15 bike rack and a $7 collapsible crate that folds completely flat.